The vertical farm : feeding the world in the 21st century
Imagine a world where every town has their own local food source, grown in the safest way possible, where no drop of water or particle of light is wasted, and where a simple elevator ride can transport you to nature's grocery store -- imagine the world of the vertical farm. When Columbia professor Dickson Despommier set out to solve America's food, water, and energy crises, he didn't just think big -- he thought up. Now Despommier explains how the vertical farm will have an incredible impact on changing the face of this planet for future generations. Vertical farms will allow us to: grow food 24 hours a day, 365 days a year; protect crops from unpredictable and harmful weather; re-use water collected from the indoor environment; provide jobs for residents; eliminate use of pesticides, fertilizers, or herbicides; drastically reduce dependence on fossil fuels; prevent crop loss due to shipping or storage; and stop agricultural runoff. Vertical farms can be built in abandoned buildings and on deserted lots, transforming our cities into urban landscapes which will provide fresh food grown and harvested just around the corner
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Author: | Despommier, Dickson D |
| Subject: |
Urban agriculture Alternative agriculture Agriculture Land use, Urban |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | New York : Picador, 2011 |
| ISBN: | 9780312610692 0312610696 |
| Notes: | "A Thomas Dunne book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-297) and index Remodeling nature -- Yesterday's agriculture -- Today's agriculture -- Tomorrow's agriculture -- The vertical farm: advantages -- The vertical farm: form and function -- The vertical farm: social benefits -- The vertical farm: alternate uses -- Food fast-forwarded -- Afterword: The rise of the vertical farm movement |
| Course: |
GEC209 |
Availability at HKSYU Library
| Location | Call number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| English Book (4/F) | 635.977 DES 2011 | Available |