Urban farming techniques being developed at the TU Berlin Institute for Urban and Regional Planning allow farming on buildings without using additional land by taking advantage of rooftop and indoor spaces. Called zero-acreage farming, this strategy creates synergies between buildings and farming through new technologies and networks. Initial results show benefits like improved resource efficiency, innovative food supply systems, new urban spaces, and additional services.

1. TU Berlin, Institut for Urban
and Regional Planning
Berlin
Keywords:
rooftop farming, indoor farming
Zero-Acreage Farming
Urban Farming in an on buildings
more on: www.zfarm.de

2. Context: Land pressure in urban areas and waste of resources
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What are the initial concept, strategies?
What are the development in-progress, the
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Strategy: Use of the urban building stock for farming
⇒Farming without using any additional land (Zero-Acreage Farming)
⇒Creating synergies between buildings and farming

4. Outcomes:
New opportunities for resource efficiency
New farming technologies
New networks
New patterns of food supply
New services
New spaces in the city