Barriers and Opportunities Regarding the Implementation of Rooftop Eco.Greenhouses (RTEG) in Mediterranean Cities of Europe

Journal of Urban Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 87-103

  Cerón Palma, Ileana ^a   Sanyé Mengual, Esther ^b   Oliver Solà, Jordi ^b   Montero, Juan Ignacio ^c   Rieradevall, Joan ^b  

^a Carretera a Cholul 200 mts periférico norte   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eco cities; Food Self sufficiency; Greenhouses; Urban Agriculture

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MARKETING; METHODOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; URBAN AGRICULTURE; URBAN AREA;

EUROPE;

EID: 84871105995     PISSN: 10630732     EISSN: 14661853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10630732.2012.717685     Document Type: Article

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