One-Line Summary
This project proposed a phasing strategy using the vacant land and urban agriculture to provide a solution to these problems and make a sustainable and resilient development for future Detroit.

Description

As a shrinking city, the renewal of Detroit faces many challenges and problems like climate change, increasing vacancy and poverty, food insecurity, and soil contamination.

 

Climate change has both positive and negative impacts on the environment of Detroit. Increased temperature may increase the frequency and length of extreme heat events and heavy precipitation events. Those communities with less canopy coverage and of high-density population and imperviousness could suffer more from extreme weather. On the other hand, climate change will also bring some opportunities including longer growing seasons and more irrigation water.

 

This project proposed a phasing strategy using the vacant land and urban agriculture to provide a solution to these problems and make a more sustainable and resilient development for future Detroit.

 

The phasing strategy in this project is used to overlap eco-functions, agricultural value, economic value, and public recreation in urban vacancy over time. The city landscape will be more resilient to higher temperatures and more frequent heavy precipitation events. The residents will have more access to healthy public spaces and more employment opportunities. Overlapped tree farm on vacancy as preparation for urban revitalization, takes the advantage of the value of vacancy that was used to be wasted.

Date
12.7.2020

Work Type
personal course work

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Advisor

Lisa DuRussel