FOOD and the CITY was initiated as a research platform with the intention to suggest a new vision for the future urban development of Hannover as a Rural Metropolis. On an inter-regional scale, the Rural Metropolis of Hannover should be able to provide food not only for the Lower Saxony Region, but also for Berlin, Hamburg and the Rhein/Ruhr regions. Today, Lower Saxony is one of Germany’s most intensive agricultural state home to a high–performing and innovative food industry (20 billion € with more than 100,000 employees) whose products are demanded all over the world. At the same time, the widespread demand for healthy food as part of a healthy lifestyle is growing; not only regarding bio-products but also for low cost self-sufficiency. According to these factors the role of agriculture and food supply has to be reevaluated within the development of Hannover Region.

Food and the City. The potential of a Regional Foodshed

Sommariva E.
2013-01-01

Abstract

FOOD and the CITY was initiated as a research platform with the intention to suggest a new vision for the future urban development of Hannover as a Rural Metropolis. On an inter-regional scale, the Rural Metropolis of Hannover should be able to provide food not only for the Lower Saxony Region, but also for Berlin, Hamburg and the Rhein/Ruhr regions. Today, Lower Saxony is one of Germany’s most intensive agricultural state home to a high–performing and innovative food industry (20 billion € with more than 100,000 employees) whose products are demanded all over the world. At the same time, the widespread demand for healthy food as part of a healthy lifestyle is growing; not only regarding bio-products but also for low cost self-sufficiency. According to these factors the role of agriculture and food supply has to be reevaluated within the development of Hannover Region.
2013
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