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Urban micro farming: growing vegetables in sacks
Sack gardening is a low cost way to overcome the common problems that prevent food production in slums or other densely populated urban areas: lack of cultivatable space, no land ownership, no or low income; thus providing means to increase … Continue reading
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Growing Spirulina algae in PET bottles
Spirulina platensis is a blue-algae/cyanobacterium which has been used as a rich food-supplement in east Africa (and Mexico) by the local population for hundreds of years. In recent years its quick growth characteristics and ease of cultivation has led to … Continue reading
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Water-purification with Moringa olifera seeds and other uses
The Moringa tree originates from central Asia and has a long history of being used for multiple purposes. Not only are its leaves eat-able and the seeds yield a high value oil, but it has also one amazing feature which … Continue reading
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Experiments proposed for the duration of the Semester Project
To prove that the techniques proposed in this show-case building concept are really usable (with next to no funding and expertise), it was decided to do some practical experiment with them. The following proposals show a small selection of what … Continue reading
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Literature Reference
Abdulqader, G. et al. 2000 “Harvest of Arthrospira platensis from Lake Kossorom (Chad) and its household usage among the Kanembu.” Journal of Applied Phychology, Vol. 12, p. 493-498 Aiba, S. & Ogawa, T., 1977 “Assessment of growth yield of a … Continue reading
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Sub-Objective: Storage
Loss of food sovereignty has been one of the major developments in this millenniums. About 40 % harvest of Agricultural Products are lost yearly due to poor food security and lack of storage facilities. Our focus on food storage lays … Continue reading
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Sub-Objective: Food Production
What traditional farming techniques that can be adjusted for urban farming? How can people grow food using minimal space (urban micro farming)? Are there traditional ways to create communities around this concept of farming? What special traditional plants could have … Continue reading
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Sub-Objective: Construction
The living conditions of billions of people in rural and urban areas are very poor in some developing countries and post war regions because of improper building concept; lost of heritage due to civil wars; natural catastrophes; insufficient of financial … Continue reading
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Sub-Objective: Energy
The use of hydropower, windmills and watermills are known as as clean production of energy. Windmills and watermills have been used for centuries, and storage of water is widely accepted for energy storage. Moreover, the concept of hydro power is … Continue reading
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Objectives [outdated]
For a structured approach to the main topic we initially agreed on one overall objective: “Find a set of low-cost traditional knowledge systems applicable for a concept building, as a show-case for multiplicator-end-users in a slum/urban (sub-)tropical setting.” Subsequently this … Continue reading
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