http://www.anthonares.net/2006/01/population-bomb-and-vertical-farming.html Chronicling and Commenting on Human Progress Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:31:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/01/population-bomb-and-vertical-farming.html#comment-34013 piet Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:36:30 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/01/population-bomb-and-vertical-farming.html#comment-34013 Hello, the project presented here is the Tour Vivante conceived by soa architectes. You can see it also on the official site here:: http://www.livingtower.new.fr Hello, the project presented here is the Tour Vivante conceived by soa architectes. You can see it also on the official site here:: http://www.livingtower.new.fr

]]> http://www.anthonares.net/2006/01/population-bomb-and-vertical-farming.html#comment-30762 Vertical Farming - Online Debate Network Forums Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:10:34 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/01/population-bomb-and-vertical-farming.html#comment-30762 [...] This kind of project is ideally suited for deployment within developed countries, particularly those in Europe or in cities along the East coast of the US. Importantly, the vertical farms could be completely organic, further increasing their appeal within urban areas. By growing food locally, jobs would be provided to host cities, while transportation costs and congestion would be decreased. City dwellers would see fresher produce, greater variety, and more reliable supplies. Sewage treatment would increase capacities of systems while decreasing failure rates because of distributed facilities. There are a host of benefits, aside from the obvious increases in global security and reduction in suffering, that go along with the increase in food supply due to vertical farms as well that are nicely summarized by the graphic on the left. Finally, the site also notes that we must master the art of growing food without fields before we can live off the Earth en-masse. Anthonares » Blog Archive » The Population Bomb and Vertical Farming __________________ [...] […] This kind of project is ideally suited for deployment within developed countries, particularly those in Europe or in cities along the East coast of the US. Importantly, the vertical farms could be completely organic, further increasing their appeal within urban areas. By growing food locally, jobs would be provided to host cities, while transportation costs and congestion would be decreased. City dwellers would see fresher produce, greater variety, and more reliable supplies. Sewage treatment would increase capacities of systems while decreasing failure rates because of distributed facilities. There are a host of benefits, aside from the obvious increases in global security and reduction in suffering, that go along with the increase in food supply due to vertical farms as well that are nicely summarized by the graphic on the left. Finally, the site also notes that we must master the art of growing food without fields before we can live off the Earth en-masse. Anthonares » Blog Archive » The Population Bomb and Vertical Farming __________________ […]

]]> http://www.anthonares.net/2006/01/population-bomb-and-vertical-farming.html#comment-1720 Anthonares » Blog Archive » Cod Aquaculture: The Next Step in the “Blue Revolution” Sun, 18 Jun 2006 17:22:21 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/01/population-bomb-and-vertical-farming.html#comment-1720 [...] The global population is today estimated to be 6.5 billion, and is expected to reach 10 billion before it (hopefully) crests near mid-century. While population is increasing, arable land is decreasing due to soil salinization, erosion, poorly-planned development (i.e. urban sprawl), dam-building, and desertification. Genetically-modified foods may help touch off a second “Green Revolution“, but that may not even be enough (see my writeup on Vertical Farming for more). That’s where aquaculture comes in. [...] […] The global population is today estimated to be 6.5 billion, and is expected to reach 10 billion before it (hopefully) crests near mid-century. While population is increasing, arable land is decreasing due to soil salinization, erosion, poorly-planned development (i.e. urban sprawl), dam-building, and desertification. Genetically-modified foods may help touch off a second “Green Revolution“, but that may not even be enough (see my writeup on Vertical Farming for more). That’s where aquaculture comes in. […]

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