As the number of people living in cities increases, the sustainability and support for ecology becomes increasingly important. This infographic demonstrates the viability and opportunity that presents itself in one of the most densely populated cities on the planet, London.

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InHavana,90%ofthecity'sfreshproduce
comefromlocalurbanfarmsandgardens.
WAITINGLISTSFORALLOTMENTSHAVERISENIN
RECENTYEARS,ANDNOWSTANDATNEARLY78,000
PEOPLEACROSSENGLANDATOTALOF52PEOPLE
WAITINGFOREVERY100PLOTSPROVIDEDBYLOCAL
AUTHORITIES
London loses 2.5 Hyde Parks of greenery a year
from its private, domestic gardens–about 3,000 ha
(7,410 acres)
Morethan7,000hectaresofforestwasfelled,14,000
hectaresoffarmlandconcretedand1,000hectarsof
preciouswetlandwasdrainedtomakewayforurban
sprawl.That’salandscapetwicethesizeofLiverpool,
transformedforever,injustsixyears
IN2014-15TRUSSELLTRUSTFOODBANKSDISTRIBUTED
ENOUGHFOODTOFEED1,084,604PEOPLE(INCLUDING
397,997CHILDREN)
WILLALLEN’S3ACREFARMSITSINTHE
POORESTPARTOFMILWAUKEEAND
NOWFEEDS10,000PEOPLEAYEAR.
APPROXIMATELY10%OFCENTRALLONDONISCOVEREDBYFLATROOFS,
WHICHARETHEMOSTSTRAIGHTFORWARDTOGREENANDHAVEOFTEN
BEENDESIGNEDTOTAKESIGNIFICANTADDITIONALWEIGHT
Youcouldcreate233ofWillAllen'sfarmsonthereadilyavailable
flatroofspaceinLondonwhichwouldfeedupto2.3mpeople.
Youcouldrealisticallyfeedallthepeoplethatvisitedfoodbanksin
theUKlastyear,twiceoverandcreategreeneconomyjobstoo.
Growingfoodincitiesis
possible,happeningand
necessary
solet'sdomoreofit.