Food | Immigrants|Future| Place Adapting Identity for Callender, Iowa

Food | Immigrants|Future| Place Adapting Identity for Callender, Iowa

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Main Author: Moe, Joshua J.
Language:English
Published: University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK 2011
Subjects:
Architecture
Iowa
rural
agriculture
vegetable
depopulation
identity
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1305893143
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin13058931432021-08-03T06:14:35Z Food | Immigrants|Future| Place Adapting Identity for Callender, Iowa Moe, Joshua J. Architecture Iowa rural agriculture vegetable depopulation identity Rural Iowa’s current path is economically, socially and ecologically unsustainable: rural flight (depopulation) has left many farming communities lacking jobs, social interaction and basic amenities like schools, hospitals, banks and grocery stores. Once independent, small towns now function as distant ex-burbs tens of miles from functional cities. As energy (transportation) costs rise, these small towns will become increasingly unlivable. Thus, a livable future for rural Iowa hinges upon radical transformation. Energy costs will also affect large cities that require food to be shipped long distances—frequently thousands of miles—from field to table. As energy (transportation + production) costs raise and cities sprawl, the cost of food will explode. Cities will need food produced close to them. A recent study conducted by the Leopold Center at Iowa State University projected an ecologically and economically sustainable transformation for both small towns and cities in the Midwest founded on growing fruits and vegetables rather than corn and soybeans. This economic and ecological transformation implies dramatic corollary transformations in the physical and cultural landscape of rural communities; specifically, implementing this system would create thousands of seasonal jobs likely fulfilled by transient, non-white, migrant laborers. Additionally, the industrial facilities required to support the new industry are foreign—in scale and function—to rural Iowa. This thesis envisions the social and structural challenges that one community in rural Iowa—Callender—will have when implementing the Leopold Report. Through a process of mapping the past and projecting the future, tactics are developed to mitigate the global needs of the future (rethinking food production) with the local desire for place and identity. The mitigation of this conflict materializes in the design of a hybrid distribution facility and the reuse of an historic gain elevator. 2011-09-20 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1305893143 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1305893143 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Architecture
Iowa
rural
agriculture
vegetable
depopulation
identity
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Iowa
rural
agriculture
vegetable
depopulation
identity
Moe, Joshua J.
Food | Immigrants|Future| Place Adapting Identity for Callender, Iowa
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