Post on 19-Mar-2018
10% LOCALLY GROWN FOOD90% IMPORT FOOD
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41- 50% YIELD DECLINE21- 40% YIELD DECLINE1 - 20% YIELD DECLINE
AGRICULTURE DEAD ZONES
2050 predictions of the decline of staple food crops by regions based on 2000 levels.DATA SOURCE: International Food Policy Research Institute (2007)
DATA SOURCE: UN DESA(2005)
URBAN POPULATIONS OVER 5 M.
LA13m
Mexico City21.5m
Sao Paulo20.5m
NY19.8m
Lagos16.1m
Kinshasa9.3m
Paris9.8m
Cairo13.1m
Moscow11mDelhi18.6m
Tokyo35.4m
Jakarta16.8m
Manila12.9m
Hong Kong7.7m
Mumbi21.8m
Beijing12.8m
MIGRANT FARMINGFEEDING THE CITIES OF 2031
MIGRANT FARMINGF E E D I N G T H E C I T I E S O F 2 0 3 1
In 2031 an estimated 4 billion people will live in urban centers throughout the world. In China alone, 50% of their 1.65 billion
citizens will be urbanites. This dense growth combined with climate change, water scarcity, soil depletion, and diminishing fossil
fuels for transportation threatens the food security of the future.
Climate change will cause regions which currently provided
excellent harvests to decline at an alarming rate due to the
extreme weather pattern changes. With no land of their own
urbanites will be left with nowhere to turn for fresh local food.
The urban centers of the Asia-Pacific region will be especially pressed for access to fresh
local food. Hong Kong for instance, will depend on distant food sources to meet their nutritional needs. Vertical and roof top gardens will supplement only a small ratio of their diets. A radical change in traditional farming methods is clearly needed.
94%
from
mai
n lan
d of China6% from Other Countries such as Am
erican, Japan, Tailand
MIGRANT FARMINGFEEDING THE CITIES OF 2031
1971 Pop. 3,850,00Area: 870 km²
1991 Pop. 5,625,000 Area:1050 km²
2011 Pop. 7,108,000Area:1104 km²
2031 Pop. 7,450,000Area:1116 km²
200,000 people
STUDY of POPULATION to LAND AREA to LOCAL CROPS
200,000 people fed by localy grown crops
The urban centers of the Asia-Pacific region will be especially pressed for access to fresh
local food. Hong Kong for instance, will depend on distant food sources to meet their nutritional needs. Vertical and roof top gardens will supplement only a small ratio of their diets. A radical change in traditional farming methods is clearly needed.
The Migrant Farm is a living garden in the sky. This self- sustaining aerial vehicle directly links the once distant farms with the urban consumer. The Migrant Farm is composed of multiple platforms for farming, dual service elevators,
solar panels, and wind turbines. The Migrant Farm stands 130m high and is propelled by 12 electromagnetically powered propellers which run on self produced energy and have
minimal emissions. Like the crops on board, solar panels would collect sun throughout the daytime and while docked
the 8 wind turbines would collect wind energy to prepare it for the next energy intensive take off.
Docking directly on residential high rises would
allow the residents to have an intimate relationship with their individual Migrant Farm.
Platforms could be either communally farmed or
individually farmed by a household. This new form
of urban agriculture would create a unique
experience previously unattainable in dense cities
such as Hong Kong. The migration patterns would be
controlled primarily by the automated system in
response to the real time weather data but could
also be remotely controlled by the residents.
SEASONAL MIGRATION MAPTypical migration based on average seasonal temperatures.
winter spring
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50-59℉32-50℉
20-32℉20-32℉
Real time weather data will allow the Migrant Farms to relocate as the weather condition changes. The ideal growing condition would be realized as the Migrant Farm travels the region in search of the best weather. This will allow the Migrant Farm to out produce any traditional farm during times of radical shifts in weather patterns and provide a reliable source of fresh food.
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HONG KONG CLIMATE STUDY
J F M A M J J A S O N D
BANK OF CHINA TOWERHong Kong-1990315 m
PYRAMID OF GIZAEgypt-2560 BC140 m
MIGRATE FARMINGHong Kong-2031130 m
STATUE OF LIBERTYNew York-1886 BC92 m
growing areas
food production
wheat rice celery & carrots
air turbines using system efficiency technology of 2025
corn
WHEAT
WEEKS TO HARVEST
TEMPERATE CLIMATEHIGH YIELD PER UNIT AREA41.7 BUSHELS PER ACRE
TOMATO
WEEKS TO HARVEST
TEMPERATE CLIMATEHIGH YIELD PER UNIT AREA550 BUSHELS PER ACRE
CARROT
WEEKS TO HARVEST
TEMPERATE CLIMATEAVERAGE YIELD PER UNIT AREA388 BUSHELS PER ACRE
CELERY
WEEKS TO HARVEST
TEMPERATE CLIMATEHIGH YIELD PER UNIT AREA533 BUSHELS PER ACRE
CORN
WEEKS TO HARVEST
TEMPERATE & DRY CLIMATEAVERAGE YIELD PER UNIT AREA124 BUSHELS PER ACRE
RICE
WEEKS TO HARVEST
HOT & MOIST CLIMATEHIGH YIELD PER UNIT AREA153 BUSHELS PER ACRE