"Rooftop farming: The next steps for development", new in the last newsletter of Science for Environment Policy service (European Commission).
Rooftop farming: The next steps for development
Journal article - Sanyé-Mengual, E., Anguelovski, I., Oliver-Sola, J., Ignacio Montero, J. & Rieradevall, J. (2015). Resolving differing stakeholder perceptions of urban rooftop farming in Mediterranean cities: promoting food production as a driver for innovative forms of urban agriculture. Agriculture and Human Values. 9594. DOI 10.1007/s10460-015-9594-y.
Urban agriculture is becoming increasingly popular. A recent assessment of rooftop farming in Barcelona shows differing attitudes towards the practice, and provides important recommendations for the development of agricultural policy for the 21st century, such as including food production as a potential use of rooftops in planning legislation.