Exploració per autor "Gabarrell Durany, Xavier"

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    • Laboratory-based spectral data acquisition of roof materials 

      Zambrano Prado, Perla; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Pérez Aragüés, Fernando; Marchán Hernández, Juan Fernando; Gassó Domingo, Santiago; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (2020)
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      Roof characteristics such as material type and their properties information are essential to integrating urban agriculture (UA), rainwater harvesting systems (RWHS), and energy systems on roofs. Roof materials can be ...

    • Life cycle management applied to urban fabric planning 

      Gabarrell Durany, Xavier; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Oliver Solà, Jordi; Fernández Mendoza, Joan-Manuel F.; Sanjuan Demás, David; Petit Boix, Anna; Sanyé-Mengual, E. (Springer, 2015)
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      Illustrates how Life Cycle Management is or can be integrated into business practice, thereby creating sustainability within organizations.

    • Mapping roof materials in cities for food, water, and energy production: a Mediterranean metropolitan area case study 

      Zambrano Pardo, Perla; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Alamús, Ramón; Pérez Aragüés, Fernando; Marchan Hernández, Juan Fernando; Gassó Domingo, Santiago; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (2023-12)
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      In recent years, rooftops have been used as productive spaces for local resource (e.g. food, water, or energy) production. The main objective of this study is to demonstrate the potential of hyperspectral data to identify ...

    • Perceptions on barriers and opportunities for integrating urban agri-green roofs: a European Mediterranean compact city case 

      Zambrano, Perla; Pons Gumí, David; Toboso Chavero, Susana; Parada, Felipe; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier; Rieradevall Pons, Joan (2021-07)
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      The main objective of this study is to analyze the perceived barriers and opportunities with regard to the implementation of urban agri-green roofs (UAGR) in cities. The case study was conducted in Barcelona, a Mediterranean ...

    • Potential key factors, policies, and barriers for rooftop agriculture in EU Cities: Barcelona, Berlin, Bologna, and Paris 

      Zambrano, Perla; Orsini, Francesco; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (2021-09-23)
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      The main objective of this study is to contribute a framework and to provide an overview of potential key factors, policies, and barriers associated with the integration of rooftop urban agriculture (RUA), building on ...

    • Rainwater harvesting systems reduce detergent use 

      Vargas Parra, María Violeta; Rovira, Maria Rosa; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier; Villalba Mendez, Gara (2019-05)
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      Due to population growth, urban water demand is expected to increase significantly, as well as the environmental and economic costs required to supply it. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems can play a key role in helping ...

    • The potential of local food, energy, and water production systems on urban rooftops considering consumption patterns and urban morphology 

      Toboso Chavero, Susana; Montealegre Gracía, Antonio Luis; García Pérez, Sergio; Sierra Pérez, Jorge; Muñoz Liesa, Joan; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier; Villalba Mendez, Gara; Madrid López, Cristina (Elsevier, 2023-08-01)
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      The external resource dependency of urban areas results in the externalization of environmental and socioeconomic impacts. Implementing food, energy and water production systems on urban rooftops (roof mosaics) can potentially ...

    • 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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      Agriculture 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 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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      Rainwater 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 ...