Urban Retrofitting: Utilising Existing Landscape For Green Infrastructure As An Apt Remedy For Food Security
Volume 3 - Issue 7, July 2019 Edition
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Author(s)
Osore, O.T, Adetona, O.A
Keywords
Food-Security, Green Infrastructure, Urban Agriculture, Retrofitting.
Abstract
In the late 20th century, the World Resource Institute estimated that 56% of the world’s population was living in urban centres. WRI further stated that by the year 2030, this initial estimate would increase by 27% meaning no less than 5billion people will be residing in urban centres world over. A significant implication of this being increased challenges in food production due to an overwhelming surge in demand and supply of food, which would be as a resulting effect of the population increase. This paper therefore seeks to review the plausibility and benefits of how existing green infrastructure can be retrofitted to facilitate urban agriculture with the sole purpose of enabling urban areas with adequate food production capabilities to feed its host population and also creating a conducive bio-diversified environment in the process. The paper then concluded that adopting integration of green infrastructure and urban agriculture is a sustainable means of food production.
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