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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Vertical Farming"”.
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Investigating the potential use of existing buildings for vertical farming
… are numerous reasons for the implementation of Vertical Farming (VF). Some of these include the reducing quality of natural land, the less water consumed in the production process, the ability to control and monitor the growing environment and the plant's nutrients. This research aims to …
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Roots or routes: A case for vertical farming allotments in Dunoon quarry
… in Dunoon Township and presents a case for vertical allotment farming in this context. The research, looks at this phenomenon as a narrative of land ownership in its most physical depictions, such as the story of the ownership of land to reap resources as the physical phenomenon of an …
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Understanding consumer engagement with vertical farming brands on Twitter: An approach of guided Latent Dirichlet Allocation for topic modeling
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo terms
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Consumer perceptions of and willingness to pay for lettuce from different agricultural production systems
Vertical farming is a technologically advancing agricultural production method with the potential to change the way lettuce (and other produce) is grown. However, less is known about how consumers will react to this new technology in the marketplace. In this study, we examine consumers’ perceptions …
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Aeroponic System Optimization for Butterhead Lettuce Growth and Future Sustainability Using Flow Blurring Atomization
… usage. Aeroponic technology is a water-efficient vertical farming technology that can reduce water usage by 90% by suspending plant roots in air within a controlled chamber and supplying atomized droplets of a water-nutrient solution directly to the roots.</p> <p>This study simultaneously tests …
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Dynamic Environmental Control of a Vertical Farm for Lettuce Production
Dynamic environmental control systems in vertical farms have been posed as avenues towards improving agricultural productivity and crop quality while addressing sustainability concerns around energy consumed by lighting systems as well as overall resource use. Previous efforts in dynamic controls …
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Aquaponics as a viable food production alternative in the Western Cape - the role of consumer and non-consumer perceptions
… providing an alternative to traditional urban farming. This study identified barriers for acceptance of aquaponic produce, and produces a model that illustrates consumers’ willingness to accept aquaponic produce. The study implemented a mixed methodology approach. Both quantitative data, in the …
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Urban agriculture, urban planning and urban development in the contemporary African city: a case study of the Lukhanyo Hub Project
… connect UA to the built environment, such as vertical farming, rooftop gardens, and mixed-use urban “agrihoods”. However, scholars from the fields of Southern and African urbanism and critical urban planning, have raised concerns regarding the uncritical application of Northern theories, …
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MICROBES ON THE MENU: INVESTIGATING FOOD AS A VEHICLE FOR MICROORGANISMS FOR THE HUMAN INTESTINAL ECOSYSTEM
… methods and were generally larger than vertical farming. Most notably, viable LAB was absent in vertical-farmed rocket salad, while land-based rocket salads harboured LAB between 102 and 105 CFU/g. In vitro experiments revealed the ability of rocket salad- associated bacteria to survive …
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Aqua House
… Introducing the program of food production or vertical farming to an apartment building allows for this merger of lifestyles. Inviting these two programs to coexist within the same space allows them to benefit from each other's presence and create a new building typology in the urban fabric of …