Solutions for Improving the Environmental Sustainability of Greenhouses
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 369
Special Issue Editor
Interests: structures and equipment for greenhouses; microclimate control of agricultural buildings; low-impact materials in agricultural buildings; landscape.
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Greenhouse crops are responsible for a long series of environmental impacts, which further increase due to the tendency to extend the growing season, to maximize the use of equipment and increase productivity.
Pollution due to the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, the consumption of water, the extensive use of plastic materials for soil mulching and greenhouse covering, the use of energy for activating plants (heating, cooling, lighting, fertigation, etc.) are among the most relevant issues. Other challenges on a territorial scale characterize those areas specifically suited to greenhouse crops, such as excessive land use and visual pollution, which contribute to territory and landscape degradation.
Therefore, it is necessary to find new materials, management techniques for plants and equipment, and cultivation and pest-control techniques to reduce the environmental impact of greenhouses.
This Special Issue will collect studies concerning solutions for improving environmental sustainability of greenhouses. Typical contributions deal with the reduction of pollutants in soil, water, air, and of residual chemicals in products, use of innovative materials with low environmental impact, sustainable use of resources, use and/or production of renewable sources of energy, optimization of land use, and protection of the landscape.
Original papers related to the above topics and also dealing generally with methodologies, numerical, and experimental investigations, and case studies addressing sustainability in greenhouses are welcome.
Thank you for your contributions.
Prof. Alessandro D'Emilio
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Greenhouse pollution reduction
- Chemical and hazardous wastes
- Sustainable resource use
- Low-impact materials
- Sustainable patterns of production
- Renewable sources of energy
- Energy preservation
- Land use reduction
- Protection of landscape
