LANDSYSTEM CHANGE
LANDSYSTEM CHANGE
All over the world, land is being converted for human use. Agricultural land has been created by primarily transforming forests, grasslands, wetlands, and other vegetation types. This change in land use is a major factor contributing to the decline in biodiversity and has effects on water flows and the biogeochemical cycles of elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus.
Though the conversion of land cover takes place at a local level, its cumulative impact can have a global effect on Earth’s systems.
CONCEPT
The aim was to create a functional object that symbolizes the influence of human activity on the earth’s ecosystems. A vase was found to be a suitable choice, as it is a tool to exhibit nature within our homes in a way that is a form of appropriation of nature itself. The idea for this object is to manipulate its geometry in such a way that values within the boundary lead to an open vase that can fit multiple flowers and plants and, vice versa, unsustainable values result in a narrow opening.
CONCEPT
parameters used
unit
landsystem change
eHANPP normalized to boundary
population
in millions
GDP
per capita in million $
social-ratio
ratio of social goals achieved
OVERVIEW
Austria
1992
lsc
0,95
population
7,8
GDP
24.911
social-ratio
1
Austria
2033
lsc
1,45
population
9,2
GDP
64.906
social-ratio
1
Canada
2000
lsc
2,33
population
30,5
GDP
24.348
social-ratio
0,8
Canada
2050
lsc
1,27
population
45,6
GDP
75.573
social-ratio
0,82
China
1993
lsc
0,28
population
1.218,8
GDP
364
social-ratio
0,1
China
2044
lsc
0,53
population
1.402,4
GDP
3.502
social-ratio
0,1
S.Africa
1998
lsc
0,71
population
43,6
GDP
3.502
social-ratio
0,1
S.Africa
2050
lsc
0,97
population
75,5
GDP
9.317
social-ratio
0,27
USA
1998
lsc
1,03
population
275,1
GDP
32.934
social-ratio
0,9
USA
2050
lsc
1,59
population
379,4
GDP
115.508
social-ratio
0,73
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