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Plants reduce temperatures and combat the urban heat island effect (UHI){{W|Urban Heat Island}}; decreasing the need for [[air conditioning]] and improving the quality of urban life, provide fresh produce that tastes better and potentially requires fewer resources to grow than produce [[transport]]ed from outside the city, provide insulation as a [[green roof]]{{W|green roof}}, function as [[living walls]]{{W|living walls}} to help cure sick building syndrome (SBS){{W|sick building syndrome}}, and improve the appearance and feeling of the physical environment. | Plants reduce temperatures and combat the urban heat island effect (UHI){{W|Urban Heat Island}}; decreasing the need for [[air conditioning]] and improving the quality of urban life, provide fresh produce that tastes better and potentially requires fewer resources to grow than produce [[transport]]ed from outside the city, provide insulation as a [[green roof]]{{W|green roof}}, function as [[living walls]]{{W|living walls}} to help cure sick building syndrome (SBS){{W|sick building syndrome}}, and improve the appearance and feeling of the physical environment. | ||
Urban agriculture does the following: | Urban agriculture also does the following: | ||
* Closes the open-loop system that imports food from rural zones and exports waste to regions outside urban areas. | * Closes the open-loop system that imports food from rural zones and exports waste to regions outside urban areas. |