A Convenient Reality: Sustainable Farming in Skyscrapers
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Uploaded by ATHOMASBRANCH on Apr 21, 2008
Santa Fe Sky Farms will revolutionize the way the world eats. By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth's population will reside in urban centers. Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about 3 billion people during the interim. An estimated 109 hectares of new land (about 20% more land than is represented by the country of Brazil) will be needed to grow enough food to feed them, if traditional farming practices continue as they are practiced today. At present, throughout the world, over 80% of the land that is suitable for raising crops is in use (sources: FAO and NASA). Historically, some 15% of that has been laid waste by poor management practices. What can be done to avoid this impending disaster?
IN A HIGH-TECH ANSWER TO THE "LOCAL
food" movement, some experts want to transport
the whole farm—shoots, roots, and all—
to the city. They predict that future cities could
grow most of their food inside city limits, in
ultraefficient greenhouses.
"Vertical farms," proponents say, could
produce more food using a fraction of the
resources that traditional farms consume. The
lives of millions of people may depend on it.
Dickson Despommier, a parasitologist at
Columbia University and an avid proponent
of vertical farming, calculates that with projected
population increases, the world will
need 1 billion more hectares of arable land by 2050—roughly the area of Brazil and far more land than will be available.
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All Comments (9)
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15 yrs ago called...wants the rendering back.
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oh please!
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Nothing I can think of.
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DO IT!!!
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I have a toenail.
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Unless one's First Commandment is "Thou shalt not try anything new," why not at least try this? If it doesn't work, well fine. We now know to try something else.
But I think it can work. I wonder if it might be a bit energy-intensive, but then so is regular agriculture.
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what is stupid about sustainable innovation?
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Why didn't i think of that?
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