TERRACE FARMING FOR SUSTAINABLE SMART CITY

As the rate of urbanization increases over time, food production sites should be increasingly located near main consumption centers. The combined issues of Population explosion, rapid urbanization and climate change are posing great threat to the Food Supply. Terrace farming is a process of using innovative scientific farming techniques to produce high yield and high quality of fresh organic food in very limited urban areas like terraces and balconies, all year -round. It is seen to have many advantages including non- dependence on vagaries of Climate, use of recycled water from Sewage and treated Wet waste as compost, proximity of producers to consumers, reduction of carbon footprints etc. This paper tries to study these operational models of terrace Farms from the aspect of repeating the same model in other regions. The objective of this paper is to provide information on the different types of terraces and their functioning, and to describe advantages and disadvantages of terraces farming and providing information about terrace farming helps to sustainable development of smart city.

Keywords: Climate change, Food security, urbanfarming, Ecosystem, smart city, sustainability,land value, Solid waste and sewage management

Climate change Food security urbanfarming Ecosystem smart city sustainability land value Solid waste and sewage management