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Vertical farming: Skyscraper sustainability?

Sustainable Cities and Society, 2015
Abstract It is predicted that the world population will reach 9 billion by 2050, of which 70% will live in urban centres. This change, alongside a changing climate, will strain Earth's resources, especially the food supply chain. One idea that has been proposed to address this issue is vertical farming – the urban farming of fruits, vegetables, and ...
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Vertical farms bear fruit

Nature Biotechnology, 2020
Engineering perishable crops for use in indoor farms promises to expand the adoption of this high-yielding, efficient means of food production.
Cathryn A, O'Sullivan, C Lynne, McIntyre, Ian B, Dry, Susan M, Hani, Zvi, Hochman, Graham D, Bonnett   +5 more
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The Rise of Vertical Farms

Scientific American, 2009
The article discusses the benefits to growing crops in city skyscrapers such as the reduction of water, fossil fuel consumption, and the elimination of agricultural runoff. The key concepts of the article is the impact of farming on the environment, the percentage of food a small block could yield with minimal use of resources, and how urban planners ...
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Aeroponics vertical indoor farming

International Journal of Science and Research Archive
Aeroponics vertical indoor farming is a farming that involves growing crops in layers that are piled vertically. Aeroponics is a method of growing plants without soil. Vertical indoor farming is climate controlled so it can be done year-round regardless of environmental challenges.
null B Mano, null B Arthi, null M Arthi, null R Asha, null P Dhivya prabha   +4 more
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Adaptive Vertical Farm for space farming

Mit Automatisierung gegen den Klimawandel, 2023
Patrizia Bagnerini, Echrak Chnib, Mauro Gaggero, Ali Zemouche   +3 more
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Vertical Farming - Ermittlung der Anforderungsbedingungen zur Entwicklung eines Vertical Farm-Prototyps zur Kulturpflanzenproduktion

2017
Starting point / MotivationThe exploratory project is intended as preparation for the development of a prototypical verticalfarm for Vienna. The focus of the exploratory project is to acquire fundamentals necessary todevelop a vertical farm for the urban environment as part of a collaborative R&D-project.Contents and objectivesEssential plant ...
Podmirseg, Daniel, Keutgen, Anna, Balas, Johannes, Cody, Brian, Diwold, Konrad   +4 more
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The embodied carbon emissions of lettuce production in vertical farming, greenhouse horticulture, and open-field farming in the Netherlands

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022
Tess Blom, Andrew Jenkins
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How to make vertical farming more attractive: Effects of vegetable growing conditions on consumer assessment

Psychology and Marketing, 2023
Kyusung Hwang
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Vertical Farming: The Only Way Is Up?

Agronomy, 2022
Thijs Van Gerrewey, Nico Boon, Danny Geelen   +2 more
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Vertical Farming Research Project

New Electronics
FUNDED BY THE UKRI THIS £1.4M PROJECT LOOKS AT VERTICAL FARMING AND WHETHER IT CAN STRENGTHEN THE UK’S FOOD SYSTEM
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