Drip! Drip! Hurray! - Urban Gardening at Haaga Campus
Mishra, Pratistha (2013)
Mishra, Pratistha
HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013120420063
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013120420063
Tiivistelmä
This is a research based thesis which explains Urban Gardening and how to setup this garden at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Haaga. The purpose of this thesis is to highlight the importance of sustainability and encouraging green way of living by starting a pilot project within the university building.
Information were collected qualitatively. Interviews, Visits and Information through books and internet were the methods used while doing research. These researches is based while implementing it to the actual finding, which was to design a garden. The report consists of three parts: problem, solution and benefits, where Urban Gardening is a solution to many problems being faced today.
Feasibility studies were performed to gather a basic idea of how much could a project cost if started in a small scale. Similarly, challenges and benefits are other areas discussed in detail while writing this report.
Professional help is very important in future while setting up roof gardens if want to expand this project. Readers are recommended to learn about roof properties, municipality rules and regulations, information on different vegetation that are suitable to that particular environment, before starting this kind of projects.
Information were collected qualitatively. Interviews, Visits and Information through books and internet were the methods used while doing research. These researches is based while implementing it to the actual finding, which was to design a garden. The report consists of three parts: problem, solution and benefits, where Urban Gardening is a solution to many problems being faced today.
Feasibility studies were performed to gather a basic idea of how much could a project cost if started in a small scale. Similarly, challenges and benefits are other areas discussed in detail while writing this report.
Professional help is very important in future while setting up roof gardens if want to expand this project. Readers are recommended to learn about roof properties, municipality rules and regulations, information on different vegetation that are suitable to that particular environment, before starting this kind of projects.