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Aquatecture: Architectural Adaptation To Rising Sea Levels, Erica Williams
Aquatecture: Architectural Adaptation To Rising Sea Levels, Erica Williams
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Our world is drastically changing. Temperatures are rising, skies over cities are blanketed with smoke, and melting glaciers are raising sea levels at alarming rates. Although the destruction we face is already threatening the quality of life for billions around the world, it could just be the beginning. What is projected to come in the future could be catastrophic.
It is crucial to realize that climate change is already happening. One of the main concerns relating to climate change is that as the polar ice caps continue to melt, rising water will invade our coastal cities around the world. In …
Digging It: A Participatory Ethnography Of The Experiences At A School Garden, Branimir Cvetkovic
Digging It: A Participatory Ethnography Of The Experiences At A School Garden, Branimir Cvetkovic
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This case study of a school garden focuses on concepts of community that are fostered and embodied at this setting. By utilizing participatory ethnographic methodologies, this research explored gemeinschaft and gesellschaft concepts of community. Data reveals that students are able to learn mastery, belonging, generosity and independence while participating in the garden work. Teachers manage students who attempt to challenge the boundaries of this community by utilizing and ethic of care which allows teachers to de-emphasize authority and to first consider the networks of relationships and how to mend and improve them. Students are able to experience governmentality and an …
Framework For Self Sustaining Eco-Village, Eric Holtgard
Framework For Self Sustaining Eco-Village, Eric Holtgard
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Why are modern American cities fundamentally dependant on outsourced resources and dirty power? Why can't modern cities support themselves and their inhabitants without relying on resources from half way across the world? Even within the city itself, community neighborhoods are disconnected and bisected by massive expanses of life endangering highways. Why can't we wake up and open our eyes to the urban reality we are creating for future generations. Future cities must look past immediate gain and focus on long term sustainability rather than compiling L.E.E.D. points or making a selfish profit.
Sustainable Infrastructure is the first step towards freeing …