Very soon, big cities will have to address a considerable challenge : feeding 7 billion citizens without harming natural resources. In Europe, North America and Asia, with the concept of urban agriculture, experts already try to limit the distance between production and consumption places. But tomorrow, this system won’t be enough to ensure a comfortable food supply.
In order to thoroughly transform today’s metropolises, an environmental science professor once had a dream : buildings that would be capable of sustainably producing great quantities of fruits and vegetables.
Documentary: Cities of Tomorrow – Episode 3: Vertical Farm (2014)
Direction: Frédéric Castaignède, Jean-Christophe Ribot & Benoît Laborde
Production: Dockside Production
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