Stefano Boeri designs “vertical forest” city to eat up China’s smog Italian architect Stefano Boeri has unveiled plans for a city near China’s Liuzhou, featuring towers completely covered in trees and plants to combat air pollution. The Liuzhou Forest City will feature nearly 40,000 trees and almost one million plants, comprising 100 different species. The greenery is designed to trail over balconies and the […]
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BIG IDEAS: Dickson Despommier’s Vertical Farming
Posted by admin on February 9th, 2011
Credit to: http://www.verticalfarm.com/ The Problem By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth’s population will reside in urban centers. Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about 3 billion people during the interim. An estimated 109 hectares of new land (about 20% more land than is […]