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DESIGN IN ADAPTATION TO DROUGHTS AND HEAT WAVES CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IN RICE FARMS IN LERIDA, TOLIMA, COLOMBIA

Mateus Forero, Andrea D
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3923-5889
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami151213167340772

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2017, Master of Fine Arts, Miami University, Art.
There is a communication gap between farmers in Lerida, Tolima and colombian climate entities which contains information that is vital to better control farming operations. This project addresses this problem by improving the communication platforms between farmers and the technology available to help farmers by using design. The goal of this project was to enhance communication platforms between farmers and climate entities, different design theories and UI/UX tools were implemented to improve this communication. Currently, the design solutions and technologies available to rural farmers are not effective, accurate or user-friendly, these technologies were not designed with rural farmers in mind, they do not have access to the information that they need on a platform that is easy to navigate. This research aims to to enable farmers to get the information they need. It was economically relevant to invest in this problem in the area: Lerida, Tolima. because rice field farms are the first employment opportunity in town (Yanes, 2013). Mitigation adaptations and better communication would be very beneficial to the area (Ramirez-Villegas, n.d.).
Dennis Cheatham (Advisor)
Erin Beckloff (Committee Member)
James Coyle (Committee Member)
74 p.
Agriculture; Design; Fine Arts; Instructional Design; Latin American Studies; Web Studies
heat waves; droughts; Lerida; Tolima; Colombia; rice farms; agriculture; ux design; ui design; graphic design; app; website; design research; farmers; technology; high temperatures; design in farming; rice field temperatures adaptations; farmers designs

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  • Mateus Forero, A. D. (2017). DESIGN IN ADAPTATION TO DROUGHTS AND HEAT WAVES CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IN RICE FARMS IN LERIDA, TOLIMA, COLOMBIA [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami151213167340772

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mateus Forero, Andrea. DESIGN IN ADAPTATION TO DROUGHTS AND HEAT WAVES CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IN RICE FARMS IN LERIDA, TOLIMA, COLOMBIA. 2017. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami151213167340772.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mateus Forero, Andrea. "DESIGN IN ADAPTATION TO DROUGHTS AND HEAT WAVES CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE IN RICE FARMS IN LERIDA, TOLIMA, COLOMBIA." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami151213167340772

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