Merging global resources to support urban sustainability

(University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture) With funding from a recent National Science Foundation grant, project leader Jie (Joe) Zhuang, a professor of environmental soil science in the UT Institute of Agriculture, and Tom Gill, director of the UT Smith Center for International Sustainable Agriculture, are partnering with colleagues from across the university in what is truly a broad, interdisciplinary effort to build a comprehensive global database and network of food, energy, and wate...