This chart depicts various quotations we gathered from the discussion after the film screening of CAN YOU DIG THIS by Delila Vallot. These quotations are from four individuals who spoke as a panel after the film screening. We created four classifications to dissect these quotations: opinion on the feasibility of gardening for low income individuals, […]
Actor Network Map 2.0
Here is our updated actor network map! We are looking at the ways people living in cities seek a sense of community through creating gardens as common spaces. In addition, we are exploring the nostalgia stemming from the disconnect of personal food growth in urban areas. These two factors converge to motivate individuals to create […]
Synthesis of Our Progression
Today in lab, our group finalized our project topic. We had been grappling with multiple different potentials for our topic, ranging from how non-permeable surfaces impact microclimates to how urban gardens shaped as “wildlife-friendly” habitats benefit biodiversity. On top of the difficulties surrounding trying to create a broad, non-place specific framing question, we were finding […]
Actor Network Map
Here is our actor network map thus far. We are expecting that it will shift and grow as we work on our project further!
New stuff
Framing: What are the impacts of and who are impacted by urban agriculture? Focus: How do communal urban gardens in middle to upper socio-economic areas create community and impact overall health and wellbeing? We are connecting with another group in ENVS 220 to pool results in order to understand this topic further. This other group is researching […]
Portlandish
As we start our project, our framing question is: should microclimate equity be addressed in urban design? Our focus question is, are urban gardens and permeable surface options available and successful in lowering the temperature of cities. These are great starting questions, but should be re-worked for a couple reasons. First, they are both very […]