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Constructal view of the long lots system
The long lots system, also known as the ribbons farming system, is a historical land use pattern, which can be encountered in some specific regions of the world, including in North America, both in the Nouvelle‐France, and in the New‐Mexico regions. In this paper, we show that, in the late 1990s, the first publications on Constructal Theory, which discussed topics such as urban street patterns or airport systems design, already contained the principles underlying the emergence of the man‐made long lots system, but had not yet been linked to land use patterns such as the ribbons farming system. We show that this farming pattern is driven by the Constructal Law. It leads to land use geometries similar, at a human scale, to computer cooling systems. In brief, like many natural designs, the long lots system emerges as a “urge to organize” under local and global constraints specific to the economy of agricultural products trade, and according to the Constructal Law of evolving flow systems. The design of long lots systems can thus be viewed as a historical precursor of the Constructal Design approach, an approach worth considering in the design of sustainable cities.
Constructal view of the long lots system
The long lots system, also known as the ribbons farming system, is a historical land use pattern, which can be encountered in some specific regions of the world, including in North America, both in the Nouvelle‐France, and in the New‐Mexico regions. In this paper, we show that, in the late 1990s, the first publications on Constructal Theory, which discussed topics such as urban street patterns or airport systems design, already contained the principles underlying the emergence of the man‐made long lots system, but had not yet been linked to land use patterns such as the ribbons farming system. We show that this farming pattern is driven by the Constructal Law. It leads to land use geometries similar, at a human scale, to computer cooling systems. In brief, like many natural designs, the long lots system emerges as a “urge to organize” under local and global constraints specific to the economy of agricultural products trade, and according to the Constructal Law of evolving flow systems. The design of long lots systems can thus be viewed as a historical precursor of the Constructal Design approach, an approach worth considering in the design of sustainable cities.
Constructal view of the long lots system
Périn, Stephen (author)
Heat Transfer ; 49 ; 4073-4083
2020-11-01
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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