Low Carbon Adaptation through Community Composting
Date of Award
Spring 5-31-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Department
Landscape Architecture
First Advisor
Fatema Maswood
Second Advisor
Theodore Hoerr
Abstract
This project utilizes landscape architecture to reduce the carbon emission of restaurants by employing carbon sequestration techniques. By using compost gardens that shorten the transportation route of compost, new local food sources are created which replace food shipped from afar. The gardens are placed on roofs and at ground-level. The gardens also provide materials to produce organic pesticides that replace traditional pesticides, thereby reducing the release of carbon intensive VOCs. The compost gardens are implemented in existing parking lots and vacant lots and are connected in a community garden network. The proposed renovation of streets increases carbon sequestration through street-side vegetation. These interventions help alleviate the urban heat island effect, improve the micro-climate, and consequently, reduce the energy consumption associated with air-conditioning use in buildings.
Recommended Citation
Wang, Junrong, "Low Carbon Adaptation through Community Composting" (2025). Masters Theses. 1445.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/1445
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