Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador

Today, food security has a critical place in the government agendas of developing countries. In Latin American case, urban contexts have been subject to radical transformations in the last decades, most apparently through the expansion of social housing, which may limit or condition access to food f...

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Authors: Nadal, Ana|||0000-0002-9919-5092, Rodríguez-Cadena, Daniel, Pons Valladares, Oriol|||0000-0003-1747-8150, Cuerva, Eva|||0000-0003-2016-1162, Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro|||0000-0003-1180-7910, Rieradevall, Joan|||0000-0003-3360-6829
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Publication Date:2019
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126389
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Keyword:Urban agriculture
Hydroponic
Sustainable cities
Food security
Food self-sufficiency
Rooftop greenhouse
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spelling Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, EcuadorNadal, Ana|||0000-0002-9919-5092Rodríguez-Cadena, DanielPons Valladares, Oriol|||0000-0003-1747-8150Cuerva, Eva|||0000-0003-2016-1162Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro|||0000-0003-1180-7910Rieradevall, Joan|||0000-0003-3360-6829Urban agricultureHydroponicSustainable citiesFood securityFood self-sufficiencyRooftop greenhouseToday, food security has a critical place in the government agendas of developing countries. In Latin American case, urban contexts have been subject to radical transformations in the last decades, most apparently through the expansion of social housing, which may limit or condition access to food for the neediest population. Nowadays, in Latin America, there are numerous cases of urban agriculture. Quito (Ecuador) stands out for the development of urban agriculture through the Participatory Urban Agriculture Project - AGRUPAR; initiative that has led to the implementation of orchards with organic production, raising of small animals, food processing and marketing of surpluses for food-nutrition security. Above all, it has transcended its urban and peri-urban intervention to rural areas, favoring the urban-rural connection. Also, worldwide the urban agriculture is developed in different forms, one of which is through crops protected by a greenhouse on the roofs: Rooftop greenhouse (RTG). This form of UA uses specific substrates for hydroponic crops and has modern irrigation systems often combined with rainwater harvesting and provides a unique opportunity to improve urban agriculture in Quito. The purpose of this study is to identify the implementation potential of rooftop greenhouses in social neighborhoods in Quito. Standard methods to assess the potential use of rooftop greenhouses were adapted to a social neighborhood. The guidelines follow three steps: Step 1: Characterization based on criteria; Step 2: Available surface determination and Step 3: Production, self-sufficiency and self-supply. "La Comuna Santa Clara de San Millán" was selected as study area. The results showed that 33.2% (7.70 ha) of the neighborhood rooftops had a short-term feasibility to install rooftop greenhouses, with the potential to produce 1,579,140 and 56,720 kg/year of tomato and lettuce respectively. The research has developed reliable guidelines that prove the feasibility to install rooftop greenhouses in similar large Latin-American cities area.Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Biològica i Ambiental 22019-01-0120192019-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/223244https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126389reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 CTM2013-47067-C2-1-RMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 CTM2016-75772-C3-1-2-3RMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 MDM2015-0552open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, i la comunicació pública de l'obra, sempre que no sigui amb finalitats comercials, i sempre que es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original. No es permet la creació d'obres derivades.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2232442026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador
title Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador
spellingShingle Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador
Nadal, Ana|||0000-0002-9919-5092
Urban agriculture
Hydroponic
Sustainable cities
Food security
Food self-sufficiency
Rooftop greenhouse
title_short Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador
title_full Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador
title_fullStr Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador
title_full_unstemmed Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador
title_sort Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Nadal, Ana|||0000-0002-9919-5092
Rodríguez-Cadena, Daniel
Pons Valladares, Oriol|||0000-0003-1747-8150
Cuerva, Eva|||0000-0003-2016-1162
Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro|||0000-0003-1180-7910
Rieradevall, Joan|||0000-0003-3360-6829
author Nadal, Ana|||0000-0002-9919-5092
author_facet Nadal, Ana|||0000-0002-9919-5092
Rodríguez-Cadena, Daniel
Pons Valladares, Oriol|||0000-0003-1747-8150
Cuerva, Eva|||0000-0003-2016-1162
Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro|||0000-0003-1180-7910
Rieradevall, Joan|||0000-0003-3360-6829
author_role author
author2 Rodríguez-Cadena, Daniel
Pons Valladares, Oriol|||0000-0003-1747-8150
Cuerva, Eva|||0000-0003-2016-1162
Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro|||0000-0003-1180-7910
Rieradevall, Joan|||0000-0003-3360-6829
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author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Biològica i Ambiental
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Urban agriculture
Hydroponic
Sustainable cities
Food security
Food self-sufficiency
Rooftop greenhouse
topic Urban agriculture
Hydroponic
Sustainable cities
Food security
Food self-sufficiency
Rooftop greenhouse
description Today, food security has a critical place in the government agendas of developing countries. In Latin American case, urban contexts have been subject to radical transformations in the last decades, most apparently through the expansion of social housing, which may limit or condition access to food for the neediest population. Nowadays, in Latin America, there are numerous cases of urban agriculture. Quito (Ecuador) stands out for the development of urban agriculture through the Participatory Urban Agriculture Project - AGRUPAR; initiative that has led to the implementation of orchards with organic production, raising of small animals, food processing and marketing of surpluses for food-nutrition security. Above all, it has transcended its urban and peri-urban intervention to rural areas, favoring the urban-rural connection. Also, worldwide the urban agriculture is developed in different forms, one of which is through crops protected by a greenhouse on the roofs: Rooftop greenhouse (RTG). This form of UA uses specific substrates for hydroponic crops and has modern irrigation systems often combined with rainwater harvesting and provides a unique opportunity to improve urban agriculture in Quito. The purpose of this study is to identify the implementation potential of rooftop greenhouses in social neighborhoods in Quito. Standard methods to assess the potential use of rooftop greenhouses were adapted to a social neighborhood. The guidelines follow three steps: Step 1: Characterization based on criteria; Step 2: Available surface determination and Step 3: Production, self-sufficiency and self-supply. "La Comuna Santa Clara de San Millán" was selected as study area. The results showed that 33.2% (7.70 ha) of the neighborhood rooftops had a short-term feasibility to install rooftop greenhouses, with the potential to produce 1,579,140 and 56,720 kg/year of tomato and lettuce respectively. The research has developed reliable guidelines that prove the feasibility to install rooftop greenhouses in similar large Latin-American cities area.
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