Feasibility assessment of rooftop greenhouses in Latin America. The case study of a social neighborhood in Quito, Ecuador
Nadal, Ana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Rodríguez-Cadena, Daniel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Pons Valladares, Oriol (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Tecnologia de l'Arquitectura)
Cuerva, Eva (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de Projectes i de la Construcció)
Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental)
Rieradevall, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Biològica i Ambiental

Fecha:	2019
Resumen:	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.
Ayudas:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTM2013-47067-C2-1-R Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad CTM2016-75772-C3-1-2-3R Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad MDM2015-0552
Nota:	Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu MdM-2015-0552
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Lengua:	Anglès
Documento:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Materia:	Urban agriculture ; Hydroponic ; Sustainable cities ; Food security ; Food self-sufficiency ; Rooftop greenhouse
Publicado en:	Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, Vol. 44 (August 2019) , art. 126389, ISSN 1610-8167

DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126389

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