May 27, 2009 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Shortening the Food Chain: Agriculture in Urban Centers
Speakers: Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies; Dickson Despommier, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; Ted Caplow, BrightFarm Systems
Sponsored by: Green Science and Environmental Systems, a PS&E program and Environmental Sciences Section
At this meeting, Cynthia Rosenzweig will discuss adaptation and mitigation strategies for agriculture in the face of climate change. Dickson Despommier will present a vision of "Vertical Farms", skyscrapers growing food in urban centers. Ted Caplow will show examples of the successful urban farms he has designed.
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