http://www.metafilter.com/tags/vertical Posts tagged with 'vertical' at MetaFilter. Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:51:02 -0800 Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:51:02 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/42980/Vertical%2DFarms By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth’s population will reside in urban centers. An estimated 10⁹ hectares of new land (about 20% more land than is represented by the country of Brazil) will be needed to grow enough food to feed them, if traditional farming practices continue as they are practiced today. A Potential Solution: <a href="http://www.verticalfarm.com/">farm vertically</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2005:site.42980 Wed, 22 Jun 2005 16:51:02 -0800 architecture farming urbanism utopian vertical signal