If you have asked me the question “what would the future looked like to you” i would have said it would look something like this…
Through the research conducted during the scenario project, I have certainly was provided with new knowledge to recognise the pattern of emerging future. By setting the quadrants in thinking and researching about future scenario, it has narrowed it down to specific factors which taught me that future changes according to human needs and protection.
Our quadrant focused on high tech x extreme climate condition, and it is evident that the extreme climate change plays a huge catalyst as a threat in influencing the society and its city. The change is needed in order to counteract these situations which becomes a building block to design a better future.
My speculative future scenario evolves around the persona, Mandy Nguyen and her day as a burramandi fish farmer. It gives an insight on her daily activity inside the building. To better understand this speculative future, i have conducted a research to understand the threat, which is how the climate change affects aqua-culture and also recognise our current fish farming methods. The video ‘Catalyst’, exemplifies that in Australia approximately 300 million kilos of seafood are eaten throughout a year and that it is still increasing. The demand is increasing while the climate change are causing fishing to be more difficult specially under high winds and tides etc.
So to answer the question, I have looked into various futuristic methods on fish production under extreme climate condition. This has lead me to finding out various methods such as Aquapoincs technology which recycles the water. According the research article by Terry Smith, the“oxygen is added to the water and the plants absorb the ammonia and other waste products excreted by the fish”. Because Aquaponics suggets indoor farming the persona is not required to worry about potential pollutions and pests created from climate change. This allows her to produce healthy and chemical free fish without any effort.
Again, through the research of aquaculture and climate change which i have undertaken in my speculative scenario project, my positing towards future has changed more realistically. It is know from the research that it is impossible to continue fishing or operate outdoor fish farm in 2040 and there will be a great demand in meeting people need as the population rises. I no-longer imagine the future to be filled with flying cards and time machine like back to the future, but a future that fulfils societies needs to maintain sustainable living.
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