• Introduction
• What is this book about?
• Challenging the GDP
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Currently used indicators
• The chosen components
• The Index of Sustainability
• Challenging the GDP - Conclusion
• Waste management - an important issue of modern life
• Abstract
• Waste Management - An Introduction
• Waste Management and Sustainable Development
• Waste Management Policies - Developed and developing countries
• Electronic Waste
• Conclusion on waste management governance & policies
• TheCityFarm - Prototype of a real green and sustainable business
• Abstract
• Company Creation
• History of Aquaponics
• Product Description
• Green Product Portfolio
• Marketing of CityFarm
• CityFarm Complex
• Human Resources
• Distribution Channels
• Suppliers
• Conclusion
• Freiburg and Dontang - Eco-city approaches
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Example of Dongtan, China
• Example of Freiburg, Germany
• Creating ecological cities vs. adapting existing ones
• Ecological Cities Conclusion
• Course Description
• Short Course Description
• Schedule
• Assessment
• Participants
• References
• Book Glossary
• Video-clip references
• Authors

Suppliers

The City Farms is a company that wants to be sustainable in all areas and the suppliers are not the exception. It will only make treats and negotiations with other enterprises strongly committed to the environment (introducing a chain of design, totally green production and distribution). Some of the principal supplies that the company needs to subsist are¹ :

• Fishes
• Plants
• Green Cement
• Bioplastic

At least, TheCityFarm will need 5 different kinds of suppliers, all distributed in strategic points around Europe; some of them could be Denmark, Italy, Spain, Holland, Greece, Romania and Germany (where the company will be located).

GERMANY:

The suppliers of Germany will be the most important for "The City Farm" because the matrix will be founded in Berlin and always will be a constant contact with them (main materials). Because of that they are enlisted:

Fishes: The main fishing farm will be "Mimbon- Aquarium", a big and recognized company located in Berlin. It is in charge of whole-selling fishes and it has a great variety (the company will adapt the races depending the location of the client: warm, cold, etc.). Address: Olpener Str. 250. 51103. Telephone: 0221/8701046.Web Page: http://www.mimbon.de²

Plants: The company will get the plants from the German Greenhouse "Barhs Hellmut". This enterprise manages different kinds of plants as well as irrigation systems, cisterns and different plastic containers that could be useful for "TheCityFarm". Address: Holtweg 22 - D42319 - Bracht Brugen. Telephone: 02157/896960. Web page: http://www.bahrs.de³

Green Cement: This supplier company will be founded in Holland. Its name is "Ecocem" and is only focused in special environmentally friendly cement that no generates emissions of CO2 than the normal one (850 kg/ton). Address: Bezoekadres Graanweg 22A, 4782 PP. Telephone: 353166 /70900. Web page: www.ecocem.ie⁴ 

Bioplastic: "The City Farm" will contact biodegradable plastic for the installation of some plants and the best provider could be "German Bioplastics Guben GmbH". This plastic will return to the land in a period of one year. Address: Forster Strasse 58. 03172 Guben. Telephone: 3561685750⁵

References

1. Rinehart. “Aquaponics: Integration of Hydroponics with Aquaculture”. 2006. <http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/aquaponic.html#systems>^{^}
2. Mimbon. “Impresssum”. Mimbon Aquarium. <http://www.mimbon.de>^{^}
3. Bahrs Tecnhike. “Kontakt”. Hellmuth Bahrs GmbH. <http://www.bahrs.de>^{^}
4. Ecocem. ”Contact”. ECOCEM. <http://www.ecocem.ie>^{^}
5. Bioplastics Guben. German Bioplastics Guben GmbH. <http://pyraplast.com/>^{^}