Feeding the World in the 21st Century
by Dr. Dickson Despommier ; foreword by Majora Carter
- Author(s)
- Dr. Dickson Despommier
- Publisher, year
- New York : Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press, 2010
- Scope
- 305 p., illustrated, 24 cm.
- ISBN
- 9780312611392
Vertical farms, grown inside skyscrapers, would provide solutions to many of the serious problems we currently face, including: allowing year-round crop production; providing food to areas currently lacking arable land; immunity to weather-related crop failure; re-use of water collected by de-humidification of the indoor environment; new employment opportunities; no use of pesticides, fertilizers, or herbicides; drastically reduced dependence on fossil fuels; no crop loss due to shipping or storage; no agricultural runoff; and, many more. Vertical farming can be located on abandoned city properties, creating new urban revenue streams. They will employ lots of skilled and unskilled labor. They can be run on wind, solar, tidal, and geothermal energy.
- Stroom project
- Foodprint
- Location
- Urban Agriculture
- Remarks
- Incl. bibliographical references and Index.
