Sowing Seeds in the City: Ecosystem and Municipal Services (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Preface Chapter 1: Introduction: Ecosystem Services from Urban Agriculture in the City of the Future; Corinne Cooley and Isaac Emery Part I: Soil and Water Resources Chapter 2: Soil Formation and Nutrient Cycling; Craig Cogger and Sally Brown Chapter 3: A Guide to Types of Non Potable Water and the Potential for Reuse in Urban Systems; Sally Brown Chapter 4: Graywater Reuse For Irrigation: Benefits and Potential Hazards; Ian Pepper Chapter 5: Planting Abundance: Alternative Water Sources for Urban Farms; Brad Lancaster Part II: Ecosystem Services - Waste Treatment Chapter 6: The Role of Organic Residuals in Urban Agriculture; Sally Brown and Nora Goldstein Chapter 7: Municipal Food Waste Management Options: Climate and Economic Impacts; David Parry Chapter 8: Food Waste Composting in Seattle: The Political Perspective; Alexis Schulman Chapter 9: Cedar Grove Compost: Developing a Combined Food- Yard Waste Centralized Composting Program; Denise Bartlett Part III: Ecosystem Services - Climate Regulation Chapter 10: Soils and Climate Change; Sally Brown Chapter 11: Soil Carbon Sequestration and Organic Wastes; Andrew Trlica Chapter 12: Lettuce to Reduce Greenhouse Gases: A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Conventional and Community Agriculture; Isaac Emery and Sally Brown Part IV: &nbs p;Ecosystem Services - Habitat C hapter 13: Basics of Microbial Ecology and Function in Urban Agriculture; Karl A. Wyant Chapter 14: Urban Microbiomes and Urban Agriculture: What Are The Connections and Why Should We Care? Gary M. King Chapter 15: Wild Bees in Cultivated City Gardens; Scott MacIvor Chapter 16: Urban Agriculture as Habitat for Birds; Amanda D. Rodewald Chapter 17: Improving the Suitability of Urban Farms for Wildlife; Zoe A. Marzluff and John M. Marzluff Part V: Ecosystem Services - Food Production Chapter 18: How Much Can You Grow? Quantifying Yield in a Community Garden Plot: One Family's Experience; Michael McGoodwin, Rebecca McGoodwin, and Wendy McGoodwin Chapter 19: Applying Permaculture in Alaska: The Williams Street Farmhouse; Saskia Esslinger Chapter 20: Seed Libraries; Melissa Desa Chapter 21: Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) and Aquaponics for Urban Food Production, with a Pictorial Guide to Aquaponics; Miles Medina, Krish Jayachandran, Mahadev Bhat and David Specca Part VI: Integration into Municipal Infrastructure - Location Options Chapter 22: Community Garden Basics; Kristen McIvor Chapter 23: Up on the Roof: Considerations for Food Production on Rooftops; Leigh Whittinghill and Olyssa Starry Chapter 24: Brownfields as Sites for Urban Farms; Ann Carroll Chapter 25: Curb side Gardens; Craig Cogger and Sally Brownart VII: Integration into Municipal Infrastructure - Zoning and Legal Considerations Chapter 26: Zoning and Urban Agriculture in Michigan; Megan Masson- Minock Chapter 27: Urban Agriculture in Portland, Oregon: 2002-2012; Molly M. Harfield and Steve Cohen Chapter 28: Legalizing Commercial Agriculture in Boston: A Logical Step Towards Integrating Farming Into Urban Life; Michele Kaufman and John Read