Blog Post #2 (Annotated Summary)

Bibliography

He, Z., Asutosh, A., & Hu, W. (27 November, 2018). Implementing Vertical Farming at University Scale to Promote Sustainable Communities: A Feasibility Analysis. Sustainability, 10(12), p. 4429. doi:10.3390/su10124429

This article focuses on the analysis of the feasibility of vertical farming application at university scale to promote sustainable communities. It rationalises the needs for vertical farming due to urbanisation, reduction in cultivable land, food security, climate change, energy crisis, water and supply chain logistics. It also provides background knowledge on the various types of vertical farming such as aquaponics, hydroponics and aeroponics, as well as the advantages. The authors made several case studies from various countries’ existing vertical farms. The feasibility is broken down through the breakeven based on their calculated space area allocation for the analysis as well as their surveyed top crops based on Huazhong University of Science and Technology’s demand. The benefits of implementation in the university are also discussed.

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