Feeding the planet’s population will be one of humanity’s greatest challenges. In 2050, 80% of the world’s food will be consumed in cities.
While 80% of food will be consumed in cities in 2050, the issue of how we feed cities, coupled with urban explosion and climate change, is an increasingly pressing concern. Previously exiled beyond the city boundary, new forms of agriculture are now returning to city centers. Cities around the world are rolling out initiatives designed to relocalize part of their food systems. How to reinvent the links between cities and agriculture?
Discover:
- Foreword by Pierre Marc Johnson - Lawyer and international negotiator and former Prime Minister of Québec - Chair of the Veolia Institute Foresight Committee
- Introduction by Nicolas Renard, Director of Foresight, Veolia Institute
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Review coordinated by Mathilde Martin-Moreau and David Ménascé, Archipel&Co.
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Nicolas Bricas (Cirad), Damien Conaré (Montpellier SupAgro)
UNESCO Chair in World Food Systems
UNESCO Chair in World Food Systems
Makiko Taguchi, Guido Santini
(FAO)
(FAO)
Stephan Pauleit (Technical University of Munich), Hany Abo El Wafa (Technical University of Munich), Didit Okta Pribadi (Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jakarta)
Alexandra Rodríguez Dueñas (AGRUPAR, City of Quito)
Marielle Dubbeling, René van Veenhuizen, Jess Halliday
RUAF Foundation
RUAF Foundation
Marjorie Tendero (ESSCA), Carola Guyot Phung (École Polytechnique)
Anthony Bechu, Clémence Bechu
(Bechu & Associés)
(Bechu & Associés)
Martin Stuchtey, Tilmann Vahle
(SYSTEMIQ)
(SYSTEMIQ)
Dickson Despommier
(Columbia University, New York)
(Columbia University, New York)
Charles Hervé-Gruyer
(Bec Hellouin farm)
(Bec Hellouin farm)
Steven Beckers
(BIGH, Building Integrated GreenHouses)
(BIGH, Building Integrated GreenHouses)
Thomas Hofmann
(Swiss Alpine Fish)
(Swiss Alpine Fish)
Claudia Visoni (Urban farmer and journalist), Gustavo Nagib (University of São Paulo)
Loïc Couttelle (2EI Veolia)
Bjorn Low
(Edible Garden City)
(Edible Garden City)
Sokha Hin, Joanne Schanté
(Open Team)
(Open Team)
Christine Aubry (INRA/AgroParisTech), Nastaran Manouchehri (AgroParisTech)
Guillaume Fourdinier
(Agricool)
(Agricool)
Florian Cointet (Infarm France)
Flavien Sollet, Marie Garnier (METRO)
Flavien Sollet, Marie Garnier (METRO)