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Social perception of urban agriculture in Latin-America. A case study in Mexican social housing
Nadal, Ana; Cerón Palma, Ileana; García-Gómez, Carmen; Pérez-Sánchez, María; Rodríguez-Labajos, Beatriz; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Rieradevall Pons, Joan (2018-03-14)
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Accés obertFood security is at the heart of governmental agendas of developing countries. In Latin America, urban agriculture (UA) offers an interesting alternative to ensuring a sufficient, safe and nutritious food supply for urban ... -
Sustainability assessment of earth retaining wall structures: preliminary model and simplified application
García Adroguer, Eduard; Puig Damians, Ivan; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Bathurst, Richard (2015)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialEarth retaining wall (RW) structures have been used for centuries but new technologies and innovations in materials continue to emerge. While different wall types can perform the same function, a rigorous sustainability ... -
Sustainability assessment of earth-retaining wall structures
Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Adroguer, Eduard G.; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Lloret Morancho, Antonio (2018-08)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis paper describes a sustainability assessment methodology and example to select the best sustainable option from candidate conventional gravity and cantilever wall types and steel and polymeric soil-reinforced, mechanically ... -
The ICTA-ICP Rooftop Greenhouse Lab (RTG-Lab): closing metabolic flows (energy, water, CO2) through integrated Rooftop Greenhouses
Sanyé-Mengual, E.; Llorach Massana, Pere; Sanjuan Demás, David; Oliver-Solà, Jordi; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Montero, Juan Ignacio; Rieradevall Pons, Joan (2014)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe ICTA-ICP Rooftop Greenhouse Lab (RTG-Lab) is a research-oriented RTG situated in the UAB Campus (Bellaterra, Barcelona). In contrast to current RTGs, the RTG-Lab integrates energy, water and CO2 flows into the building’s ... -
Towards productive cities: environmental assessment of the Food-Energy-Water nexus of the urban roof mosaic
Toboso, Susana; Nadal, Ana; Petit, Ana; Pons Valladares, Oriol; Villalba, Gara; Gabarrell, Xavier; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Rieradevall, Joan (2018-11-26)
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Accés obertCities 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. In ... -
Un modelo elastoplástico para suelos no saturados
Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 1994-05-10)
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Accés obertEl objetivo fundamental de esta tesis ha sido la elaboración de un modelo elastoplástico para suelos no saturados. Con este fin se ha recopilado resultados experimentales descritos en diversas referencias y se han realizado ... -
Urban agriculture in the framework of sustainable urbanism
Nadal, Ana; Cerón Palma, Ileana; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Pons Valladares, Oriol; Sanyé-Mengual, Esther (2015)
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Accés obertAgriculture represents a crucial phase in the development of mankind. Although cities initially had close ties withagriculture, which was a key element in ancient civilisations, in modern twentieth-century urban plans, ... -
Urban greenhouse covering materials: assessing environmental impacts and crop yields effects
Muñoz Liesa, Joan; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Parada, Felipe; Volk, David; Gassó Domingo, Santiago; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Nemecek, Thomas (Elsevier, 2022-11-01)
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Accés obertSolar radiation transmissivity in greenhouses is a key property largely determined by covering materials. This study compared tomato crop yields and their environmental performance of a polycarbonate rooftop greenhouse ... -
Urban planning and agriculture. Methodology for assessing rooftop greenhouse potential of non-residential areas using airborne sensors
Nadal, Ana; Alamús, Ramón; Pipia, Luca; Ruiz García, Antonio; Corbera, Jordi; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2017-12-01)
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Accés obertThe integration of rooftop greenhouses (RTGs) in urban buildings is a practice that is becoming increasingly important in the world for their contribution to food security and sustainable development. However, the supply ... -
Urban rainwater runoff quantity and quality: a potential endogenous resource in cities?
Angrill Toledo, Sara; Petit Boix, Anna; Morales Pinzon, Tito; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (2017-03)
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Accés obertRainwater harvesting might help to achieve self-sufficiency, but it must comply with health standards. We studied the runoff quantity and quality harvested from seven urban surfaces in a university campus in Barcelona ... -
Valoració de la sostenibilitat dels tubs de sanejament
Viñolas Prat, Bernat; Aguado de Cea, Antonio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Centre per a la Sostenibilitat, 2009-07-09)
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Accés obertAquesta ponència presenta una síntesi del projecte desenvolupat a la UPC en relació a l'estudi de la sostenibilitat dels tubs de sanejament. Es va realitzar una anàlisi comparativa del grau de sostenibilitat dels tubs de ... -
Vertical facing panel-joint gap analysis for steel-seinforced soil walls
Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (2016-08)
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Accés obertThis paper reports the results of a numerical parametric study focused on the prediction of vertical load distribution and vertical gap compression between precast concrete facing panel units in steel-reinforced soil walls ... -
Vertical-facing loads in steel reinforced soil walls
Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Albuquerque, P.J.R. (2013-09)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThe paper investigates the influence of backfill soil, foundation soil, and horizontal joint vertical compressibility on the magnitude of vertical loads developed in steel-reinforced soil concrete panel retaining walls ... -
VI Seminario Ciment Català: aportaciones del sector para una economía más competitiva y sostenible
Hervás, Xavier; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (2010)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialLos sectores del cemento, del hormigón y de la construcción tienen mucho que aportar en la salida de la crisis. Éste podría ser el mensaje común de los ponentes del VI Seminario Técnico de Ciment Català, que analizó las ...