The role of green roof technology in urban agriculture

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 314-322

  Whittinghill, Leigh J ^a   Rowe, D Bradley ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

community garden; Eco roof; local food production; vegetables; vegetated roof

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GREENSPACE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; VEGETABLE;

EID: 84868368720     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S174217051100038X     Document Type: Review

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