The relationship between food and city has a long history. The agricultural landscape around the cities has always been a place of food production and recreation. Before the globalization of the market, the rural surroundings were the daily food supplier for city dwellers. The industrial revolution and globalization have provided to people with a highly consistent supply of processed food reaching markets of the megacities. This has raised issues like overconsumption, poor quality, high wastage and an over-dependence on manufacturing agencies. London’s food system exemplifies and symbolises its fundamental unsustainability. The city’s ecological footprint is 125 times its surface area, requiring the equivalent of the entire productive area of Britain to sustain itself; each year, Londoners eat 2,400,000 t of food (Girardet 1995). Twenty-nine percent of vegetables and 89% of fruits are imported (MAFF 1998); in 10 years the amount of food transported along UK roads has increased by 22% and the average distance travelled by 46% (DETR 1998). Urban agriculture can play active role in the conservation and transmission of agricultural heritage and at the same time meet the actual needs of people. It can establish a bond between former and future functions, add a role of food production to open space as well as new functions to the buildings. The design challenge was to bring farming to the city where people can see, participate, indulge and involve themselves in understanding how the food they eat is actually made and discover the agricultural roots of the site and London. A place where they can learn to contribute to the food cycle, consume responsibly and create a more sustainable ecosystem for the rampantly growing cities.
Il rapporto tra cibo e città ha una lunga storia. Il paesaggio agricolo intorno alle città è sempre stato un luogo di produzione e ricreazione alimentare. Prima della globalizzazione del mercato, i dintorni rurali erano il fornitore quotidiano di cibo per gli abitanti delle città. La rivoluzione industriale e la globalizzazione hanno fornito alle persone un'offerta molto consistente di alimenti trasformati che raggiungono i mercati delle megalopoli. Ciò ha sollevato problemi come il consumo eccessivo, la scarsa qualità, l'alto spreco e un'eccessiva dipendenza dalle agenzie di produzione. Il sistema alimentare di Londra esemplifica e simboleggia la sua insostenibilità fondamentale. L'impronta ecologica della città è 125 volte la sua superficie, che richiede l'equivalente dell'intera area produttiva della Gran Bretagna per sostenersi; ogni anno i londinesi mangiano 2.400.000 tonnellate di cibo (Girardet 1995). Il 29% delle verdure e l'89% dei frutti sono importati (MAFF 1998); in 10 anni la quantità di cibo trasportato lungo le strade del Regno Unito è aumentata del 22% e la distanza media percorsa del 46% (DETR 1998). L'agricoltura urbana può svolgere un ruolo attivo nella conservazione e trasmissione del patrimonio agricolo e allo stesso tempo soddisfare i reali bisogni delle persone. Può stabilire un legame tra funzioni precedenti e future, aggiungere un ruolo di produzione alimentare all'apertura dello spazio e nuove funzioni agli edifici. La sfida del design è stata quella di portare l'agricoltura nella città, dove le persone possono vedere, partecipare, indulgere e coinvolgersi nella comprensione di come il cibo che mangiano sia effettivamente prodotto e scoprire le radici agricole del sito e di Londra. Un luogo in cui possono imparare a contribuire al ciclo alimentare, consumare responsabilmente e creare un ecosistema più sostenibile per le città in rapida crescita.
Urban agriculture for sustainable regeneration : nine elms, London
YAMAN, SAADET DERYA
2017/2018
Abstract
The relationship between food and city has a long history. The agricultural landscape around the cities has always been a place of food production and recreation. Before the globalization of the market, the rural surroundings were the daily food supplier for city dwellers. The industrial revolution and globalization have provided to people with a highly consistent supply of processed food reaching markets of the megacities. This has raised issues like overconsumption, poor quality, high wastage and an over-dependence on manufacturing agencies. London’s food system exemplifies and symbolises its fundamental unsustainability. The city’s ecological footprint is 125 times its surface area, requiring the equivalent of the entire productive area of Britain to sustain itself; each year, Londoners eat 2,400,000 t of food (Girardet 1995). Twenty-nine percent of vegetables and 89% of fruits are imported (MAFF 1998); in 10 years the amount of food transported along UK roads has increased by 22% and the average distance travelled by 46% (DETR 1998). Urban agriculture can play active role in the conservation and transmission of agricultural heritage and at the same time meet the actual needs of people. It can establish a bond between former and future functions, add a role of food production to open space as well as new functions to the buildings. The design challenge was to bring farming to the city where people can see, participate, indulge and involve themselves in understanding how the food they eat is actually made and discover the agricultural roots of the site and London. A place where they can learn to contribute to the food cycle, consume responsibly and create a more sustainable ecosystem for the rampantly growing cities.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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