Tag Archives : urban agriculture
The return of the hanging gardens: a concept to address urban hunger
With 132 floors, this planned 600-meter high futuristic curved building in the sky over Manhattan shall be a monolith of environmental design. At first glance, it looks like a gigantic sailboat that landed on the East River. It will also usher in the return of the hanging gardens. Agricultural fields will be designed to occupy 28 floors.
Its façade [...]
Filed in: Eco Design, Environment
City Farming: solving the twin problems of urban hunger and rural migration
In a report from the Food for Cities Program of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), it says, “The riots of hunger in the cities of Haiti, in particular, have served to draw attention to the importance of urban poverty in the world food crisis.”
Urban food chains should be studied differently from their counterparts in rural areas. The [...]
Filed in: Environment, Green News
