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Urbanplannersandagriculturalleadershavearguedthatcitieswillneedtoproducefoodinternallytorespondtodemandbyincreasing, VerticalFarming:An AssessmentofSingaporeCity.3, Overthenextyears,rapidclimatechangeissueswillplayamajorroleinagriculture.Abstract.Hedescribedtheverticalfarmas “themasscultivationofplantandanimallifeforcommercialpurposesinskyscrapersThisparadigmshiftnecessitatestheWorkingPaperTheVerticalFarm: GrowingEcoCitiesDicksonDespommierCurrently,overmillionhectaresarecommittedtosomeformofagriculture;thisrepresentsabout%ofthetotallandmass oftheearthUrbanplanners,governmentleaders,andthefarmingcommunityhavenotedtheimportantrolecitiesplayin3, Sustainableverticalfarmingemerges asatransformativesolutiontoaddresstheseItisestimatedforevery1°ofincreaseinatmospherictemperature,%ofthelandwherewenowgrowfoodcropswill belostVerticalfarmingcanproducefoodinaclimate-resilientmanner,potentiallyemittingzeropesticidesandfertilizers,andwithlowerlandandTheVertical Farm:KeytoEco-Urbanization.ThegoalofthispaperistopresentthemostefficientverticalfarmingCitationsAltmetric.Theabilityofgovernmentstoprovide essentialservicesforitscitizens,andinparticulartomaintainsystemsthatprovideareliableandsafefoodUrbanagriculture,urbanfarming,orurbangardeningis thepracticeofcultivating,processinganddistributingfoodinoraroundurbanareasHydroponicsAeroponicsDripIrrigationWaste-to-Energychallengesby maximizingcropyieldsincontrolledenvironmentsPublishedineTropic:electronicjournalemberEnvironmentalScience,AgriculturalandFoodSciencesThe abilityofgovernmentstoprovideessentialservicesforitscitizens,andinparticulartomaintainsystemsthatprovideaThispaperdiscussestheemergingneedfor verticalfarmsbyexaminingissuesrelatedtofoodsecurity,urbanpopulationgrowth,farmlandshortages,“foodmiles”,andassociatedgreenhousegas(GHG) emissionsTheVerticalFarmisthecenterpieceforcreatinganeco-cityinwhichallhumanactivitiesreflectecologicalprocessIndenselypopulatedregions,urban agricultureoffersanewfrontierforlanduseplannersandlandscapedesignerstobecomeinvolvedinthedevelopmentandtransformationofcitiestosupport communityVerticalfarmingisconsideredasamoderntoolforfeedinglargeworldpopulationbyyearofErectingafarmthatisincloseproximitytothepeople whichitservesbyavailabilityofVerticalfarmingisagroundbreakingagriculturalapproachthatmaximizesspaceutilizationandresourceefficiencybycultivating cropsinstackedlayerswithincontrolledindoorenvironmentsVerticalfarmingisamethodofgrowingplantswithoutusingsoilordirectsunlight,inacontrolled environmentinverticallystackedlayers,thusthename“verticalfarming”1Themostcommonproductsproducedbyverticalfarmingsystemstodayarelettuce, tomato,basil,cucumber,andflowersrevivedtheconceptofverticalfarmingOverthelast,yearsofhumanhistory,farminghasincreasinglyrearrangedthe landscapeinfavorofcultivatedfieldsandherdsofcattleatOverthenextyears,rapidclimatechangeissueswillplayamajorroleinagricultureMetricsJacob Wood,CarolineWong,SwathiPaturi.Itisestimatedforevery1°ofincreaseinatmospherictemperature,%ofthelandwherewenowgrowfoodcropswillbe lostUsingadvancedgreenhousetechnologysuchashydroponicsandaeroponics,theverticalfarmcouldtheoreticallyproducefish,poultry,fruit,andvegetables” [7](p)EvanBromfielddefinesverticalfarmsinhispaper,“WhyVerticalFarms?”,as“atypeofindoorfarmingthatseekstomaximizeproductionandefficiency persquarefootbygrowingcropsinmultiplelevelsonaverticalaxis”