Greener cities and healthier inhabitants through urban cultivation

The high-rise One central park function with its plant-covered façade as a vertical park in Sydney. The plants also help protect the apartments from sunlight during the summer months. Picture by Hans Veneman.
Of: Linda Ljuslin
Through urban cultivation, people in cities can get locally grown food at the same time as it contributes to green cities and creates community among the inhabitants. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), an area of only one square meter can provide up to 20 kilos of food.
November 6, 2018, Think piece