A totally green New York City

Hey fellow bloggers!

Over the past few weeks, we talked a lot about new ecological innovations and green ideas to help build a better world. I hope many of you remember the idea of urban gardening or urban agriculture because we want to continue on that idea in this last blog of the semester. If you’ve ever wondered what a green, sustainable New York City could look like, you should definitely continue reading!

Hungry Hungry Hippo, I mean, New York City

Recent research has shown that you need 4 million acres of food-producing land – this is roughly the size of the entire state of Connecticut - to feed the people of New York City for one year. The problem is that New York City is an urban environment so their food has to be transported from all over the globe. But what if New York could provide some of its own food?

A wholly self-sufficient New York

A team of researchers came up with a project to allow New York to feed its population by using the available structures in a new and innovative way. Green roofs would cover nearly every Manhattan building and some streets would be replaced by community gardens. Moreover, it would be possible to build “food towers”, which are vertical farms with outdoor terraces that can even support roaming livestock.

For now, this lovely project still remains a pipe dream, but we personally think that New York would be even cooler if this project was actually possible. Do you agree with us or do you prefer the current urban jungle of NYC?  Let us know in the comment sections.

Emmeline, Marjoke and Sophie