By: Colin Day, Sustainable Building Associate
With a projected world population of 9 billion by 2050, the world’s cities can expect to experience an increase not only in size and density, but also in numbers. With more than half the of world’s population already living in urban and semi-urban environments, and with that percentage ever increasing, a picture is painted for the future of the city that is at worst chaotic and dystopian, and at best… well, it’s hard to say. The issues facing cities will continue to increase in scope and complexity as cities grow in size and numbers. It’s safe to say that cities must transform under the pressures of the current and projected patterns of population growth, pollution trends, transportation trends, global climate change, poverty, malnutrition, public health and safety- to name a few.
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make temporary assistance available to support community food security projects designed to meet the food needs of low-income people, increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for their own food needs, and promote comprehensive, inclusive, and future-oriented solutions to local food, farm, and nutrition problems.

