Improving Agriculture Through 景观建筑
通过TH!NK by IBI
日期
2016年11月7日
Like urban planning and architecture, city settings have been the predominant focus of landscape architects. 这种关注产生了 令人印象深刻的成果, but the need for landscape architecture extends beyond our cities. 在最近一篇文章中, The Dirt outlined the positive impacts that landscape architecture could have on agriculture. Paicinces Ranch in California, where informal techniques led to a 90% reduction in irrigation and increased yields, 说明了什么是可能的. And this was an informal situation. 有一个熟练的团队参与, the benefits could extend beyond agriculture, to attracting tourism and protecting fragile landscapes. Thinking more broadly, a holistic approach could also benefit animals moving along migration paths 或 抑制噪声 靠近机场或高速公路. In the long run, learning from rural agricultural settings could even make their back into 城市设置. As COP21生效, its clear that we need action on all fronts to combat climate change. Doing so in a way that also benefits people – in both urban and rural settings – is a win-win.
