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    • Agrourban sustainability through rooftop greenhouses. Ecoinnovation on residual flows of energy, water and CO2 for food production 

      Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Llorach Massana, Pere; Sanjuan-Delmás, David; Sanyé Mengual, Esther; Nadal, Ana; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Planas Rodríguez, Carla; Pons Valladares, Oriol; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Montero Camacho, Juan Ignacio; Muñoz, Pere; Oliver Solà, Jordi; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier; Villalba Mendez, Gara; Rovira, Maria Rosa (2014)
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    • Building-integrated rooftop greenhouses: an energy and environmental assessment in the mediterranean context 

      Nadal, Ana; Llorach Massana, Pere; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; López-Capel, Elisa; Montero, Juan Ignacio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Royapoor, Mohammad (2017-02)
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      A sustainable and secure food supply within a low-carbon and resilient infrastructure is encapsulated in several of The United Nations’ 17 sustainable development goals. The integration of urban agriculture in buildings ...
    • Environmental assessment of an integrated rooftop greenhouse for food production in cities 

      Sanjuan-Delmás, David; Llorach Massana, Pere; Nadal, Ana; Ercilla-Montserrat, Mireia; Muñoz, Pere; Montero Camacho, Juan Ignacio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier; Rieradevall Pons, Joan (2018-03)
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      Vertical farming is emerging as an effective measure to grow food in buildings and can increase food production in urban areas in a more sustainable manner. This study presents a comprehensive environmental assessment of ...
    • Improving the metabolism and sustainability of buildings and cities through integrated rooftop greenhouses (i-RTG)" 

      Sanjuan-Delmás, David; Llorach Massana, Pere; Nadal, Ana; Sanyé Mengual, Esther; Petit Boix, Anna; Ercilla-Montserrat, Mireia; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Rovira, Maria Rosa; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Muñoz, Pere; Montero, Juan Ignacio; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Pons Valladares, Oriol (Springer, 2018)
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      Food security in cities is an increasing concern due to the impact of climate change and the concentration of world population in cities. Urban agriculture (UA) aims at enhancing food production in urban areas, providing ...
    • La relació amb la natura en el disseny d’un packaging per a e-commerce 

      Escursell Martínez, Silvia; Llorach Massana, Pere; Roncero Vivero, María Blanca (OmniaScience, 2023-03)
      Conference lecture
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      Com a dissenyadors podem aportar una visió més holística a l’hora de repensar en nous materials i processos de producció pel packaging d’e-commerce. És per aquesta raó que l’estudi de la natura i la relació amb ella ens ...
    • Packaging y sostenibilidad en el e-commerce 

      Escursell Martínez, Silvia; Llorach Massana, Pere; Roncero Vivero, María Blanca (OmniaScience, 2021-02-01)
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      El e-commerce está generando un incremento exponencial de ingresos para las empresas, pero también está provocando un impacto ambiental importante, es decir se generan más residuos y una elevada huella de carbono como ...
    • Perception of recycled plastics for improved consumer acceptance through self-reported and physiological measures 

      Abella Garcia, Ainoa; Llorach Massana, Pere; Pereda Baños, Alexandre; Marco Almagro, Lluís; Barreda Angeles, Miguel; Clèries, Laura (2022-12-01)
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      This article aims to provide in-depth insight into how consumers perceive recycled materials in comparison with natural raw materials at both the perceptual and attitudinal levels. To this end, we combined classic self-reported ...
    • Repensando el diseño de packaging para e-commerce 

      Escursell Martínez, Silvia; Roncero Vivero, María Blanca; Llorach Massana, Pere (OmniaScience, 2022-02-01)
      Conference lecture
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      Si analizamos la evolución de la humanidad, la revolución industrial nos marcó un antes y un después en la sociedad, y también en el sistema de producción, pasando de la artesanía a la escala industrial, con todas sus ...
    • Roofs of the future: rooftop greenhouses to improve buildings metabolism 

      Pons Valladares, Oriol; Nadal, Ana; Sanyé-Mengual, E.; Llorach Massana, Pere; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Sanjuan Demás, David; Muñoz, Pere; Oliver Solà, Jordi; Planas Rodríguez, Carla; Rovira, Maria Rosa (2015)
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      Ancient civilizations had agriculture production in their metropolis but modern urban planning separated agriculture from cities, such as Chandigarh by Le Corbusier. At present, FAO estimates that urban agriculture produces ...
    • Roofs of the future: rooftop greenhouses to improve buildings metabolism 

      Pons Valladares, Oriol; Nadal, Ana; Sanyé-Mengual, E.; Llorach Massana, Pere; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Sanjuan Demás, David; Pere, Muñoz; Olivé-Solà, Jordi; Planas Rodríguez, Carla; Rovira, Maria Rosa (2015-10-27)
      Article
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      Ancient civilizations had agriculture production in their metropolis but modern urban planning separated agriculture from cities, such as Chandigarh by Le Corbusier. At present, FAO estimates that urban agriculture produces ...
    • Sustainability in e-commerce packaging: a review 

      Escursell Martínez, Silvia; Llorach Massana, Pere; Roncero Vivero, María Blanca (2021-01-20)
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      Online purchasing, and hence e-commerce packaging production and use, have grown steadily in recent years, and so has their environmental impact as a result. This paper reviews the evolution of packaging over the last ...
    • 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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      The 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 ...