Necessity of the Rooftop farm and Agricultural Use Instance in Japan

뉴스초점 - 옥상농원의 필요성과 일본에서 농업이용사례

  • 이성갑 (한국기술사회, 한국기술사회 식품분회, 호서대/강원대 식품공학과, 한국과학기술정보연구원)
  • Received : 2012.04.04
  • Published : 2012.05.09

Abstract

Roof gardens/Rooftop farm are most often found in urban environments. Plants have the ability to reduce the overall heat absorption of the building which then reduces energy consumption. Plant surfaces however, as a result of transpiration do not rise more than $4-5^{\circ}C$ above the ambient and are sometimes cooler. As Urban agriculture in an accessible rooftop farm, space becomes available for localized small-scale urban agriculture, a source of local food production. An urban garden can supplement the diets of the community it feeds with fresh produce and provide a tangible tie to food production.

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