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The Vertical Farm: Feeding The World In The 21st Century (2010)

by Dickson D. Despommier(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0312611390 (ISBN13: 9780312611392)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Thomas Dunne Books

review 1: The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century suggests a solution for urban agriculture that is sustainable and practical. Currently, there is a need for new farming methods in an unpredictable climatic world. Present farming practices can be devastating to the environment-consider agrochemical runoff (responsible for more ecosystem disruption than any other single kind of pollution), deforestation, fossil fuels (more than 20% of all burned fuels is contributed to farming), and clean drinking water (70% of all freshwater on earth is used for irrigation).Twenty years from now, 60% of the population will be living in cities. How will we feed an increasing population? The earth is not getting any larger. Right now, a land mass the size of South America is required ... moreto feed 6.8 billion people. In 2050 there will be 9.5 billion. Where's the food going to come from?The Vertical Farm is a great read if you want to contemplate the realities and possibilities of feeding the planet in the 21st century.
review 2: The human race currently farms an area of land the size of South America (this doesn't include grazing areas). By the year 2050, it is estimated we will need an additional land mass the size of Brazil to feed the world's nations. This land does not exist. Enter: The Vertical Farm. Professor Despommier and his grad students of the last decade believe they have a solution, and this easy-to-read book explains it all in language the lay-person can understand. Interesting read. I think I'll write a letter to the government in support of projects such as this. I, myself, will stick to intensive and forest gardening methods. less

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