Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Vernacular Eco-lodges for the Protection of the Bolivian Amazon Rainforest
To keep our forests alive, dead trees should not have more value than living trees. A paradigm change within the global economic system could regenerate wilderness and restore communities. Bolivia has extensive rainforest territory, but it is in great danger. The lack of opportunities in rural areas pushes people to migrate to big cities abandoning their communities and leaving behind a great source of indigenous knowledge. This, and the cattle industry, illegal logging and drug trafficking are the main factors in destroying thousands of rainforest hectares yearly. The private investment in lands for conservation is crucial to protect these areas. The project proposes a scalable eco-lodge concept in the lands surrounding the Amboró Park in Bolivia, designed in collaboration with communities living near natural territories and using local materials. This proposal envisions a symbiotic cooperative where the eco-lodge depends on a healthy natural ecosystem and vice versa. An exchange of knowledge between locals and professionals is meant to happen in all areas: from architectural design to management structure. The proposal aims to evolve as a non-extractive business model to generate sources of income for the communities and increase awareness of the park’s conservation. This proposal is a model to be copied in any rural area near green bodies. Its success should slowly create a belt of protection connecting trails for explorers and routes for wildlife. Based on qualitative interviews and on-site observations of four eco-lodges in Bolivia, this paper intends to respond to a current social and ecological demand for alternatives.
Vernacular Eco-lodges for the Protection of the Bolivian Amazon Rainforest
To keep our forests alive, dead trees should not have more value than living trees. A paradigm change within the global economic system could regenerate wilderness and restore communities. Bolivia has extensive rainforest territory, but it is in great danger. The lack of opportunities in rural areas pushes people to migrate to big cities abandoning their communities and leaving behind a great source of indigenous knowledge. This, and the cattle industry, illegal logging and drug trafficking are the main factors in destroying thousands of rainforest hectares yearly. The private investment in lands for conservation is crucial to protect these areas. The project proposes a scalable eco-lodge concept in the lands surrounding the Amboró Park in Bolivia, designed in collaboration with communities living near natural territories and using local materials. This proposal envisions a symbiotic cooperative where the eco-lodge depends on a healthy natural ecosystem and vice versa. An exchange of knowledge between locals and professionals is meant to happen in all areas: from architectural design to management structure. The proposal aims to evolve as a non-extractive business model to generate sources of income for the communities and increase awareness of the park’s conservation. This proposal is a model to be copied in any rural area near green bodies. Its success should slowly create a belt of protection connecting trails for explorers and routes for wildlife. Based on qualitative interviews and on-site observations of four eco-lodges in Bolivia, this paper intends to respond to a current social and ecological demand for alternatives.
Vernacular Eco-lodges for the Protection of the Bolivian Amazon Rainforest
Sustainable Development Goals Series
Hilal, Sandi (Herausgeber:in) / Bedir, Merve (Herausgeber:in) / Ramsgaard Thomsen, Mette (Herausgeber:in) / Tamke, Martin (Herausgeber:in) / Pedraza, Laura Otero (Autor:in) / Lesna, Joanna Maria (Autor:in) / Barron, Andrea Terceros (Autor:in) / Martlev, Kasper (Autor:in)
World Congress of Architects ; 2023 ; Copenhagen, Denmark
28.09.2023
17 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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