Developing landscapes : a conceptual proposal for an Agroforestry Training Centre in Musoma, Tanzania, based on a field study
In this thesis we propose a conceptual plan for the development of an Agroforestry Training Centre (ATC) in Musoma, Tanzania. The aim is to make a proposal to support peasant education in agroforestry. How can an ATC in Musoma be developed into a stimulating and educational park suitable for teachin...
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| Formato: | H3 |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés sueco |
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SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development
2010
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| Acceso en línea: | http://educationallandscapes.wordpress.com/ |
| Sumario: | In this thesis we propose a conceptual plan for the
development of an Agroforestry Training Centre (ATC)
in Musoma, Tanzania. The aim is to make a proposal
to support peasant education in agroforestry. How can
an ATC in Musoma be developed into a stimulating
and educational park suitable for teaching agroforestry
methods to peasant farmers and other potential users?
To answer that a field study was conducted to investigate
how our client Vi Agroforestry Programme (Vi) and the
target groups of the client can benefit from the site.
The thesis begins with a short explanation of the
context, in which the ATC plays a part followed by a
methodology chapter. Next are three chapters presented
which introduce the reader to the research conducted
before starting the proposal, these include: results of
literature studies, study of precedents, and results of field
study. The reader is introduced to subjects and results of
importance to the proposal: agroforestry, participation
and spatial structures.
The results of the field study include how peasant
farmers can gain from an ATC, the aim of Vi for the
ATC, and our own site analysis. Our conclusions of the
results of the field study, the precedents, and theory,
which are the base for the proposal, are that the ATC
is inaccessible and difficult to comprehend, it lacks
excitement, and it expresses its uniqueness weakly.
Based on the conclusions, a conceptual design proposal
was carried out where new spatial landscape structures
for the ATC have been developed. Strategies for what is
important to emphasise are put forward and explained in
diagrams. Two places of interest are presented in depth:
the entrance area and the homestead area. In these two
areas examples are given on how the strategies can be
interpreted.
Finally comes a reflection where we note what we have
learnt and how it can benefit others. It includes possible
bias like the involvement of Vi in our work which for
example has affected who has participated in interviews
and workshops. We also reflect on our work; that it can
be taken to a more detailed level, and the possibility to
set our work in a larger scale by examining other outdoor
centres for education around the world. This project has
been conducted within the framework of a Minor Field
Study, funded by SIDA. The work of this thesis focus on
the process, the field study is presented in more depth in
another report.
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