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Papers by Zainil Zainuddin

Imagine Melbourne CBD and surrounding areas transformed into a green oasis with creepers and vine... more Imagine Melbourne CBD and surrounding areas transformed into a green oasis with creepers and vines cascading down tall buildings and roofs covered in a sea of vegetation.

Australian Geographer, 2014

ABSTRACT Even though cities cover approximately only 3 per cent of the earth's land a... more ABSTRACT Even though cities cover approximately only 3 per cent of the earth's land area, they are often located on what previously was prime agricultural land. In line with what was common historically, many cities around the world are now deliberately seeking to promote and expand agricultural production within their borders. Pressure for change is coming from a number of sources, including both governments and private citizens. Potentially, community gardens and domestic backyard food production have an important role to play in this process, but while there now exists a sizeable body of research on the former, there is a serious lack of data on current productive practices in private domestic gardens. While other researchers have asked householders to estimate garden production, we believe this to be the first project to carefully document measured output by multiple households. The paper presents the results of a fine-grained study of 15 selected householders in metropolitan Melbourne. Participants collected detailed daily information about their food production over a three-month period. In addition, two of the respondents had been keeping daily production records continuously for one or more years. The results demonstrate enormous diversity in the food harvested, as well as some extremely high levels of productivity from relatively small domestic spaces. Participants were also questioned about their motivations for engaging in backyard food production and dealing with surpluses.

A set of guidelines for the construction of green roofs and walls including recommendations for h... more A set of guidelines for the construction of green roofs and walls including recommendations for how to integrate rooftop and vertical greening into regulatory schemes.

A set of guidelines for the construction of green roofs and walls including recommendations for h... more A set of guidelines for the construction of green roofs and walls including recommendations for how to integrate rooftop and vertical greening into regulatory schemes.

A: By recognising that we are all in this together, collaborating, and that there will be no easy... more A: By recognising that we are all in this together, collaborating, and that there will be no easy answers. This is hard as we are embedded in a competitive system and paradoxically we need to collaborate for our own and the common good. So creating safe places for idea sharing would be a good place to start...

Even though cities cover approximately only 3 per cent of the earth's land area, they are often l... more Even though cities cover approximately only 3 per cent of the earth's land area, they are often located on what previously was prime agricultural land. In line with what was common historically, many cities around the world are now deliberately seeking to promote and expand agricultural production within their borders. Pressure for change is coming from a number of sources, including both governments and private citizens. Potentially, community gardens and domestic backyard food production have an important role to play in this process, but while there now exists a sizeable body of research on the former, there is a serious lack of data on current productive practices in private domestic gardens. While other researchers have asked householders to estimate garden production, we believe this to be the first project to carefully document measured output by multiple households. The paper presents the results of a fine-grained study of 15 selected householders in metropolitan Melbourne. Participants collected detailed daily information about their food production over a three-month period. In addition, two of the respondents had been keeping daily production records continuously for one or more years. The results demonstrate enormous diversity in the food harvested, as well as some extremely high levels of productivity from relatively small domestic spaces. Participants were also questioned about their motivations for engaging in backyard food production and dealing with surpluses.

Imagine Melbourne CBD and surrounding areas transformed into a green oasis with creepers and vine... more Imagine Melbourne CBD and surrounding areas transformed into a green oasis with creepers and vines cascading down tall buildings and roofs covered in a sea of vegetation.

Australian Geographer, 2014

ABSTRACT Even though cities cover approximately only 3 per cent of the earth's land a... more ABSTRACT Even though cities cover approximately only 3 per cent of the earth's land area, they are often located on what previously was prime agricultural land. In line with what was common historically, many cities around the world are now deliberately seeking to promote and expand agricultural production within their borders. Pressure for change is coming from a number of sources, including both governments and private citizens. Potentially, community gardens and domestic backyard food production have an important role to play in this process, but while there now exists a sizeable body of research on the former, there is a serious lack of data on current productive practices in private domestic gardens. While other researchers have asked householders to estimate garden production, we believe this to be the first project to carefully document measured output by multiple households. The paper presents the results of a fine-grained study of 15 selected householders in metropolitan Melbourne. Participants collected detailed daily information about their food production over a three-month period. In addition, two of the respondents had been keeping daily production records continuously for one or more years. The results demonstrate enormous diversity in the food harvested, as well as some extremely high levels of productivity from relatively small domestic spaces. Participants were also questioned about their motivations for engaging in backyard food production and dealing with surpluses.

A set of guidelines for the construction of green roofs and walls including recommendations for h... more A set of guidelines for the construction of green roofs and walls including recommendations for how to integrate rooftop and vertical greening into regulatory schemes.

A set of guidelines for the construction of green roofs and walls including recommendations for h... more A set of guidelines for the construction of green roofs and walls including recommendations for how to integrate rooftop and vertical greening into regulatory schemes.

A: By recognising that we are all in this together, collaborating, and that there will be no easy... more A: By recognising that we are all in this together, collaborating, and that there will be no easy answers. This is hard as we are embedded in a competitive system and paradoxically we need to collaborate for our own and the common good. So creating safe places for idea sharing would be a good place to start...

Even though cities cover approximately only 3 per cent of the earth's land area, they are often l... more Even though cities cover approximately only 3 per cent of the earth's land area, they are often located on what previously was prime agricultural land. In line with what was common historically, many cities around the world are now deliberately seeking to promote and expand agricultural production within their borders. Pressure for change is coming from a number of sources, including both governments and private citizens. Potentially, community gardens and domestic backyard food production have an important role to play in this process, but while there now exists a sizeable body of research on the former, there is a serious lack of data on current productive practices in private domestic gardens. While other researchers have asked householders to estimate garden production, we believe this to be the first project to carefully document measured output by multiple households. The paper presents the results of a fine-grained study of 15 selected householders in metropolitan Melbourne. Participants collected detailed daily information about their food production over a three-month period. In addition, two of the respondents had been keeping daily production records continuously for one or more years. The results demonstrate enormous diversity in the food harvested, as well as some extremely high levels of productivity from relatively small domestic spaces. Participants were also questioned about their motivations for engaging in backyard food production and dealing with surpluses.