Perception and acceptance of rooftop farming by residents in Bangalore, India

Abstract

Urbanization is making urban communities grow and increase in density. As this occurs, nature is expelled from urban areas and use of solid, slate and metal surfaces; carbon discharges increase the Urban Heat Island Effect. Rooftops are the spots that give an individual a chance to fantasize and allow them an imaginative standpoint towards their environment. What better place could there be for a garden or far and away superior, a vegetable garden? Rooftops are underutilized whereas it has a great potential. This paper is the study to understand the scope of development and perception of rooftop farming in residences in Bangalore. Two distinct surveys have been conducted to know the citizen's perception of the rooftop farming: one being a practitioner survey and the other is the non-practitioner survey. Rooftop farming has a wide applicability in zones with moderate climate and hence could be incorporated in the city very efficiently. To conclude, a few guidelines have been recommended to enhance rooftop cultivating practice and urge more individuals to rehearse rooftop farming for the better change of urban life.