Architecture Against Global Warming: A Research Institute for Sustainable Agriculture

Global greenhouse gas emissions are a serious threat to the environment. Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have exponentially released gasses and chemicals into the atmosphere which have resulted in the warming of the earth. One major source stems from agriculture and the indirect processes surrounding it. Current methods of unsustainable agricultural production including intensive monoculture crop cultivation, industrial animal agriculture and extensive food miles.This thesis proposes a Research Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, a facility which allows for the research of alternative methods of sustainable food production, praxis of such ideas and a forum for public awareness and education. The institute will be located on Granville Island, British Columbia. The institute will house innovative agricultural practices, including hydroponics and Clean Meat production. It is hoped that the architecture envisioned will assist in developing more innovative agricultural solutions and raise public awareness and interest surrounding current methods of food production.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Carleton University

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Dawud, Muhammad

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © 2017 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.

Language dc:language.iso

en

DOI

10.22215/etd/2017-12126

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:carleton.scholaris.ca:20.500.14718/40293