I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more

Reinterpreting the farm - a viable countryside

Master thesis (2022)

Authors

A.B. Jansen Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

A. Snijders Architectural Engineering - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Nico Tillie Landscape Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
P.L. Tomesen Building Product Innovation - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

16-06-2022

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

In the agricultural sector farming methods and upscaling of farmland are problematic for biodiversity and survival of farm businesses. Not all farmers can compete on the large scale, so the farmer has to find other ways of adding value to their product or business. One of the methods that will be used for that is the Material Flow Analysis to analyze a farm's outputs, for this a farmer was contacted to conduct a case study. A combination of production and landscaping measures can balance the scale towards a more viable countryside with positive ecological impact. This results in lower-intensity farming businesses that are not yet economically viable, to achieve this cooperation is essential and support from society must be enhanced.