Introduction
Fig. 1.1 Dublin is on the East coast of Ireland. Fig. 1.2 Location of City Centre. Fig. 1.3 Study Area, between the Royal and Grand Canals
Context Dublin, much like Manchester and London, grew from a dense city centre to a sprawling metropolis of 1.4 million people. The urban area engulfs oncerural villages and extends even into neighbouring counties. This project takes the Inner City Centre as the study area, which is typically considered to be the area within the Grand Canal and Royal Canal. The administrative boundary of Dublin City Council extends beyond this point but for the sake of keeping the study to a mangeable size, the area shown in figure 1.3 has been chosen, although the whole urban area will be considered in Section 5. The hope is that the methods used in this project can be easily extended to the rest of the city, and to other cities.
Aims • To explore how Urban Agriculture can be used to combat climate change and make cities more resilient. • To test the Continuous Productive Urban Landscapes (Viljoen 2005) concept on a real city. • To create Typologies of spaces to aid design decisions. • To create a strategy and design guide for the implementation of Urban Agriculture in Dublin City Centre.
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