Date of Award
Spring 5-8-2015
Advisor(s)
John Van Buren
Abstract
This thesis compares and explains the advantages aquaponics farming has over modern industrial intensive farming. Through a comparison natural capital usage, conservation, recycling and cost, the thesis advocates for the expansion of aquaponics usage in urban settings. The thesis also explains the history of intensive farming and aquaponics in America, the science of how aquaponics operates, the economic and environmental costs of modern intensive farming versus aquaponics farming, and the social implications of aquaponics. Lastly, I propose a policy that reallocates farm subsidies by modifying the Farm Bill. Then I propose policies that support creating a new standard of farm subsidy eligibility, subsidize renewable forms of energy for urban and sustainable farms, provide funding for educational facilities, and incorporate modern aquaponics into school curriculums.
Recommended Citation
Ramsundar, Richard, "Fishing For a Sustainable Future: Aquaponics as a Method of Food Production" (2015). Student Theses 2015-Present. 5.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/environ_2015/5
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