transformative solutions for feeding people around the globe
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Transformative solutions for feeding cities around the globe
Jan de Wilt InnovationNetworkNetherlands
Bonn, 28th May 2014
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Megacities
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Deforestation Salinisation
Soil erosion
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Crop failure
Pests Floods
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Globalisation of food supply
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Food deserts isolate citizens from healthy food
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Havana, Cuba
Detroit, US
Urban agriculture
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Brooklyn Grange, New York City
Rooftop farming
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Supermarket with organic rooftop gardensGreenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC
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Drivers for (peri-) urban food production
• Providing fresh and healthy food• Reducing transport• Reconnecting consumers and producers• Local employment and income for poor• Education• Social cohesion
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Urban farming: the next level
• Optimal production control• Safe food• Efficient use of resources (waste recycling)• Connection to urban metabolism• Contained, closed loop farming• Weather and water independent• Year round production• Additional services (energy, clean water)
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Urban-Industrial Ecology
EnergyWaterNutrients (N,P)CO2
Greenhouse Village
Purificationn
Energy from biogas
Drinking water
Waste treatment
Cooling and heating
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Glasshouses, Netherlands
The Hague
Rotterdam
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OCAP:CO2 for horticulture
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ECOFERM – The circular farm
MineralsCO2HeatWater
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CO2
Heat
Manure NPK
BiogasElectricityElectricity
CO2
Feed NPK
PigsHorticulture
Arable farming
Biogas
NPK
Residues
Digester
Agropark
Heat
Agropark with vegetables, pigs, chicken and fish
Artists’ impression
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Sky GreensSingapore
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Caliber BiotherapeuticsTexas, US
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Fresh Garden Mall, South-Korea
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Aerofarm concept
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Aerobridges: utilizing unused space
Singapore
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Dubai Vertical Farm(proposal)
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Plantagon, Sweden(Building in progress)
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Food as a structuring element in resilient cities
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Key to urban agriculture
• Fresh, local food
• Efficient use of resources
• Part of urban metabolism
• Adapt to local conditions
• Employment
• Make it happen!