Conclusions
Three examples from different parts of the world highlight possible ways of
As was emphasized before, the borders between Urban and Rural are blurring.
coexistence between modern urbanization processes and indigenous productive
There is no strict edge between them, it cannot be easily identified where starts
landscape in City, Town and Rural scales. The main focus of the case projects is
one and finishes another. However, patterns still remain different. Generally, three
based on implementation of indigenous agriculture practices. Surely, in different
cases describe gradient from one scale to another, from high-dense City to a less
context, productive indigenous landscape could be represented by other feathers,
habited Rural regions. Built model of continues productive landscape in three scales
such as a pastoral land in Ongata Rongai, for instance. Apparently, these examples
and projects is one of the methods to bring a link of connectivity between Urban
do not try to bring back the past, but to learn from indigenous communities, from
countryside and Rural metropolis, between still existed ecological gems of Nairobi
history traces, from reading landscape the way how human-made system could
and highly urbanized city centers. Consequently, these actions could create a strong
become a coherent part of nature. “Our past could show us how we can feed
net of indigenous productive landscape alone of three scale of urbanization together
ourselves, and still leave a room for nature.” (Attenborough 2019) Case theories
with new public space and local food maintenance. Thus, reconsideration of all three
and projects could be applied to Nairobi western part in a way to rethink land use
entities of Rural, Town and City scales in Nairobi western part as a common system,
management according to sustainable indigenous practices.
which overlaps, supports each other and provides new balance path of coexistence
Firstly, in Rural scale, there is an opportunity to preserve or renovate the natural
between human and nature, with the help of continues indigenous landscape, is the
elements and indigenous landscape, such as water system, forestry, grazing land,
main recommendation learned from the case projects.
agriculture. However, provision of proper land use management is essential, to
Moreover, in the frame of Anthropocene, actions should be taken seriously. “Not so
give a chance for rural communities to have benefits from taking care of their and
much a potent plan as another informed plea for humanity to act as stewards of the
common land, do not diminishing natural resources of commonwealth. (Quayle
biosphere rather than owners.” (Edward O. Wilson 2016) Illustrations of Nairobi
1997) Secondly, in Town scale, alter of dispersed settlements development, which
and case studies could help to rethink our settlements to response for the problems
could bring drawbacks to natural systems and for communities consequently.
of climate change and the way how cities constructed in general. “We are at a unique
Also, support and introduce features of rural lifestyle: indigenous agriculture and
stage in our history. Never before have we had such an awareness of what we are
pastoral land for the continuation of productive landscape from rural areas to more
doing to the planet, and never before have we had the power to do something about
urbanized, as a buffer between urban and rural. Thirdly, in City scale, restructure
that.” (Attenborough 2001)
rules of urban tissue growing, find a space for historical traces of small-scale fragments of vegetation in city fabrics, such as an urban agriculture or streets for cattle.
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