Public spaces through urban farming

Public spaces through urban farming

Spoon, Scott (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment; TU Delft Architectural Engineering)

Snijders, A. (mentor)
van der Zaag, E.J. (graduation committee)
Jenkins, A.J. (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences | Architectural Engineering

2023-06-22

Urban farming can help in many ways in creating public spaces with an engaging environment. Restaurants and shops can be opened that sell the locally grown crops, tours and workshops can be given through the urban farms and Other products like compost, DIY kits and biodegradable materials can also be sold. To enhance the individual urban farming functions, in- and outputs from each farm can be connected to create circular flows within the system. These flows ensure that less outside materials are needed in the farm, and improve efficiency and cost effectiveness in certain circumstances. Table 6.2 in the appendix gives a rough estimation on how big the flows need to be in order to sustain the urban farm. Based on the findings we can conclude that different function clusters like, a production centered function, a social interactivity centered function and a public farming centered function can be created and that existing restaurants and canteens can be integrated within the system.

Urban farming
Public spaces
Local Food
Health
Transformation

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Student theses

master thesis

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