A Dutch city testing the future of urban life
>> Around 60% of Oosterwold is set aside to support "urban agriculture", cutting the climate-change impact of food milesI don't see how this helps.  An urban farm is not nearly as efficient as a true industrial farm.  They don't have the economies of scale.  They are limited as to chemical use (both pesticides and fertilizer) and have to deal with noise complaints.  Urban farms are also, nearly universally, fed by potable water sources which can never scale to appreciable food production (acre-feet rather than liters).  If we actually want to produce food near consumers, urban farms are not the way.  It only works using enclosed buildings, ugly industrial greenhouses, not pretty little fields between condos.