68 percent of the world's population will be living in urban areas by 2050 that's the prediction of the united nations this rapid urbanization comes with c.v.s. challenges the demand for jobs food housing and education facilities increased

significantly resulting in him going to meet the demise of the dreams of available space and cities to find eco friendly construction options whole welcome to eco india. on today's show we've taken a look at how we can make all cities sustainable in the face of these challenges one of the gore 2 options across the world to be when it comes to building fost an affordable homes is shipping containers they've been used to build hospitals hotels restaurants and even makeshift schools but skeptics have sometimes questioned their feasibility as a sustainable building block or design adorn seems to be paving the path to this skepticism by providing a more equal friendly. not

long ago this daycare center urgently needed to extend the building and decided to try something different opting to use discount shipping containers not does the stealing boxes how's the playroom for children with the land map geography and incidentally also about how to live sustainably. this meeting was ready so we wanted to create something which doesn't disturb because the kids are already coming so if you go for the cement there's a good mending that disturbed children they are searching for something that can be quickly constructed and if at all in future we want to change something then that option is there because it's a mobile you kind of a structure a little bit of the tsunami part and doc about run the company that provided the containers. to founder the studio alternatives in 2016 to design and

build homes work in space and just about anything that can be contained within full bore all using discounted shipping containers. the motivation that we have to work behind this is also a big environmental factor where we feel that nothing should go waste and we should be able to walk with all kinds of material that we have around us so as humans we've created so many complex 20 of us and that we ourselves don't know what to do with and it is just ending in life and. since 956 shipping containers have been the standard way of forwarding from. built with corrosion resistant steel they're used for cross-posting for about 12 years after this period the sit in junk yards waiting to be melted. but melting shipping containers uses $8000.00 clue what

our finished repurposing them into buildings acquires just 5 percent of the pot. if you access a you're following the guiding principle of creative reuse the partners with keen to show you what's possible. so the design and build a home for dot and the family made and die early out of scrap and 3 discarded shipping containers. so this entrance door is made with all windows and. when once you enter this house is made of it. the 25th the day you know converted into a 2 bedroom house this is a kitchen sink cum wash basin so with the distinctions of keeping the plumbing in one can do you know. if i could come up with the wash basin something made out of

only faddle and water can be used even on the side. of the blue house at a cost of 17 block rupees or 22000 euros as a show home to convince new buyers for an attractive yet cost effective and environmentally free living space. the shipping container can be up to 12 metres long it needs to be created to eliminate exposure to toxic chemicals and also to prevent trust studio all done to spokeo the containers locally from a port in mumbai each one costing up 200000 rupees $1500.00 euro's a typical container home takes about 3 to 6 months to make and can subsequently be transported to any part of the world. it has a much lower carbon footprint than homes built with cement for example which is one

of the biggest producers of carbon dioxide worldwide. but as yet these homes made from discarded containers on a still something of an experiment rather than a go to housing solution. this becomes mainstream in terms of acceptance that people thing that reuses not because i can't afford it but because it's making us sick and environmental sense so to be achieved that probably you know it's just in the in that zone where we're trying it out. the designers have built 16 container homes so far and saved close $220.00 tons of steel from being melted. and perhaps even more important they are spreading the word of rehabilitation and eco friendly constructions amongst the youngest in society.

now it's quite evident that architects around the world face the challenge to build fast and bob mentally friendly with more and more people choosing to move to cities the german capital is no exception to this architects who are now taking cue from a gravel movement that is championing the use of wood as the prime of the building block not only does it look beautiful it also sequester garbage and stalls it for as long as the building stands. this will soon be a classroom it's being cut to size in a workshop and consists entirely of wood in germany wooden buildings are growing in popularity they can be put up much faster than concrete structures. with conventional buildings made of concrete you have to work quite differently you need shuttering or molds you have to work on site and it here to the stripping

times which slows down the process enormously we produce standardised more deals here which all have the same or similar dimensions and details where much faster it's. in germany as elsewhere more and more people are migrating to the city the population of lynn alone has risen 10 percent in the last decade or more schools are being built to cater for the new arrivals mostly using wooden modules the entire process takes 2 years from putting the contract out to tender to the building's completion that's record timing for gemini . this new sports hole is also made largely of wood the price tag is a little higher than for a similar structure in concrete. but how safe is it given the fire risk associated

with wood. misconception because we know the burn does made fire safety standards it would take a long time for the place to burn down you'd have time to evacuate the building before it collapsed and if it was made of steel it would collapse a lot faster because of the intense heat. some apartment blocks in germany and now also built of which although it isn't always obvious because of the plaster on the facade homes like these are still the exception but demand is growing. gemini's leading architectural firm for wood construction says most of its customers choose wood because they're concerned about the environment. the demand for wood as a building material is growing because the fridays for future movement is really having an effect people want to know what's the house made of how much energy will it use how sustainable is it what materials do you use.

gemini's forests under pressure prolonged periods of drought and rising temperatures caused by climate change having an effect on trees those that have been damaged can the longer be used for construction is this the right time to be felling more trees for building purposes. we have just completed germany's 1st wooden high rise the 10 story building needed nearly 1500 cubic meters of wood which has as much carbon stored in it as 500 cars it made in a year and statistically it will take just 6 minutes for that wood to grow in germany's forests. for now at least germany has a plentiful supply of wood so this latest building in hamburg for example does not pose a problem but if demand continues to grow greater investment will be needed in the country's pharmacist's if woods is to remain as sustainable building material.

living in cities comes with many comforts plenty of restaurant street food and cross-tree stores offering the rich what right to your food but most of this food comes from the countryside and the distance between the source of the food and then it's finally consumed is only increasing if this trend continues it might become necessary to repeat and change our eating habits and fuel production. what do you eat animals that have more legs than your dining table. strawberries that have never seen the sun would you eat food that others throw away. the most innovative ideas to feed the surgeon urban dwellers may not be perfect but they are worth exploring. but farming indoors. in big cities food often comes from far away transporting it causes a huge amount of c

o 2 emissions. behind this ramshackle building in mumbai an unusual kind of farm is growing what could be the food of the future in stacks. hydroponic farming uses foam and other materials as substrates for the plant. nutrients are added to the water. the range of plants includes leafy greens like swiss chard lettuce and her. in the same amount of space you can grow almost 10 times the amount because you can go vertically and because of the clothes nobody's ok losing water systems that are used to get you can use up to 90 percent less water and there's the added advantage that you don't have to use pesticides when you're doing indoor. the downside of farming like here in the netherlands where tomatoes are being grown requires a lot of energy for artificial lighting and growing something like corn or wheat

would need even more power. so what about eating insects. despite their loads of legs that climate footprint is small. insect produces about 5 percent of the greenhouse gases per kilo that cattle take farming emit thank you very fast they're rich in protein and minerals. about 25 percent of the world's population already eats insects regularly. the rest of us might find the idea repulsive could they be worth a try. to buy me so i think together with a hint of sour from the berries it's a wonderful mixture the nuts compliment the flavor of the meal worms. it's a nice light snack with a really good portion of protein on. ice because eating insects might not be for everyone. what about sharing food.

stories about to throw. good enough to eat not good enough to say. there's lots of food. left overs from. from restaurants throughout india. after. it's given to people. for free. there are a lot of things in this world what's nice to see and hunger is. a good stay where are you know that. it is everywhere. feeding

people in the world's growing cities is a big challenge. what if the spirit of sharing is even bigger. now there's another problem with growing more and more food in the countryside traditional farmers are choosing to move toward cities in search for a better life money and a secure future in northern cannot to countless agricultural towns have a severe water problem and farming is becoming untenable we met with one man who has gone between the need to own money in the city and his desire to be a farmer. at 7 am every morning and genea sets out on the do hour trip into bangalore. he just so this way onto a local train to get to the city where he earns

a 2nd income. anjan is heading in for a full day of work at a garment factory. navigating the infamous bangalore traffic on the day of feels like he's living a double life and that his heart is elsewhere. in the know. and when i'm in a city i count off every minute until the time i can go home while i'm there i suddenly think about the cow dung or which crops need watering i may be in the city but my real work and mind are out here on the farm i mean. that i'm out of it at that. 5 acres of land where he grows beans and a range of greens but for a few years now he has only had the dime for them in the evenings and on weekends. this land once belonged to his father and his father the for him but the produce

from it doesn't cover his costs any more. than i would have when the rains were good we didn't have to work for anyone else we were kings we were the ones getting the work to others. now the rain doesn't come regularly and we have to fall at someone else's feet. if i get 50 rupees in return we accepted 100 rupees we accepted whatever others give us we have to take go back again. millions of brutal indians like andrea migrate to cities for work. they end up working as manual laborers cleaners or in other lowly paid an informal jobs competition is severe. in recent years one major factor for the steep increase of internal migrants is climate change. this belt of good not to go for instance is rain fed but as

rainfall has become more unpredictable and the ground water is drying up farms have taken a harsh meeting. but anjan ai is one of the few farmers in malo determined to fight the trend of abandoning farms for the city life because he says his children belong to this soil . to become more resilient in the face of climate change and janeiro has been trying farming techniques that are more efficient even if they are new in that region the 1st which he made was from flooding his fields to drip irrigation. if i hadn't started using drip irrigation i would probably have no crops today i also use only half the water i used to in this situation where water is limited it would be very hard to survive without the drip irrigation.

to take it one step further he's invited a member of look at all to take a look at his farm. my god has put together resources for far most trying to cope with environmental changes and its regional headship shankar is visiting anjan ai to get him involved in the latest plans. are there we go from this year we are trying. hard up the this market occasion that is hard to make it a yes and system. which will be saved the lord as well as. must. marketing haitian father must need to be in. they can operate the system through the mobile. even if they sit outside the 5 month so he can operate the. system. ingenue is being

a visit to one of the handful of farmers in the state who recently installed the automated technology that's managed through an app. for no monitors temperature humidity and soil moisture while litigates his 6 batches of crops automatically fall to the push of a button. and of course. the root cause of everything here is water people circumstances and happiness are dependent on it. if we're able to save water and lakes fill up crops will thrive and farmers won't have to depend on anyone they'll be the ones feeding others. don't really concern themselves with anything else bishan or amassing wealth. on a farm a really wants to do is farmer. want to go to. when

anjan ai has saved up enough from his city job he hopes to invest in the automated technology that. could generate higher profits and run his far more efficiently while giving him time for his family. his climate resilient farm in the making he inspires farmers around him to gear up for climate change and continue living a life of dignity on their ancestral lands. have you ever heard of. to tell you the truth it's a phenomenon of people migrating from. i believe the amenities of the city's the hide and go back to the grassroots what they do. is this kind of living really bore sustainable revisited

a village full of former city dwellers. the largest city in germany with a population of 3600000. 1.2000000 can squeeze their way through the hustle and bustle of the capital every day. but peace and quiet can be found a mere 3 hours away no cars are allowed in eco village see bin linden and just 150 people live here founded 20 years ago it's also a no go area for mobile phones. moved here from hanover. it was the traffic and all the advertising plus the feeling of being hopelessly exposed to everything here were showing how it's possible to live sustainably in germany and have an enjoyable life we live comfortably here but we consume far less energy than people elsewhere. to save energy buildings walls or in.

the villages generate most of their own and which is also used to supply hot water but the village isn't. only energy efficient their residents also try to grow their own food they don't use chemical pesticides and they mainly the old fashioned way. nadine fish. so for those it's more ecological to work without machines so it's the logical options and that's why it's better for the soil it means less soil compaction less gasoline less dirt and smell the texting until later in the summer we're in the spring and summer you feel connected to all the growth and development and connected to life as some of the soviet saw and then. most things are done manually and. there's no

machinery to tell the fields and they don't use farm animals if you alpacas here are kept as pets. the daily communal meal contains no me because it's bad for the environment and because the weekends in the village incensed around 70 percent of the vegetables eaten by the villages are also grown by them and they're aiming to further increase that figure and instead of being thrown away the leftovers of recycled as compost. the villages are happy with the small range of foods covering their basic requirements chocolate also stopped by the village store is a luxury. and has nothing against city supermarkets as such. could be smaller. of course i really notice the abundance of products and then

i have no idea what to buy. actually in each item. the item stopped by the village store all organically sourced. and the death are more expensive than the supermarket counterparts but around the corner is a place where people give things away when they no longer need them like loads. most residents have jobs in the village itself as administrative garden which means the money stains n.z. and linden. but not everybody could afford to opt in to the sustainable lifestyle not even the people in germany joining the collective costs 12000 euros building and maintaining an eco village doesn't come cheap. so's even linden isn't quite an eco topia it's a compromise solution. i hope to be as episode has given you a sense of how people around the world are making sustainable choices when it comes

to their living spaces to their food and their lifestyle and i hope you had many takeaways from this we'll see you again next week until then good bye.

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