Publications
Extended use and optimization of struvite in hydroponic cultivation systems
V. Arcas-Pilz, F. Parada, M. Rufí-Salis, G. Stringari, R. González, G. Villalba, X. GabarrellResources, Conservation and Recycling. Volume 179. January 2022
Environmental and social life cycle assessment of growing media for urban rooftop farming
S. Toboso-Chavero, C. Madrid-López, G. Villalba, X. Gabarrell, A. B. Hückstädt, M. Finkbeiner, A. LehmannThe International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. Volume 26. October 2021
Sensitivity study of PBL schemes and soil initialization using the WRF-BEP-BEM model over a Mediterranean coastal city
R. Segura, A. Badia, S. Ventura, J. Gilabert, A. Martilli, G. VillalbaUrban Climate. Volume 39. September 2021
A take-home message from COVID-19 on urban air pollution reduction through mobility limitations and teleworking
A. Badia, J. Langemeyer, X. Codina, J. Gilabert, N. Guilera, V. Vidal, R. Segura, M. Vives, G. VillalbaUrban Sustainability. Article number 35. August 2021
Recovered phosphorus for a more resilient urban agriculture: Assessment of the fertilizer potential of struvite in hydroponics
V. Arcas-Pilz, M. Rufí-Salís, F. Parada, A. Petit-Boix, X. Gabarrell, G. VillalbaScience of The Total Environment. Volume 799. August 2021
Exploring the Potential of Using Carbonyl Sulfide to Track the Urban Biosphere Signal
G. Villalba, M. Whelan, S.A. Montzka, P.J.Cameron-Smith, M. Fischer, A. Zumkehr, T. Hilton, J. Stinecipher, I. Baker, R. P. Bambha, H.A. Michelsen, B.W. LaFranchi, C. Estruch, E. CampbellJournal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. Volume 126, Issue 13. June 2021
Optimizing irrigation in urban agriculture for tomato crops in rooftop greenhouses
F. Parada, X. Gabarrell, M. Rufí-Salís, V. Arcas-Pilz, P. Muñoz, G. VillalbaScience of The Total Environment. June 2021
Incorporating user preferences in rooftop food-energy-water production through integrated sustainability assessment
S. Toboso-Chavero, C. Madrid-López, X. Gabarrell, G. VillalbaEnvironmental Research Comunications. Volume 3, number 6. June 2021
Urban agriculture - A necessary pathway towards urban resilience and global sustainability?
J. Langemeyer, C. Madrid, A. Mendoza, G. VillalbaLandscape and Urban Planning; Volume 210, June 2021
Improving the Fertigation of Soilless Urban Vertical Agriculture Through the Combination of Struvite and Rhizobia Inoculation in Phaseolus vulgaris
V. Arcas-Pilz, F. Parada, G. Villalba, M. Rufí-Salís, A. Rosell-Melé, X. GabarrellFrontiers in Plant Science. Volume 12. May 2021
Abating heat waves in a coastal Mediterranean city: What can cool roofs and vegetation contribute?
J. Gilabert, S. Ventura, R. Segura, A. Martilli, A. Badia, C. Llasat, J. Corbera, G. VillalbaUrban Climate 37. May 2021
Envisioning the Future of European Food Systems: Approaches and Research Priorities After COVID-19
M. Vittuari, G. Bazzocchi, S. Blasioli, F. Cirone, A. Maggio, F. Orsini, J. Penca, M. Petruzzelli, K. Specht, S. Amghar, A. Atanasov, T. Bastia, I. Bertocchi, A. Coudard, A. Crepaldi0, A. Curtis, R. Fox-Kämper, A. Gheorghica, A. Lelièvre, P. Muñoz, E. Nolde, J. Pascual-Fernández, G. Pennisi, B. Pölling, L. Reynaud-Desmet, I. Righini, Y. Rouphael, V. Saint-Ges, A. Samoggia., S. Shaystej, M. da Silva, S. Toboso, P. Tonini, G. Trušnovec, B. Vidmar, G. Villalba and F. De MennaFrontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. March 2021
More than the sum of the parts: System analysis of the usability of roofs in housing estates
S. Toboso, G. Villalba, X. Gabarrell, C. MadridJournal of Industrial Ecology. March 2021
Highly resolved WRF-BEP/BEM simulations over Barcelona urban area with LCZ
I. Ribero, A. Martinelli, M. Falls. A. Zonato, G. VillalbaAtmospheric Research; Volume 248, January 2021
Assessing the sustainability of contrasting land use scenarios through the Socioecological Integrated Analysis (SIA) of the metropolitan green infrastructure in Barcelona
Roc Padró, María José La Rota-Aguilera, Annalisa Giocoli, Jacob Cirera, Francesc Coll, Manel Pons, Joan Pino, Silvia Pili, Tarik Serrano, Gara Villalba, Joan MarullLandscape and Urban Planning; Volume 203, November 2020
Can wastewater feed cities? Determining the feasibility and environmental burdens of struvite recovery and reuse for urban regions
Martí Rufí-Salís, Nadin Brunnhofer, Anna Petit-Boix, Xavier Gabarrell, Albert Guisasola, Gara VillalbaScience of The Total Environment; Volume 737, October 2020
Recirculating water and nutrients in urban agriculture: An opportunity towards environmental sustainability and water use efficiency?
Martí Rufí-Salís, Anna Petit-Boix, Gara Villalba, David Sanjuan-Delmás, Felipe Parada, Mireia Ercilla-Montserrat, Verónica Arcas-Pilz, Joan Muñoz-Liesa, Joan Rieradevall, Xavier GabarrellJournal of Cleaner Production; Volume 261, July 2020
Conferences
Urban air pollution changes during the COVID pandemia over the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona
Alba Badia et al. at ITM 2021. Session: Local and urban scale modellingInternational Technical Meeting On Air Pollution Modelling And Its Application / 18-22 October 2021
Impactes de les infraestructures verdes sobre la qualitat de l’aire
Alba Badia et al. at 2n Congrés de Qualitat de l'aire. Session: Avaluació i modelització 2Bioindicadors com avaluació de la qualitat de l'aire / 14-15 October 2021
Vulnerability, Multifunctionality, and Sustainability: Co-creation of an integrated multi-criteria decision approach for nature-based solutions.
David A. Camacho et al. at SURE 2020/21. Session C1Symposium: NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CITIES / 7-9 July 2021
Food vs water security in cities: A georeferenced sustainability assessment of peri-urban agriculture in metropolitan Barcelona using water vulnerability maps
Cristina Madrid et al. at EGU General Assembly 2021 - Session HS5.3.1vEGU21: Gather Online / 19-30 April 2021
Assessing heat wave mitigation strategies in a Mediterranean coastal city: how effective are cool roofs and urban green?
Sergi Ventura et al. at EGU General Assembly 2021 - Session CL2.2vEGU21: Gather Online / 19-30 April 2021
Sensitivity study of PBL schemes and urban morphology parameters using the WRF-BEP+BEM model over a Mediterranean coastal city
Ricard Segura et al. at EGU General Assembly 2021 - Session CL2.2vEGU21: Gather Online / 19-30 April 2021
Air quality modeling study using the WRF-Chem model over Barcelona
Alba. Badia et al. at 12th International Conference on Air Quality - Science and ApplicationHosted by Aristotle University Thessaloniki Online presentations starting 6 April, Interactive Sessions 18-22 May 2020
Copernicus Climate Data Store Face-to-Face Training Event
Centre de Recerca Matemàtica and jointly organized with ECMWF; Volume 261, November 13th, 2019Project documents
URBAG data management plan
This document contains all the relevant information about data generation. URBAG follows the ‘FAIR data principles’ by making the project’s research data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable.
