AGRICULTURE RESEARCH:
Researching and Predicting a Future Problem
My
focus was to investigate food production systems, envisaged for our
future community. Recent studies show the effects of land degradation
are
caused by farming activities requiring treatments that can prove costly.
The
technology to repair degradation may be made available, but only some
agricultural activities may generate the farm’s income to support
conservation
treatment. It is known in today’s society that Agricultural production
has
contributed to negative effects in the sustainability of our natural
environment.
Because of this it is
important to address the issue and find preventative measures to combat this
environmental problem.
One concept to prevent such situations is to use a technique of stepped terraces,
as building above surface my effectively protect our earths soil.
How the System works
As our design focus is on small self-sufficient
communities, this concept is a suitable solution for the Woodford site and could possibly be integrated into the amphitheater area. However, a few changes such as a public space below would not be offered.
- A combination of farmers housed in a series of stepped
terraces with a farmers market and public space below eg:
performing/entertainment area for the Woodford Festival.
- Each terrace allows in-soil growing for agricultural
production.
- Public parks situated in various terraces; a slightly
larger site surface.
- supported by the sites natural resources, with cultural
and sculptural structures holding it up
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