Urbanfarming contributes to socio-economic and environmental resilience in multiple ways. Apart from being a localised model of production that fosters sustainability, it increases the amount of vegetation within cities. This can act as an additional measure that contributes to the mitigation of the UHI phenomenon.

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https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2020/jul/08/the-future-of-food-inside-the-worlds-largest-urban-farm-built-on-a-rooftop?ref=marketbulletin-dotcom