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Urban Horticulture, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018
Sustainability for the Future
Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Series, Vol. 18
Coordinator: Nandwani Dilip
Language: EnglishSubjects for Urban Horticulture:
Publication date: 12-2018
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 06-2018
Support: Print on demand
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This book provides comprehensive information on the rapidly developing field of urban horticulture for sustainable use of land resources and creating a better environment. It presents peer-reviewed chapters from leading international researchers in the field of horticulture technologies, environmental issues, urban horticulture, and landscaping and its role in society. It covers a wide array of topics on this subject and constitutes a valuable reference guide for students, professors, researchers, builders, and agriculturists concerned with urban horticulture, city planning, biodiversity, and the sustainable development of horticultural resources.
1. Recent Developments in Urban Horticulture
2. Sustainability of Living Wall Systems: A Review for Urban Design
3. Edible Landscaping in Urban Horticulture
4. Smart Precision Lighting for Urban and Landscape Closed Controlled Horticultural Environments
5. Heavy Metals Risk in Urban Allotment Gardens
6. Botanical Gardens
7. Urban Forestry
8. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
9. Local Food Systems10. Rural to Urban: Agriculture and Community Systems Symbiosis in the 21st Century
11. Urban Horticultural Education
12. Epilogue
Provides comprehensive information on new and advanced tools and techniques in urban horticulture
Presents peer-reviewed contributions from leading academics and researchers around the world in the field of urban horticulture technologies
Covers a wide array of topics on urban horticulture of interest to students, professors, researchers, builders, and agriculturists concerned with city planning, biodiversity, and the sustainable dev
elopment of horticultural resources
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