Environmental analysis of the logistics of agricultural products from roof top greenhouses in mediterranean urban areas

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 100-109

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

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Inèdit Inedit Ecoinnovacíon e Investigacíon Ambiental S de RL de CV   (Mexico)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agrifood sector; Agro urban systems; LCA; Roof top greenhouse; Transport

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TOMATO; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

AGRICULTURE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HUMANS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84871138418     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5736     Document Type: Article

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