Urban Horticulture

Author : Dilip Nandwani
Publisher : Springer
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319670171

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Urban Horticulture by Dilip Nandwani Pdf

This book provides comprehensive information on the rapidly developing field of urban horticulture for sustainable use of land resources and creating a better environment. It presents peer-reviewed chapters from leading international researchers in the field of horticulture technologies, environmental issues, urban horticulture, and landscaping and its role in society. It covers a wide array of topics on this subject and constitutes a valuable reference guide for students, professors, researchers, builders, and agriculturists concerned with urban horticulture, city planning, biodiversity, and the sustainable development of horticultural resources. Urban horticultural technologies facilitate the efficient use of available land in urban and residential areas, helping meet the demand for fresh fruits and vegetables to feed ever-growing urban populations. The amount of green space in urban areas is dwindling due to rising land prices, while the climbing numbers of multi-story buildings are producing various environmental and health issues. Technological advances provide tools and techniques for high-density and vertical cropping in small areas, promoting efficient and sustainable resource utilization. As such, urban horticulture is gaining importance in city planning – not only to bolster the food supply but also to improve the aesthetic value, environmental conditions, landscape, and business environment, while also reducing the consumption of fossil fuel in transportation.

Author : J. Blum
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781771884242

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Urban Horticulture by J. Blum Pdf

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters. Urban horticulture, referring to the study and cultivation of the relationship between plants and the urban environment, is gaining more attention as the world rapidly urbanizes and cities expand. While plants have been grown in urban areas for millennia, it is now recognized that they not only provide food, ornament, and recreation, but also supply invaluable ecological services that help mitigate potentially negative impacts of urban ecosystems, and thus increase the livability of cities. This book provides background on key issues in this growing field.

Author : Shashank Shekhar Solankey,Shirin Akhtar,Alejandro Isabel Luna Maldonado,Humberto Rodriguez-Fuentes,Juan Antonio Vidales Contreras,Julia Mariana Márquez Reyes
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-17
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781838805128

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Urban Horticulture by Shashank Shekhar Solankey,Shirin Akhtar,Alejandro Isabel Luna Maldonado,Humberto Rodriguez-Fuentes,Juan Antonio Vidales Contreras,Julia Mariana Márquez Reyes Pdf

Urban horticulture is a means of utilizing every little space available in cities amidst buildings and other constructions for growing plants. It utilizes this space to raise gardens that can be economically productive while contributing to environmental greening. It can boost food and ornamental plants production, provide job opportunities, promote green space development, waste recycling, and urban landscaping, and result in improved environment. This book covers a wide array of topics on this subject and constitutes a valuable reference guide for students, professors, researchers, builders, and horticulturists concerned with urban horticulture, city planning, biodiversity, and the sustainable development of horticultural resources.

Author : Tina Marie Waliczek,Jayne M. Zajicek
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781482261004

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Urban Horticulture by Tina Marie Waliczek,Jayne M. Zajicek Pdf

In the wake of urbanization and technological advances, public green spaces within cities are disappearing and people are spending more time with electronic devices than with nature. Urban Horticulture explores the importance of horticulture to the lives, health, and well-being of urban populations. It includes contributions from experts in researc

Author : Marcel Souza
Publisher : Gavea
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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COMPLETE URBAN HORTICULTURE COURSE by Marcel Souza Pdf

Transform your space into a green oasis with the 'Complete Urban Horticulture Course'! This book is the ultimate guide to turning even the smallest corners of the city into lush and productive gardens. From indoor plants to vertical gardens, this comprehensive course provides expert knowledge at every step of the urban gardening process. Discover the best techniques for cultivating a variety of plants, from aromatic herbs to fresh vegetables, tailored to the urban environment. With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and practical tips, you'll learn to create a garden that not only adds beauty to your space but also provides fresh and healthy food to your table. Additionally, this course addresses important topics such as selecting the best containers for planting in limited spaces, effective irrigation techniques, and managing pests and diseases in urban environments. Whether you're an enthusiastic beginner or an experienced urban gardener, the 'Complete Urban Horticulture Course' offers a valuable source of inspiration and knowledge to create a green oasis in any urban setting. Transform your city into a green paradise with this comprehensive and practical guide!

Author : Jayne T. MacLean
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Community gardens
ISBN : MINN:31951002936551L

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Urban Horticulture, 1970-85 by Jayne T. MacLean Pdf

Author : Burhanettin İmrak,Ali Kuden
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781837694877

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Urban Horticulture - Sustainable Gardening in Cities by Burhanettin İmrak,Ali Kuden Pdf

The Edited Volume Urban Horticulture - Sustainable Gardening in Cities is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of urban horticulture. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the horticulture research area. All chapters are complete in themselves but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on urban horticulture and sustainable gardening in cities, and open new possible research paths for further novel developments.

Author : Michael Ableman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781603586023

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Street Farm by Michael Ableman Pdf

Street Farm is the inspirational account of residents in the notorious Low Track in Vancouver, British Columbia--one of the worst urban slums in North America--who joined together to create an urban farm as a means of addressing the chronic problems in their neighborhood. It is a story of recovery, of land and food, of people, and of the power of farming and nourishing others as a way to heal our world and ourselves. During the past seven years, Sole Food Street Farms--now North America's largest urban farm project--has transformed acres of vacant and contaminated urban land into street farms that grow artisan-quality fruits and vegetables. By providing jobs, agricultural training, and inclusion in a community of farmers and food lovers, the Sole Food project has empowered dozens of individuals with limited resources who are managing addiction and chronic mental health problems. Sole Food's mission is to encourage small farms in every urban neighborhood so that good food can be accessible to all, and to do so in a manner that allows everyone to participate in the process. In Street Farm, author-photographer-farmer Michael Ableman chronicles the challenges, growth, and success of this groundbreaking project and presents compelling portraits of the neighborhood residents-turned-farmers whose lives have been touched by it. Throughout, he also weaves his philosophy and insights about food and farming, as well as the fundamentals that are the underpinnings of success for both rural farms and urban farms. Street Farm will inspire individuals and communities everywhere by providing a clear vision for combining innovative farming methods with concrete social goals, all of which aim to create healthier and more resilient communities.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9352697650

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Urban Horticulture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Douglas Waterford
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-21
Category : Community gardens
ISBN : 9781312936515

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21st Century Homestead: Urban Agriculture by Douglas Waterford Pdf

21st Century Homestead: Urban Agriculture contains everything you need to stay up to date on urban agriculture

Author : Alejandro Isabel Luna Maldonado
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789535102526

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Horticulture by Alejandro Isabel Luna Maldonado Pdf

This book is about the novel aspects and future trends of the horticulture. The topics covered by this book are the effect of the climate and soil characteristics on the nitrogen balance, influence of fertilizers with prolongation effect, diversity in grapevine gene pools, growth and nutrient uptake for tomato plants, post-harvest quality, chemical composition and antioxidant activity, local botanical knowledge and agrobiodiversity, urban horticulture, use of the humectant agents in protected horticulture as well as post-harvest technologies of fresh horticulture produce. This book is a general reference work for students, professional horticulturalists and readers with interest in the subject.

Author : Nancy LeBlanc Turner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Gardening
ISBN : MINN:319510029807830

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Urban and Community Gardening, January 1984-April 1990 by Nancy LeBlanc Turner Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Gardening
ISBN : UCBK:C069187211

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Urban Horticulture Help Notes by Anonim Pdf

Author : P. Nath
Publisher : Scientific Publishers
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789388172738

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Sustainable Horticulture Development and Nutrition Security (Vol. 3) by P. Nath Pdf

We all are indebted to nature for providing us food and its resources for our subsistence and survival. In the food domain, cereal and legume grains occupy the front line, whereas, horticultural crops have occupied the second line of defense. For healthy diet cereals and legumes provide us with carbohydrates and protein, whereas, fruits and vegetables provide us minerals and vitamins. Both macro- and micro- nutrients are essential for human growth and development. The fruits and vegetables are the major source of micro-nutrients. It is estimated that up to 2.7 million lives could potentially be saved each year if fruit and vegetable production was sufficiently increased. Both at national and international levels, food and agriculture/horticulture development plans and estimates are basically developed, framed and implemented, and narrowed down to cereal production. In the present context of attaining nutrition security, this mode of thinking on ‘food’ needs to be changed to ‘nutrients’, which will include necessarily all those crops including fruit and vegetables which provide all macro- and micro-nutrients to ensure balanced nutrition needed for good human health. The present publication has attempted to reflect and discuss the above views and ideas on the subject of sustainable horticulture development and nutrition security in nine chapters with 32 articles by 32 authors.

Author : Isatou Jack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924089496453

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Women's Peri-urban Horticulture in the Gambia by Isatou Jack Pdf