Geography
How Vertical Farming Transforms Peri-Urban Land Use Gradients
Quick fact
Vertical farms can yield up to 350 times more produce per square foot than open-field farming, but they are typically located in peri-urban areas to be close to urban markets and infrastructure, dramatically altering the land use gradient by turning farmland into industrial-like facilities.
Why this is interesting
Imagine a farm that rises 20 stories high, on land that was once farmland or forest. How does planting a skyscraper of crops change the way we think about the edge of a city?