How farming practices have developed in Seoul, South Korea from the 1960s to the 2010s: Focusing on the green revolution technology, organic farming and urban farming.
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School of Arts, Design and Architecture |
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P1 OPINNÄYTTEET D 2017 Kim
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2017
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en
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77+3
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In the 1970s, growing vegetables in one’s house was common in South Korea. My grandmother also had a small garden in her yard and on the top of her roof. She grew vegetables, such as red peppers, green onions and lettuces. Today, I buy a variety of vegetables from supermarkets, including imported food from all over the world. The initial research question asks the reason why my grandmother and I consume food differently. My research investigates what caused this change and how different farming practices have influenced our purchasing behavior in daily life. The progress of agricultural development tells a story how we can acquire food from supermarkets as consumers. This thesis begins with sustainability and systems thinking to explain the fourth design generation. The thesis examines the definition, categories and new farmers of urban farming. In terms of the framework, social practice theory allows us to conceive farming as a social practice with three central concepts: materials, competences and meanings. The case study explores Seoul, South Korea through institutional data, media reports, and interviews. This city is a good example of urbanization because South Korea has developed radically in the last fifty years with high speed and enormous expansion. In recent years, urban farming in Seoul has significantly grown since 2008 with strong support from the city government. Hopefully, the thesis could provide a better lens to understand urban farming as a continuous progress of farming practices.Description
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Jalas, MikkoThesis advisor
Haque, HamedKeywords
farming practices, agricultural development, sustainability, systems thinking, urban farming, social practice theory, Seoul
