Smart Technologies for Urban Farming and Green Infrastructure Development: A Taxonomy

The need for urban farmingFarming and green infrastructure is quickly growing due to the increased population and rapid urbanisation during the past decades. They have the capacity to increase urban farm productivity, enhance fresh food quality, optimise farmingFarming resource conservation (i.e., soil and water) and boost the economy. Urban farmingFarming and green infrastructure applications can be enriched by advanced smart technologiesSmart technologies such as ArtificialArtificial Intelligence, Machine learningMachine learning, Telecommunication, and Big dataBig data analysis. In China, cities have a great opportunity to benefit from smart technologiesSmart technologies in farmingFarming to enhance urban sustainability, and life quality as this country rapidly moves on the edge of advanced technologiesTechnologies. This chapter surveys state-of-the-art smart technologiesSmart technologies, particularly in the domain of farmingFarming and green infrastructure. It outlines the technologiesTechnologies' advances, benefits, and superiorities and highlights their distinct features, potential trends, and challenges in agricultureAgriculture applications.