Comments on: Vertical Gardens Feed and Beautify Cities of the Future: Existing and Planned http://eco-chick.com/2009/05/3922/vertical-gardens-feed-and-beautify-cities-of-the-future-existing-and-planned/ The modern girl's guide to living green & fabulous. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:17:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amitabha Mukhopadhyay http://eco-chick.com/2009/05/3922/vertical-gardens-feed-and-beautify-cities-of-the-future-existing-and-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-3737 Amitabha Mukhopadhyay Sat, 16 May 2009 06:07:42 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=3922#comment-3737 What appears to be a small beginning will ultimately develop into a full blown systems.Future cities would have 40% of their surface area at the ground level dedicated to forests and lakes and gardens. 20% of the areas would be dedicated for multilayer transportation systems where as the balance 40% would have two hundred or more storied skyscrapers those would serve as residential , office and manufacturing as well as entertainment centers. Three dimensional agricultural activities would be the norm. For a glimpse into the world of future please see the website http://www.eloquentbooks.com/MegalopolisOne2080AD.html For the present this approach to build gardens at the roof tops as well as on the walls would continue as individuals as well as corporates would try their best to neutralize global warming. What appears to be a small beginning will ultimately develop into a full blown systems.Future cities would have 40% of their surface area at the ground level dedicated to forests and lakes and gardens. 20% of the areas would be dedicated for multilayer transportation systems where as the balance 40% would have two hundred or more storied skyscrapers those would serve as residential , office and manufacturing as well as entertainment centers. Three dimensional agricultural activities would be the norm. For a glimpse into the world of future please see the website http://www.eloquentbooks.com/M.....080AD.html
For the present this approach to build gardens at the roof tops as well as on the walls would continue as individuals as well as corporates would try their best to neutralize global warming.

]]> By: Anonymous http://eco-chick.com/2009/05/3922/vertical-gardens-feed-and-beautify-cities-of-the-future-existing-and-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-3735 Anonymous Fri, 15 May 2009 19:25:09 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=3922#comment-3735 <strong>Architecture Blogs...</strong> ... Architecture Blogs…

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]]> By: Allegra http://eco-chick.com/2009/05/3922/vertical-gardens-feed-and-beautify-cities-of-the-future-existing-and-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-3736 Allegra Fri, 15 May 2009 17:16:06 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=3922#comment-3736 I talked about vertical gardens with my AP Environmental students last year -- I am happy to see this piece on it! LOVE those indoor planters. I talked about vertical gardens with my AP Environmental students last year — I am happy to see this piece on it! LOVE those indoor planters.

]]> By: TERI REES WANG http://eco-chick.com/2009/05/3922/vertical-gardens-feed-and-beautify-cities-of-the-future-existing-and-planned/comment-page-1/#comment-3734 TERI REES WANG Fri, 15 May 2009 17:05:46 +0000 http://eco-chick.com/?p=3922#comment-3734 There is an easy care, slow growing grass that lines the corporate rooftops in Japan. It lives off natural rain fall, and not much else. In exchange, it provides layers of insulation, keeping the electric bill down. It may be something that we can all share. There is an easy care, slow growing grass that lines the corporate rooftops in Japan.
It lives off natural rain fall, and not much else. In exchange, it provides layers of insulation, keeping the electric bill down. It may be something that we can all share.

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