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      Building Integrated Agriculture: Utilising Rooftops for Sustainable Food Crop Cultivation in Singapore

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      Journal of Green Building
      College Publishing

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          Burgeoning population and rapid urbanisation have contributed to two challenges facing cities today: food security and an increasing carbon footprint due to food imports. This paper examines the viability of rooftop farming in urban centres in Asia. A context-specific exploration—sited in Singapore—looks at the challenges of building integrated agriculture. Findings suggest that Singapore's public housing estates are suitable for rooftop farming. Implemented nationwide, such a scheme could result in a 700% increase in domestic vegetable production, satisfying domestic demand by 35.5%. Reducing food imports would also decrease Singapore's carbon footprint by 9,052 tonnes of emissions annually.

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                Journal
                Journal of Green Building
                Journal of Green Building
                College Publishing
                1552-6100
                1943-4618
                May 01 2010
                May 01 2010
                : 5
                : 2
                : 105-113
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, Tel: (65) 62513928.
                [2 ]Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, Tel: (65) 6516 3527, Fax: (65) 6779 3078.
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                10.3992/jgb.5.2.105
                b69fde2f-e09f-40a3-a72b-5f8ea5832140
                © 2010
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