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 -- The what happened? -- Afterword to the 2020 paperback edition / by Gene A. Giacomelli.
Summary:
"Imagine a world where every city has its 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 Dr. Dickson Despommier set out to solve America's food, water, and enery crises, he didn't just think big--he thought up. In The Vertical Farm, he passionately explains the incredible impact of urban agriculture and how it will change the face of this planet for future generations."--Back cover
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