Eva Ventura
Landscape Architecture
Erosion for Betterment: Designing with erosion to improve well-being | a case study of the Volta Delta, Ghana
Why do the people of the Volta Delta on the eastern coast of Ghana have to run from erosion? Why do they and thereby many other people in coastal areas across the world have to flee from the dynamics of nature and consequently lose their livelihoods?
Erosion shouldn’t be a threat. It should be a benefit to communities; something that can be used to improve well-being and raise the quality of life. It should be welcomed instead of feared.
This thesis shows an example of a landscape architectural design in which erosion accommodates instead of frustrates. It shows that erosion can be designed to be an integrated beneficial element of daily life.
This graduation project moves on a spectrum between artistic and scientific by combining civil engineering, landscape architecture and anthropology. It shows a humble position within landscape architecture where design is a development starter instead of just a finality.