Diseño y sistemas hidropónicos Perspectivas desde y para el Norte y el Sur Global

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Giovanni Inglese

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Al enfrentar la complejidad del desafío que plantean el crecimiento urbano y el aumento de la población mundial, las disciplinas del diseño están llamadas a cuestionar nuevas estrategias para mitigar su impacto en la biodiversidad y el sistema de producción de alimentos. En este contexto, la hidroponía representa una solución viable para ayudar a restablecer una conexión con la naturaleza y crear vegetación productiva en los contextos más diversos. Aunque el potencial de estos sistemas se discute ampliamente desde diversas perspectivas, faltan estudios comparativos y evaluativos que ilustren su potencial para los diseñadores. A través del análisis de la literatura y los estudios de casos centrados en cultivos hidropónicos, pretendemos investigar las posibilidades y aspectos críticos que se ofrecen no solo para la producción de alimentos sino también como un medio para mejorar contextos degradados, desencadenar movimientos de innovación social y restaurar la identidad y los medios de vida de las personas y los territorios. Al comparar proyectos implementados en diferentes latitudes y la transferencia de soluciones de un contexto a otro, pretendemos dotar al Diseño de modelos virtuosos, integrando perspectivas del Norte y del Sur Global, para una mejor comprensión y nueva gestión de proyectos de estos sistemas. 

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Giovanni Inglese, Departamento de Planificación, Diseño y Tecnología de la Arquitectura, Universidad La Sapienza, Roma, Italia

Diseñador de producto e ingeniero de sonido que investiga las propiedades sensoestéticas de biomateriales con especial atención al sonido. Actualmente es estudiante de doctorado industrial en el Departamento de Planificación, Diseño y Tecnología de la Arquitectura de la Universidad La Sapienza de Roma. El tema de su investigación en Diseño Industrial es la aplicación del Diseño Bio-Inspirado para la experimentación de sistemas de iluminación LED integrados para cultivos hidropónicos en interiores. 

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