The multifunctional aquaponic system at ZHAW used as research and training lab

Graber, Andreas; Antenen, Nadine; Junge, Ranka

doi:10.21256/zhaw-1613

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Publication type:	Conference paper
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Title:	The multifunctional aquaponic system at ZHAW used as research and training lab
Authors:	Graber, Andreas Antenen, Nadine Junge, Ranka
DOI:	10.21256/zhaw-1613
Proceedings:	Prenos inovacij, znanja in izkušenj v vsakdanjo rabo : zbornik izvlečkov = transmission of innovations, knowledge and practical experience into everyday practice : book of abstracts
Editors of the parent work:	Maček, Melita Ana Maček Jerala, Milena Kolenc Artiček, Majda
Page(s):	245
Pages to:	255
Conference details:	3rd Conference VIVUS, Conference on Agriculture, Environmentalism, Horticulture, Floristics, Food Production and Processing, Strahinj, Slovenia, 14–15 November 2014
Issue Date:	2014
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Biotehniški center Naklo
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Strahinj
ISBN:	9789619356432
Language:	English
Subjects:	Aquaponics; Education; Urban farming
Subject (DDC):	630: Agriculture
Abstract:	Aquaponics plays a part in promoting sustainable development on different levels in society, and its use is becoming ever more widespread. However, there are not enough trained specialists yet to build and operate such systems. The aim of this paper is to highlight the role of institutions of higher education – like ZHAW – can play to mitigate this deficit. ZHAW has the ability to execute applied research, teaching on BSc and MSc level, and is aiming to increase societal added value concerning education and health. Each of these levels has different demands on the aquaponic system concerning a multitude of factors, such as access, size, construction, climate control, diversity of production methods, recycling and closed loop systems, provision of energy from renewable sources and rainwater harvesting, treatment and use. To evaluate how these objectives are reached, the requirements on the system originating from each level are defined. These are used to evaluate the aquaponic system that was built and operated at ZHAW. Other aquaponic systems in use are compared to the ZHAW system, using the same evaluation criteria. The results show that the ZHAW Aquaponics Lab can reach all target levels, if the aquaponic farm of its spin-off company UrbanFarmers is viewed as an extension of it.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/2518
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Life Sciences and Facility Management
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Published as part of the ZHAW project:	AQUAVET: Introducing Aquaponic in VET: Tools, Teaching Units and Teacher Training
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management

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Graber, A., Antenen, N., & Junge, R. (2014). The multifunctional aquaponic system at ZHAW used as research and training lab [Conference paper]. In M. A. Maček, M. Maček Jerala, & M. Kolenc Artiček (Eds.), Prenos inovacij, znanja in izkušenj v vsakdanjo rabo : zbornik izvlečkov = transmission of innovations, knowledge and practical experience into everyday practice : book of abstracts (pp. 245–255). Biotehniški center Naklo. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1613

Graber, A., Antenen, N. and Junge, R. (2014) ‘The multifunctional aquaponic system at ZHAW used as research and training lab’, in M.A. Maček, M. Maček Jerala, and M. Kolenc Artiček (eds) Prenos inovacij, znanja in izkušenj v vsakdanjo rabo : zbornik izvlečkov = transmission of innovations, knowledge and practical experience into everyday practice : book of abstracts. Strahinj: Biotehniški center Naklo, pp. 245–255. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1613.

A. Graber, N. Antenen, and R. Junge, “The multifunctional aquaponic system at ZHAW used as research and training lab,” in Prenos inovacij, znanja in izkušenj v vsakdanjo rabo : zbornik izvlečkov = transmission of innovations, knowledge and practical experience into everyday practice : book of abstracts, 2014, pp. 245–255. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-1613.

GRABER, Andreas, Nadine ANTENEN und Ranka JUNGE, 2014. The multifunctional aquaponic system at ZHAW used as research and training lab. In: Melita Ana MAČEK, Milena MAČEK JERALA und Majda KOLENC ARTIČEK (Hrsg.), Prenos inovacij, znanja in izkušenj v vsakdanjo rabo : zbornik izvlečkov = transmission of innovations, knowledge and practical experience into everyday practice : book of abstracts. Conference paper. Strahinj: Biotehniški center Naklo. 2014. S. 245–255. ISBN 9789619356432

Graber, Andreas, Nadine Antenen, and Ranka Junge. 2014. “The Multifunctional Aquaponic System at ZHAW Used as Research and Training Lab.” Conference paper. In Prenos Inovacij, Znanja in IzkušEnj V Vsakdanjo Rabo : Zbornik IzvlečKov = Transmission of Innovations, Knowledge and Practical Experience into Everyday Practice : Book of Abstracts, edited by Melita Ana Maček, Milena Maček Jerala, and Majda Kolenc Artiček, 245–55. Strahinj: Biotehniški center Naklo. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1613.

Graber, Andreas, et al. “The Multifunctional Aquaponic System at ZHAW Used as Research and Training Lab.” Prenos Inovacij, Znanja in IzkušEnj V Vsakdanjo Rabo : Zbornik IzvlečKov = Transmission of Innovations, Knowledge and Practical Experience into Everyday Practice : Book of Abstracts, edited by Melita Ana Maček et al., Biotehniški center Naklo, 2014, pp. 245–55, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1613.