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45 p, 756.9 KB Analysis of the consumer's perception of urban food products from a soilless system in rooftop greenhouses : a case study from the Mediterranean area of Barcelona (Spain) / Ercilla Montserrat, Mireia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Sanjuan Delmas, David (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Sanyé Mengual, Esther (Università di Bologna. Centro studi e ricerca agricoltura urbana e biodiversità) ; Calvet Mir, Laura (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Banderas, Karla (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Rieradevall, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Soilless crops are commonly used in rooftop agriculture (RA) because they easily adapt to building constraints. However, acceptance of the produce derived from this system may be controversial. This paper evaluates consumers' acceptance of food from RA in Mediterranean cities, focusing on the quality of the product, production system, and consumers' motivations. [...]
2019 - 10.1007/s10460-019-09920-7
Agriculture and human values, Vol. 36, issue 3 (Sep. 2019) , p. 375-393  
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9 p, 809.3 KB Influence of land use changes on submarine groundwater discharge / Rufí Salís, Martí (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Garcia-Orellana, Jordi (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Física) ; Cantero-Recasens, Gerard (Fundació Mar) ; Castillo, Jordi (Monteditorial) ; Hierro Gutiérrez, Almudena (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) ; Rieradevall, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Bach i Plaza, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Geologia)
The 20th century has been characterized by an exponential population growth, with a high density in coastal zones. The aim of this work is to study the impact of land use changes on the hydrological cycle, and possible consequences in marine environment. [...]
2019 - 10.1088/2515-7620/ab1695
Environmental research communications, Vol. 1, Núm. 3 (April 2019) , art. 031005  
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11 p, 1.7 MB Agronomic and Environmental Assessment of a Polyculture Rooftop Soilless Urban Home Garden in a Mediterranean City / Boneta, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Rufí Salís, Martí (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Ercilla Montserrat, Mireia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Rieradevall, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Urban planning has been focusing its attention on urban rooftop agriculture as an innovative way to produce local and reliable food in unused spaces in cities. However, there is a lack of quantitative data on soilless urban home gardens and their contribution to self-sufficiency. [...]
2019 - 10.3389/fpls.2019.00341
Frontiers in plant science, Vol. 10 (March 2019) , art. 341  
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30 p, 1.4 MB Transforming rooftops into productive urban spaces in the Mediterranean : an LCA comparison of agri-urban production and photovoltaic energy generation / Corcelli, F. (Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope". Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia) ; Fiorentino, Gabriella (Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope". Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia) ; Petit Boix, Anna (Petit Boix) (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Rieradevall, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
A key strategy towards sustainable urban development is designing cities for increased circular metabolism. The transformation of areas underused, such as urban rooftops, into productive spaces is being increasingly implemented as a result of associated multiple benefits. [...]
2019 - 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.01.040
Resources, conservation and recycling, Vol. 144 (May 2019) , p. 321-336
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2 p, 554.3 KB Forns solars urbans : has pensat sobre els seus beneficis ambientals, econòmics i socials? / Rieradevall, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Un estudi publicat per ICTA-UAB i la Universitat de Manchester demostra els potencials beneficis dels forns solars urbans (a Espanya) construïts amb materials domèstics reutilitzats en substitució dels microones convencionals. [...]
Un estudio publicado por ICTA-UAB y la Universidad de Manchester demuestra los potenciales beneficios de los hornos solares urbanos (a España) construidos con materiales domésticos reutilizados en sustitución de los microondas convencionales. [...]
A study published by ICTA-UAB and the University of Manchester proves the potential sustainability benefits of using urban solar cookers (in Spain) made with low-impact household materials instead of microwaves. [...]

2018
UAB divulga, Desembre 2018, p. 1-2
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14 p, 1.6 MB Towards productive cities : environmental assessment of the food-energy-water nexus of the urban roof mosaic / Toboso-Chavero, Susana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Nadal, Ana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Petit Boix, Anna (Petit Boix) (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Pons Valladares, Oriol (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Tecnologia de l'Arquitectura) ; Villalba, Gara (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; 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)
Cities are rapidly growing and need to look for ways to optimize resource consumption. Metropolises are especially vulnerable in three main systems, often referred to as the FEW (i. e. , food, energy, and water) nexus. [...]
2018 - 10.1111/jiec.12829
Journal of industrial ecology, First published: 26 November 2018  
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21 p, 624.3 KB Sustainability assessment of home-made solar cookers for use in developed countries / Mendoza, Joan Manuel F. (The University of Manchester. School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science) ; Gallego Schmid, Alejandro (The University of Manchester. School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science) ; Schmidt Rivera, Ximena C. (The University of Manchester. School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science) ; Rieradevall, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Azapagic, Adisa (The University of Manchester. School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science)
The sustainability benefits of using solar cookers in developing countries have been analysed widely in the literature. However, the sustainability potential of solar cookers in developed economies has not been explored yet, which is the topic of this paper. [...]
2019 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.125
Science of the total environment, Vol. 648 (Jan. 2019) , p.184-196  
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34 p, 737.3 KB Ecological network analysis of growing tomatoes in an urban rooftop greenhouse / Piezer, Kayla (University of Toledo. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (USA)) ; Petit Boix, Anna (University of Freiburg. Chair of Societal Transition and Circular Economy) ; Sanjuan Delmas, David (Ghent University. Green Chemistry and Technology) ; Briese, Emily (University of Toledo. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (USA)) ; Celik, Ilke (University of Wisconsin) ; Rieradevall, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental) ; Apul, Defne (University of Toledo. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (USA))
Urban agriculture has emerged as an alternative to conventional rural agriculture seeking to foster a sustainable circular economy in cities. When considering the feasibility of urban agriculture and planning for the future of food production and energy, it is important to understand the relationships between energy flows throughout the system, identify their strengths and weaknesses, and make suggestions to optimize the system. [...]
2019 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.293
Science of the total environment, Vol. 651, Part 1 (February 2019) , p. 1495-1504  
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11 p, 1008.1 KB A study on air quality and heavy metals content of urban food produced in a Mediterranean city (Barcelona) / Ercilla Montserrat, Mireia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Muñoz Odina, Pere (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries) ; Montero Camacho, Juan Ignacio (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries) ; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament d'Enginyeria Química, Biològica i Ambiental) ; Rieradevall, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Urban agriculture is growing in cities and is rising to the roofs of buildings. The potential food contamination is a key issue to be resolved to guarantee the health of consumers, and it affects both urban agriculture promoters and consumers. [...]
2018 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.05.183
Journal of cleaner production, Vol. 195 (2018) , p. 385-395  
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35 p, 1.4 MB Addressing the life cycle of sewers in contrasting cities through an eco-Efficiency approach / Petit Boix, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Arnal, Carla (Cetaqua. Centro Tecnólogico del Agua (Barcelona)) ; Marín, Desirée (Cetaqua. Centro Tecnólogico del Agua (Barcelona)) ; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental) ; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals) ; Rieradevall, Joan (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals)
Evaluating the sustainability of the urban water cycle is not straightforward, although a variety of methods have been proposed. Given the lack of integrated data about sewers, we applied the eco-efficiency approach to two case studies located in Spain with contrasting climate, population, and urban and sewer configurations. [...]
2018 - 10.1111/jiec.12649
Journal of industrial ecology, Vol. 22, issue 5 (Oct. 2018) , p. 1092-1104  

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