Data Sheet 1_Urban farming as urban green infrastructure: advancing climate resilience, ec

Urban farming contributes approximately 87.6 hectares, representing nearly one-third of Makassar's existing green open space. The study by Rahim Darma, last updated in 2026, quantifies that these areas sequester about 117,000 tons of CO2 and produce about 83,400 tons of oxygen annually, with a monetized value estimated at USD 10.7 million per year. It also reports that urban farming landscapes received higher scenic value ratings than hardscape-dominated areas, indicating strong social acceptance.

Use Cases

• Quantifying carbon sequestration and oxygen production based on biophysical field measurements.
• Assessing socio-cultural valuation of urban landscapes based on Scenic Beauty Estimation (SBE) survey results.
• Estimating the monetary value of ecosystem services provided by urban farming based on the described baseline assumptions.
• Comparing the ecological and social benefits of urban farming versus hardscape-dominated areas as described in the results.

Strengths

• Provides specific, quantified ecological outputs: 117,000 tons of CO2 sequestered and 83,400 tons of oxygen produced annually.
• Includes socio-cultural valuation data from Scenic Beauty Estimation (SBE) surveys across demographic groups.
• Offers a concrete spatial scale: urban farming covers 87.6 hectares in Makassar.
• Monetizes ecosystem services with an estimated annual value of USD 10.7 million.

Limitations

• The underlying data tables, column definitions, and row counts are not provided, only a summary in a PDF report.
• The dataset's scale is small (1.1 MB), suggesting it contains summary findings rather than raw measurement data.
• Geographic scope is limited to the single city of Makassar, Indonesia.

Provenance

Source

Rahim Darma via figshare.

Collection Method

Mixed-methods design combining biophysical field measurements and Scenic Beauty Estimation (SBE) surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 04:36:02

Geography

Makassar, Indonesia.