Challenges Quote by Frans van Houten

I’ve been thinking about that question about what city people can do. The main thing is to realize that country people can’t invent a…

— Wendell Berry

Urban farming is not only possible, it is crucial. But it can't be like the farming techniques of yore.

— Homaro Cantu

Cities generate most of the global economy, and most of its energy use, resource demands and climate emissions. How we build cities over the…

— Alex Steffen

There are many challenges ahead, and one of the most important ones I face is ensuring the future sustainability of our city.

— Park Won-soon

The biggest thing growing cities need to do is minimize barriers to development so that as long as someone is doing good urbanism, they…

— Alex Steffen

It is only with local [agriculture] that we can manage the complexity and care that sustainability requires.

— Vandana Shiva

I envision a day when every city and town has front and back yards, community gardens and growing spaces, nurtured into life by neighbors…

— Greg Peterson

Cities should function more like ecosystems, or even metabolisms. When we build, we should be thinking about how we can integrate into the ecosystems…

— Annalee Newitz

A recent review of different agricultural options for the future was conducted by a panel of experts. The scientists posed the question: How are…

— Raj Patel

There are two major challenges before Indian agriculture today: ecological and economical. The conservation of our basic agricultural assets such as land, water, and…

— M. S. Swaminathan

Let me tell you about a place where technology won't work. When you walk onto a farm and are standing on soil, there is…

— Howard Graham Buffett

The main issue of cities is to tackle climate change and it is the issue of the current and next generations. Sustainability cannot be…

— Park Won-soon