Theses and Dissertations

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Fulford, Charles Taze, III

Committee Member

Seymour, Michael

Committee Member

Wilkerson, G. Wayne

Date of Degree

8-17-2013

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Landscape Architecture

Degree Name

Master of Landscape Architecture

College

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department

Department of Landscape Architecture

Abstract

Despite the overwhelming role food plays in our everyday lives, the both new and old phenomenon of incorporating food systems into master planned communities has largely been overlooked. The in-progress community of Serenbe located just outside of Atlanta, Georgia is breaking this trend. The mixed use 1,000 acre community has already included many food and agriculture elements such as an organic farm, farmers’ market, grocery store, farm-to-table restaurants and edible landscaping - making it an exemplar case of an emerging planning strategy called Agricultural Urbanism. While many are heralding Serenbe for its strides as a community that incorporates agriculture into its design, the problem is that the full impact of this project remains unknown. In utilizing the case study method for landscape architecture developed by Francis (2001), this thesis examines the process, current state and projected outcomes of including Agricultural Urbanism into the Serenbe Community.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/20152

Comments

placemaking||case study||community supported agriculture||sustainable community design||urban agriculture||Agricultural Urbanism||Agrarian Urbanism

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