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title: "ediblecity"
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```{r, include = FALSE}
knitr::opts_chunk$set(
collapse = TRUE,
comment = "#>",
warning = TRUE
)
```
```{r setup}
library(ediblecity)
```
## Set scenarios of urban agriculture
The function `set_scenario` provides a convenient way to create randomized scenarios for urban agriculture. We use the `city_example` provided with the package that is meant to serve as example to create a model for a city of interest.
We create one scenario, with 50% of normal gardens, vacant plot, streets and 75% of rooftops converted to edible_gardens. And with 50% of created gardens being for commercial purposes. To see the correspondence between original and urban agriculture elements, see `?set_scenario`.
```{r set_scenarios}
scenario <- set_scenario(city_example,
pGardens = 0.5,
pVacant = 0.5,
pRooftop = 0.75,
private_gardens_from = "Normal garden",
vacant_from = c("Vacant", "Streets"),
rooftop_from = "Rooftop",
pCommercial = 0.5)
```
The warnings are triggered when there are not elements enough to fulfill the proportions provided to the function.
in this examples, we use the scenario created with `set_scenario`, but all the indicators can be calculated using an `sf` object with the same structure as `city_example`.
Likewise, all the parameters used by the indicators are defined in `city_land_uses`. However, all indicators provide an option to override this an provide a customized dataframe with the parameters. The structure of this dataframe is detailed in the documentation of each function.
## Estimate the benefits of urban agriculture
### Urban Heat Island
The urban heat island indicator can return a summary of values or a `stars` object. It needs a raster representing the Sky view factor. See `?UHI` for more details. We use the `SVF` object provided with the package.
```{r}
withr::local_envvar(new = c("GTIFF_SRS_SOURCE" = "ESPG")) # To avoid CRS warning
UHI(scenario, SVF)
```
```{r}
withr::local_envvar(new = c("GTIFF_SRS_SOURCE" = "ESPG")) # To avoid CRS warning
plot(UHI(scenario, SVF, return_raster = TRUE))
```
### Runoff prevention
The function `runoff_prev` returns an estimation of the runoff in the city after a specific rain event (mm/day). It also estimates the total rainfall and the rainwater harvested by urban agriculture.
```{r}
runoff_prev(scenario)
```
### Distance to closest green area
The function `green_distance` computes the distances from each home in the city to its closest public green area larger than a specific area. The homes must be identified using the column passed to `residence_col`. The default values for minimal area (0.5 ha) and for maximum distance (300 meters) follow the recommendations of WHO.
```{r}
green_distance(scenario)
```
If `percent_out` is set to `TRUE`, instead of a summary of distances, it returns the percentage of homes that are further than `max_dist`.
```{r}
green_distance(scenario, percent_out = TRUE)
```
### Green per capita
The function `green_capita` calculates the amount of public and/or private green are per capita in the city. It can compute the total of the city, the values for each neighbourhood or the ratio between the neighbourhoods with minimum and maximum value (min / max).
```{r}
green_capita(scenario, inhabitants = 6000)
green_capita(scenario,
neighbourhoods = neighbourhoods_example,
inh_col = 'inhabitants',
name_col = 'name',
verbose = TRUE)
green_capita(scenario,
neighbourhoods = neighbourhoods_example,
inh_col = 'inhabitants',
name_col = 'name')
```
### Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) sequestered by urban green
The function `no2_seq` computes the amount of NO2 sequestered by urban green in gr/s.
```{r}
no2_seq(scenario)
```
### Jobs created by commercial urban agriculture
The function `edible_jobs` estimates the number of jobs potentially created by commercial urban agriculture. Since the number of jobs / m2 is randomized, it computes a Monte Carlo simulation (n=1000) to estimate the value and returns the confidence interval (unless `verbose = TRUE`).
```{r}
edible_jobs(scenario)
```
### Volunteers involved in community urban agriculture
The function `edible_volunteers` estimates the number of volunteers potentially involved in community urban agriculture. Since the number of volunteers / m2 is randomized, it computes a Monte Carlo simulation (n=1000) to estimate the value and returns the confidence interval (unless `verbose = TRUE`).
```{r}
edible_volunteers(scenario)
```
### Food production
The function `food_production` estimates the food produced by urban agriculture (in kg/year). Since the productivity of each plot is randomized, It computes a Monte Carlo simulation (n=1000) to estimate the value and returns the confidence interval (unless `verbose = TRUE`).
```{r}
food_production(scenario)
```
## Randomization
The construction of scenarios as well as some parameters in the indicators are randomized to consider uncertainty. Our recommendation is to run each scenario you want to simulate in a Monte Carlo simulation to get the confidence interval for each indicator. You will find a practical implementation [here](https://github.com/icra/msn_scenarios/blob/master/R/estimate_scenarios.R).