A Using Permaculture to Enhance Urban Food Security: An Abandoned Golf Course Case Study

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Xueyuen
dc.contributor.committeechairBork, Dean R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKim, Mintaien
dc.contributor.committeememberBohannon, C. L.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-27T08:01:52Zen
dc.date.available2017-06-27T08:01:52Zen
dc.date.issued2017-06-26en
dc.description.abstractAn increasing number of people in the United States are finding it difficult to access a safe, personally acceptable, nutritious diet. Urban agriculture is seen as an important avenue for increasing their food security. For better or worse, urban agriculture is subject to the urban setting, agriculture must complete with other socially and economically viable land uses. Establishing and maintaining a robust system of urban agriculture will require a constant seeking out of urban open spaces that, at least for a time, are available for food production. This study focuses on golf courses as one such type of open space. Due to market saturation, a fairly significant number of golf courses are presently experiencing financial difficulty. Tone potential an emerging land use type catagor that is experiencing is increasing. Developing a robust and reliable system of urban agriculture is one strategy for improving food security. In the urban setting, agriculture must complete with other socially and economically viable land uses. Consequently, much of the research completed to date focuses on using abandoned lots as food growing sites. Fewer studies seek to identify the broad range of urban open spaces that might eventually contribute to a system of urban agriculture that is economically and socially viable. This thesis focuses on a newly emerging class of abandoned urban lands – golf courses. Countryside Golf Course located in Roanoke, Virginia is the case study site that is deeply investigate for its potentional of contributing to food security.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Landscape Architectureen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:11873en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/78264en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectPermacultureen
dc.subjectFood Securityen
dc.subjectUrban Abandoned Golf Courseen
dc.subjectFood Energyen
dc.subjectMicronutrient and Dietary Fiberen
dc.subjectEconomic Incomeen
dc.subjectFood Flowen
dc.titleA Using Permaculture to Enhance Urban Food Security: An Abandoned Golf Course Case Studyen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Landscape Architectureen

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