Papers presented at the 1st International Conference on Urban Agriculture and City Sustainability are contained in this book. The research reviews ways in which urban agriculture can contribute to achieve sustainable cities and considers ways of reducing the impact in terms of use of natural resources, waste production and climate change.

• Cover
• Urban Agriculture and City Sustainability
• Copyright Page
• Preface
• Contents
• URBAN FOODPRINTS (UF) – ESTABLISHING BASELINE SCENARIOS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF HIGH-YIELD URBAN AGRICULTURE
• NEW POLICIES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PERIURBAN AGRICULTURAL SPACES. THE CASE OF L’HORTA DE VALÈNCIA (SPAIN)
• ARCHITECTURAL IMPLEMENTATION OF VEGETATED COVER FROM AGRICULTURE FOR RESTORING HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT AND MITIGATING THE URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT IN ARID REGIONS
• EFFECTS OF VERTICAL GREEN TECHNOLOGY ON BUILDING SURFACE TEMPERATURE
• COMPARING URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS BETWEEN TEMPERATE REGIONS AND TROPICAL REGIONS INTRODUCING URBAN AGROFORESTRY IN TEMPERATE CLIMATES THROUGH THE CASE OF BUDAPEST
• MAPPING THE AGRODIVERSITY IN BOGOTÁ –THE PLATFORM MAPEO AGROECOBOGOTÁ
• THE FATE OF COMPOST-DERIVED PHOSPHORUS IN URBAN GARDENS
• SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN ORGANIC WHEAT(TRITICUM AESTIVUM L.) GROWING IN ARID REGION
• HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISMS IN VERTICAL GREEN SYSTEMS AND ENERGY BALANCE EQUATIONS
• URBAN GREEN INDICATORS: A TOOL TO ESTIMATE THESUSTAINABILITY OF OUR CITIES
• USERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS EDIBLE CAMPUS
• PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF A POP-UP FARM IN MEXICO CITY
• CULTIVATING REFUGE: THE ROLE OF URBAN AGRICULTURE AMONGST REFUGEES AND FORCED MIGRANTS IN THE KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ
• METHODOLOGY TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS AGROECOLOGICAL PRACTICES IN METROPOLITAN AREAS. CASE STUDY, CONCEPCIÓN, CHILE
• Author index