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Grow Pods: Flexible Design To Regenerate Urban Landscapes, Rachel K. Roberts
Grow Pods: Flexible Design To Regenerate Urban Landscapes, Rachel K. Roberts
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Shifts in economics, demographics, and lifestyle in America have lead to changes in this country's urban landscape. Rural and urban populations have migrated toward the suburbs and concentrated metro areas, leaving holes in the urban fabric of small and midsized cities. Often these empty spaces become drivers of blight, crime, and discouragement in the community.
The goal of the Grow Pods Project is to transform the negative of vacant urban lots into an opportunity for improving health, building community, and encouraging positive growth.
As a tool for integrating the food system directly into the urban context, this project addresses the …