Palm Turmoil

Spatial guidelines for a future (re)generation of palm oil plantations on Kalimantan

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

D.C. Douma Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A. van Timmeren Environmental Technology and Design - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
R.C. Rocco de Campos Pereira Spatial Planning and Strategy - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2022 Douwe Douma
Climate change Biodiversity Kalimantan Oil palm Plantation design
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Published Date

31-08-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Drastic oil palm plantation expansion has left Kalimantan low on lowland rainforest. Deforestation is accompanied by environmental consequences of establishing and operating a monoculture, as well as effects on biodiversity. Sacrificing spatial complexity comes at the costs of (microclimate) cooling potential, soil erosion, nutrient seepage, species richness and vulnerability to both flooding and fire (as climate change makes extreme conditions more likely).
Countermeasures against these threats focus on achieving more spatial complexity. The most important spatial interventions are intercropping, drainage ditch planting, boundary planting and restoring riparian buffers. Certifying produce as RSPO+ can steer implementation.