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Rooftop to Tabletop: Repurposing Urban Roofs for Food Production
Linked by Michael Levenston
Rooftop agriculture can evolve into a lasting movement with continued support from growers, consumers, educators and designers, perhaps in the form of a “Local Foodscape Architecture.”
By Benjamin Engelhard
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Landscape Architecture
University of Washington
109 pages, 2010
Abstract:
Current environmental, social and economic realities have inspired a new generation of city dwellers to find innovative ways to live more sustainably. Food – how it is grown, processed, distributed and consumed – is a common factor in many of these conversations. New frontiers, especially in food production, are being explored in many U.S. cities. One with great untapped potential is our roofs. Indeed, rooftop agricultural production sits at the nexus of two established movements: green roofs and sustainable urban agriculture. This thesis focuses on rooftop food production in four U.S. cities (Portland, Seattle, Chicago and New York City), but it is structured to provide lessons and insights that can be applied more broadly.
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