Vol. 29 No. 1 (2025): BEYOND DECARBONIZATION toward a Climate Neutral urban environment
Research and Experimentation

Innovative urban farming systems as strategies for carbon neutrality

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  • Marco Migliore,
  • Matteo Clementi
Marco Migliore
Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani, Politecnico di Milano, Italia
Matteo Clementi
Dipartimento di Architettura e Studi Urbani, Politecnico di Milano, Italia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16531

Published 2025-07-31

Keywords

  • circular economy,
  • carbon neutrality,
  • urban farming,
  • sustainable materials,
  • renaturalization

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Migliore, M., & Clementi, M. (2025). Innovative urban farming systems as strategies for carbon neutrality. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, 29(1), 186–194. https://doi.org/10.36253/techne-16531

Copyright (c) 2025 Marco Migliore, Matteo Clementi

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Abstract

The paper presents some results of the Bioloop project, winner of the Polisocial 2023 call, and specifically describes the development of some prototypes for cultivation on impervious surfaces in urban areas. The research aims to promote carbon neutrality, using technologies suggested in the PGT of Milan (renaturalisation; sustainable materials; reduced water consumption, and surfaces with a high solar reflectance coefficient), and in line with the OECD indications. The prototypes were designed based on local resources (waste from hyperlocal circular economy scenarios) and produced through the start of local micro-supply chains (support for fragile neighbourhoods) and self-construction experiences (neighbourhood social cohesion).

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