Bringing Urban Agriculture to the University of Cincinnati

<p>Food and shelter are two of the most fundamental aspects of daily human life. With the global population growing at an exponential rate and the distribution of that population rapidly shifting to urban centers these basic needs are becoming more pressing. The paradigm of rural, monoculture agriculture has developed many systemic problems, several of which will only worsen as oil resources become limited. Additionally, as urbanization trends continue transporting food great distances will result in excessive food prices. All of these issues provide strong reasons to plan for urban food production</p><p>This thesis investigates how agriculture can be urbanized on multiple scales and how this will change the culture of a community. The university provides an excellent location to investigate a varied implementation of agriculture in a dense urban setting as well a large population of interested and open-minded individuals. The end result of the thesis will be a design for a dormitory where students live with and care for their food, resulting in a better-informed and healthier community.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MARCH

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Cincinnati

Year dc:date

2012

Author dc:creator

• Wadkins, Thomas

Contributors dc:contributor

• Tilman, Jeffrey

• Architecture
• Urban Agriculture
• Sustainability
• Dormitory

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
• This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1342106672

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:ucin1342106672