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FOOD SUSTAINABILITY NSF-IRES GROUP

OBJECTIVE

Analyze both the environmental impacts and benefits of rooftop and community gardens for three cities with different climates, cultures, and urban form

LOCATIONS

LOCATIONS

Toledo, Barcelona, Salt Lake City

INTELLECTUAL MERIT

INTELLECTUAL MERIT

  1. Analyze rooftop and community gardens in a cross-city context

  2. Coupled modeling of life cycle analysis (LCA) and ecosystem service evaluation

  3. Model gardens at multiple scales: individual and city wide implementation

GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT

  1. Students will be housed in the ICTA building at UAB that houses a rooftop greenhouse

  2. Two semesters of weekly video conference meetings prior to student travel

  3. Students will receive entrepreneurship training

Made Possible By: National Science Foundation (NSF) International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) Grant The IRES program.

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