Archive for the ‘Environmental Visionaries’ Category
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Feeding the Growing World Population Utilizing Vertical Farming [ John Cornacchia ]
John Cornacchia at Globacorp Developments International writes: It is estimated that by the year 2050, virtually 80% of the world’s population will live in urban areas and the total global population will increase by approximately 3 billion people. An enormous amount of farmland may be required, conditional on the change in yield per hectare and sustainable practices implemented, to feed the growing population. Scientists around the world are concerned that this large amount of required land will not be available and that severe damage to the earth will be caused by the added […]
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Sustainable Development Visions and Visionaries [ John Cornacchia ]
John Cornacchia at Globacorp Developments International writes: Similar to most creatively new ideas, nearly all sustainable real estate development begins with inspiration or a vision. This is not necessarily a vision of what the finished development will look like, but rather what it will be, the overall relationship to the environment, the interaction with the community, the impact it will have on the world, and the general qualities and features it will possess. The vision is the first occurrence or idea that inspires and excites a developer, an architect, a corporation, or a […]