Claudia Cheng Kai Xin (SDE/ARK1), Danial Adib Bin Sumali (FoE/EEE2), Sung Jian Wei John (FASS/ARS1), Xu Zhi Yue, Julia (FoE/EEE1), Zou Zhou (FoS/SCI1)
Academic Advisor: Sadaf Ansari | Student Fellow: Huang Jianyi
Urbanization is currently increasing on a global scale, with world urbanization levels predicted to increase to almost 70% in 2050, increasing the isolation of agricultural land. This poses the issue of a lack of agricultural self-sustainability, especially in cities that do not produce crops, such as Singapore, which imports 90% of its food. In many cities, urban farming is becoming more popular as a solution, and our project aims to study the feasibility of running an urban farm on a rooftop. Our project will be an investigation in the scope of the NUS campus, assuming it to be a city , with the proposed rooftop sitting on S1 building at the science faculty. We will explore the aspects of the accessibility and safety constraints of the rooftop, green roof types, economic sustainability of the farm, and possible systems of maintenance which will involve students so as to promote social benefits.
Keywords: Built Environment and Green Infrastructure, Food, Rooftop Farming, Urban Farming