The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century by Dickson Despommier

The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century Dickson Despommier ebook
Page: 320
ISBN: 9780312611392
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Format: pdf

Compare our books, prices and service to the competition. Back in 1999, Columbia University's Dickson Despommier proposed the idea of the “vertical farm” as an environmentally-friendly, economically-viable way for densely populated areas to feed themselves. Columbia University professor Dickson Despommier admits that when his book The Vertical Farm, Feeding the World in the 21st Century was released, he wasn't entirely optimistic about the idea catching on immediately. ISBN13: 9780312611392; Condition: New; Notes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! Last week, Singapore opened the world's first-ever commercial-scale vertical farm, capable of producing 500 kilograms of vegetables every day. Agricultural Urbanism: A handbook for Building Sustainable Food & Agriculture Systems in 21st Century Cities ( Salle & Holland) The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century (Despommier). That has excited environmentalists for more than a decade. Posted on September 29, 2011 by jobon. Despommier's book, The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century, explores the exciting possibility of vertical farming. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE, Over one million books sold! Not so much, once you've factored in the cost of building vertical farms and paying for all the necessary artificial light, climate control, and electrical systems.