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Synergetic integration of vertical farms and buildings: reducing the use of energy, water, and nutrients (2023)
Journal Article
Blom, T., Jenkins, A., & van den Dobbelsteen, A. (2023). Synergetic integration of vertical farms and buildings: reducing the use of energy, water, and nutrients. #Journal not on list, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1227672

Vertical farms use some resources very efficiently. However, their electricity use is considerable, and a significant amount of waste heat is produced. This paper investigates how the integration of vertical farms in buildings could reduce the use of... Read More about Synergetic integration of vertical farms and buildings: reducing the use of energy, water, and nutrients.

Biotic systems as a critical urban infrastructure during crisis: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Jenkins, A. (2021). Biotic systems as a critical urban infrastructure during crisis: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic. Cities and Health, 5, https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1789821

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly changed the way urban resilience and wellbeing are viewed. The duration of the pandemic is currently unknown, but it could potentially be less challenging to address than future crises driven by climate change. Th... Read More about Biotic systems as a critical urban infrastructure during crisis: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Designing the Future to Predict the Future (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Jenkins, A., Keeffe, G., Lee Martin, C., van den Dobbelsteen, A., Broersma, S., & Pulselli, R. (2020). Designing the Future to Predict the Future.

The natural ecotone between people, community and carbon reduction is the zero-carbon community. Over recent decades, the design of zero-carbon communities has focussed too greatly on carbon emissions and not enough on building communities. Anthropog... Read More about Designing the Future to Predict the Future.