University of Almería

Built World

Leading research center for greenhouse agriculture and sustainability

In the 1950s, the province of Almería in southeastern Spain was one of the poorest in the country — a stretch of semi-arid scrubland receiving less than 250 millimeters of rain per year. Today, more than 40,000 hectares of plastic-covered greenhouses blanket the landscape, producing over 3.5 million tons of fruits and vegetables annually and generating more than €3.7 billion in revenue. The greenhouse complex is the largest human-made structure visible from space.

Updated Mar 4