Urban gardening - an integrative approach

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Gardening in the desert: a spatial optimization approach to locating gardens in rapidly expanding urban environments

BACKGROUND Food access is a global issue, and for this reason, a wealth of studies are dedicated to understanding the location of food deserts and the benefits of urban gardens. However, few studies have linked these two strands of research together to analyze whether urban gardening activity may be a step forward in addressing issues of access for food desert residents. METHODS The Phoenix, ...

Behavioral Neurobiology. An integrative approach.

Günther Zupanc's Behavioral Neurobiology is primarily a neuroethological textbook that is based on his experiences teaching both beginners and advanced level students in neurobiology. He has produced a book that students find fascinating and clearly written. This book is not intended as a comprehensive survey of behavioral neurobiology, but it does stimulate student interest and understanding. ...

Food Microstructure: An Integrative Approach

The integration of information at all levels of organization in a food system atomic and molecular through macroscopic properties is illustrated with cake batters as an example of a formulated food and bovine muscle as an example of a biologically intact, non-formulated food. Direct examples are given using macroscopic data collected in heat and water transport studies followed by integration o...

Gardening work and heavy metals in urban environment.

Urban soil may be a source of occupational exposure to various pollutants in gardening and land cultivation. This paper presents data of a one-year follow-up of lead, cadmium, nickel, chromium, and vanadium in the environment of the city of Bologna. Samples of soil and leaves were collected at three locations; gardens from the inner-city high-traffic area, parks in moderate-traffic area, and pa...