Green urban infrastructures
Researcher
Jean Roger-Estrade
Jean Roger-Estrade is a professor of agronomy at AgroParisTech and president of the “Agricultural, Forestry, Water and Environmental Sciences and Engineering” department. His teaching covers agronomy and the
Researcher
Christine Aubry
Christine Aubry is an agronomist, holds a doctorate in agronomy (AgroParisTech) and an accreditation to supervise research. She currently heads the Urban Agriculture research team at UMR SADAPT and co-leads an
Researcher
Sonia Le Mentec
Sonia Le Mentec trained as an agronomist at AgroParisTech and completed her studies with a master’s degree (M2) in mathematics for life sciences at Université Paris-Saclay. She is currently a PhD student in the
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Urban and vertical farmers
An introductory evening for urban farmers and stakeholders from the construction industry wishing to integrate urban vegetable gardens into a building, neighbourhood or infrastructure project.
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Rooftop vegetable gardens to nurture the resilience of cities
Farms in towns are a possible solution to the short-circuit problems of food distribution and meet the natural needs of urban dwellers.
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Heat in the city: understanding and mitigating urban heat islands
Cold materials, wind corridors, cool zones, mixed revegetation, green walls and roofs are among the solutions that make it possible to attenuate urban heat islands.
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