green roofs ( Getter and Rowe, 2006 ). More and more edible plants are grown in green roof gardens not only for their ecological effects, but also for the social benefits of supplying safe and adequate nutrition. Rooftop farming can provide a solution to
economically viable, land availability is a major obstacle for urban farmers ( Whittinghill and Rowe, 2012 ). Employing rooftops for the cultivation of crops in limited urban space has garnered interest and popularity in densely populated cities in the United
Urban horticulture brings together what used to be widely separated: food production and urban space. In a broader sense, urban horticulture encompasses everything from small home and community gardens to city park management, rooftop and wall
performance on rooftop gardens through field evaluation J. Roof Consultants Inst. 22 2 4 12 Liu, K. Bass, B. 2005 Performance of green roof systems National Research Council Canada, Report No. NRCC-47705 Toronto, Canada MacDonagh, L.P. Hallyn, N.M. Rolph, S
HortScience 45 1288 1292 Compton, J.S. Whitlow, T.H. 2006 A zero discharge green roof system and species selection to optimize evapotranspiration and water retention In: Proc. of 4th North American Green Roof Conference: Greening Rooftops for Sustainable
horticultural therapist whereas “B” could represent a therapeutic gardening program led by an Extension Master Gardener. The C position could represent an apartment resident visiting a rooftop garden whereas the D position could be a bicyclist riding through a
1 kg/m 2 of Garden Magic ® compost and manure (0.1–0.1–0.1) (Michigan Peat Company, Houston, TX, USA). These treatment rates were selected because one full-scale rooftop farm supplied approximately 0.64 kg/m 2 of compost to their roof in 2013
’s urban population could reach 60% by 2030 and 68% by 2050. The use of green roofs could be an innovative technique that helps to grow plants in rooftops, which otherwise remain unused. The green roof is a technology that uses an engineered media that is
interest in applying CEA practices to urban agriculture (UA), including small- (e.g., in-home production or indoor gardens), medium- (e.g., community gardens), or large-scale commercial operations [e.g., rooftop greenhouses or warehouse-based indoor “plant
Jakarta. This includes various types of rooftop gardens and creative use of plants in architecture ( Fig. 1 ). Such plantings might provide interesting research and education opportunities for those interested in rooftop horticulture. With abundant and