
Designing Urban Agriculture : A Complete Guide to the Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Management of Edible Landscapes.
Title:
Designing Urban Agriculture : A Complete Guide to the Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance and Management of Edible Landscapes.
Author:
Philips, April.
ISBN:
9781118333075
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (290 pages)
Contents:
Designing Urban Agriculture: A Complete Guide to the Planning, Design, Construction, Maintenance, and Management of Edible Landscapes -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Food Cities: Ecology + Urban Agriculture -- Lafayette Greens Detroit, Michigan -- Bar Agricole San Francisco, California -- City Slicker Farms, Oakland, California -- VIET VILLAGE, New Orleans, Lousiana -- Big City Farms, Baltimore, Maryland -- Chapter 2: Planning Strategies for Urban Food Systems -- Prairie Crossing, Greyslake, Illinois, USA -- River Falls Eco Village, River Falls, Wisconsin -- Verge Sidewalk Garden, Charlottesville, South Carolina -- Scent of Orange, Chongqing, China -- Chapter 3: Vision, Synthesis, and Form -- Villa Augustus, Dordrecht, The Netherlands -- Miller Creek Edible Garden and Outdoor Kitchen, Marin County, California -- 2001 Market Street, San Francisco, California -- Gary Comer Youth Center Rooftop Garden, Chicago, Illinois -- Chapter 4: Systems Integration and Connections -- Medlock Ames Wine Tasting Room, Healdsburg, California -- Our School at Blair Grocery, New Orleans, Louisiana -- Incredible Edible House Idea Prototype -- Science Barge, Yonkers, New York -- Banyan Street Manor, Honolulu, Hawaii -- Chapter 5: Lifecycle Operations -- Die Plantage at BUGA 2005, Munich, Germany -- Medical University of South Carolina Urban Farm Charleston, South Carolina -- Riverpark Farm, Manhattan, New York City, New York -- VF Outdoors Corporate Campus, Alameda, California -- Sacred Heart Preparatory Organic Vegetable Garden, Atherton, California -- Slow Food Nation Victory Garden, San Francisco, California -- Chapter 6: Outreach and Community -- Atlanta Botanical Garden Atlanta, Georgia -- The Urban Food Jungle: An Adaptive Solution Idea Prototype -- Expo 2015, Milan, Italy -- Alemany Farms, San Francisco, California.
Seattle P-Patch Program, Seattle, Washington -- Glide Church-Graze the Roof, San Francisco, California -- Gotham Greens, Brooklyn, New York City, New York -- Bibliography -- Image Credits -- Index.
Abstract:
A comprehensive overview of edible landscapes-complete with more than 300 full-color photos and illustrations Designing Urban Agriculture is about the intersection of ecology, design, and community. Showcasing projects and designers from around the world who are forging new paths to the sustainable city through urban agriculture landscapes, it creates a dialogue on the ways to invite food back into the city and pave a path to healthier communities and environments. This full-color guide begins with a foundation of ecological principles and the idea that the food shed is part of a city's urban systems network. It outlines a design process based on systems thinking and developed for a lifecycle or regenerative-based approach. It also presents strategies, tools, and guidelines that enable informed decisions on planning, designing, budgeting, constructing, maintaining, marketing, and increasing the sustainability of this re-invented cityscape. Case studies demonstrate the environmental, economic, and social value of these landscapes and reveal paths to a greener and healthier urban environment. This unique and indispensable guide: Details how to plan, design, fund, construct, and leverage the sustainability aspects of the edible landscape typology Covers over a dozen typologies including community gardens, urban farms, edible estates, green roofs and vertical walls, edible school yards, seed to table, food landscapes within parks, plazas, streetscapes and green infrastructure systems and more Explains how to design regenerative edible landscapes that benefit both community and ecology and explores the connections between food, policy, and planning that promote viable food shed systems for more resilient communities Examines the integration of management, maintenance, and operations issues Reveals how to create a business model enterprise that
addresses a lifecycle approach.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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