Innovative urban farming systems as strategies for carbon neutrality

The paper presents some results of the Bioloop project, winner of the Polisocial 2023 call, and specifically describes the development of some prototypes for cultivation on impervious surfaces in urban areas. The research aims to promote carbon neutrality, using technologies suggested in the PGT of Milan (renaturalisation; sustainable materials; re-duced water consumption, and surfaces with a high solar reflectance coefficient), and in line with the OECD indications. The prototypes were designed based on local resources (waste from hyperlocal circular economy scenarios) and produced through the start of local micro-supply chains (support for fragile neighbour-hoods) and self-construction experiences (neighbourhood social cohesion).