Recycling urban waste as possible use for rooftop vegetable garden

Future of Food: Journal on Food, Agriculture and Society

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 21-34

  Grard, B J P ^a,b   Bel, N ^c   Marchal, N ^d   Madre, F ^c,e   Castell, J F ^a   Cambier, P ^a   Houot, S ^a   Manouchehri, N ^b   Besancon, S ^b   Michel, J C ^f   Chenu, C ^a   Frascaria Lacoste, N ^b   Aubry, C ^g  

^a UMR 1402 ECOSYS   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c TOPAGER ^*  (France)

^d Association 'Potager sur les toits'   (France)

^e MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^f AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^g INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Green roof; Organic waste; Urban agriculture; urban farming; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 85000977909     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2197411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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