A5040796976- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Water resources management and optimization
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Water Resource Management and Quality
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Aquatic life and conservation
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions
- Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
- Light effects on plants
- Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation
- Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
- Business, Education, Mathematics Research
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Growth and nutrition in plants
Universidad de Sevilla
2015-2024
Universitat de Lleida
2018
University of Córdoba
2005-2009
Loughborough University
2009
Urban development is causing environmental and social concerns that are compromising human welfare the sustainability of cities. New urban greening concepts being developed to mitigate these problems in a sustainable natural way. Vertical systems can be defined as structures allow vegetation spread over building facade or interior wall. These becoming popular though they still evolving more knowledge on some their particular impacts required. In last five years, number studies published...
In recent years, many modernization processes have been undertaken in irrigation districts with the main objective to improve water use efficiency. southern Spain, either modernized or are currently being improved. However, as part of process some unexpected side effects observed. This paper analyzes relative advantages and limitations based on field data collected a typical Andalusian district. Although amount diverted for farms has considerably reduced, consumptive increased, mainly due...
The use of vertical greenery systems in buildings is becoming very popular as they provide several benefits. In this work, the influence an indoor living wall on temperature and humidity a hall inside School Agricultural Engineering (University Seville) was studied. Four different substrates, Geotextile, Epiweb, Xaxim coconut fibre, were used to grow plants order assess their performance. Several parameters such temperature, humidity, plant growth or water consumption monitored analyzed...
Aquaponics involves the simultaneous production of plants and fish it is increasingly being used with a self-consumption purpose. However, there are uncertainties little information about economic sustainability small-scale self-managed aquaponic systems. The objective this study was to obtain these systems, including level commoditization food as measure their autonomy. For purpose, two systems (SAS) based on FAO models were self-constructed using cheap easy-to-obtain materials monitored...
Living walls are becoming popular solutions to alleviate negative effects of urban development. They vertical greening systems that allow vegetation spread across a wall surface cover building facade or an interior wall. Because their characteristics, irrigation becomes essential, but the infrastructure and management required differ from regular system. This study aims evaluate influence variables such as type substrate used, emitter flow rates, drip line spacing on system performance in...
In many arid and semi-arid countries, traditional irrigation schemes have been modernized, with open channel networks replaced by new on-demand pressurized systems. this study, conversion is evaluated using performance indicators derived both before after the modernization of an district (Bembézar MD) in Andalusia, southern Spain. The analysis shows a reduction approximately 40% water diverted for due to more efficient distribution system. However, has led changes crop rotation, higher-value...
Waterborne diseases pose a significant risk in hydroponic crops, especially those caused by some species such as Fusarium, Pythium and Phytophthora. However, there is evidence of an increase suppressiveness when using aquaculture effluents, the case with aquaponic systems. In this work, incidence systems inside greenhouse located Seville (Spain) has been compared for two pathosystems: strawberry - Phytophthora cactorum tomato Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol). The results obtained...
Aquaponics is emerging as an interesting alternative for sustainable agriculture which meets the philosophy of circular economy, decreasing not only need external resources but also increasing their use efficiency. Several studies can be found dealing with analysis different fish species combined a great variety crops in systems diverse sophistication levels. Strawberry crop may aquaponics systems. However, early production and quality fruit, are crucial factors affecting profitability, have...
Many pumps are used for irrigation in central California, but a great number of them operating inefficiently. In this paper, the information recovered from over 15,000 electric pump tests California is analyzed. The objectives study to define common characteristics attributed with best and worst performance identify possible target groups that might benefit improvements, obtaining potential energy savings. results showed lower reported total dynamic head (TDH) flow rate (Q) usually have...