Assessment of the Effect of Urban Agriculture on Achieving a Localized Food System Centered on Chicago, IL Using Robust Optimization

Autor: Bayram Dundar, Christine Costello, Zeynab Oveysi, Ronald G. McGarvey
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ISSN: 1520-5851
0013-936X
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c04118
Popis: In this work, nonrobust (average yield) and robust (varying yield) optimization techniques were applied to find the minimum radius required from the center of Chicago, Illinois, United States (U.S.) and land area by type to meet the population's nutritional needs given yield data for conventional and urban agricultural products. Twenty-eight nutrients were considered, and land type availability was defined using satellite data. No mix of food items were able to satisfy the vitamin D, vitamin B
Databáze: OpenAIRE