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Living Like the Blue Zones® LIVING LIKE THE BLUE ZONES® HOW CAN THE POWER 9® OF THE BLUE ZONES® BE TRANSLATED AND IMPLEMENTED INTO A RESIDENTIAL LANDSCAPE DESIGN? Drawn by Elizabeth Hickey Elizabeth R. Hickey Department of Urban Horticulture at SUNY Farmingdale Horticultural Technology Management in Landscape Development & Design LIVING LIKE THE BLUE ZONESâ A Design Capstone submitted to the Department of Urban Horticulture of the State University of New York, Farmingdale State College By Elizabeth R. Hickey in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Horticultural Technology Management in Landscape Development & Design May 2019 - Long Island, New York ________________________________________ Professor Stevie Famulari Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 1 I, Elizabeth R. Hickey, grant permission for the State University of New York, Farmingdale State College, and the Department of Urban Horticulture and Design to reproduce any portion of this capstone for any purpose they deem proper. Signature Date __________________________________________ _________________ Elizabeth R. Hickey Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................... 2 KEYWORDS ......................................................................................................................... 5 SECTION 1 ............................................................................................................................... 6 STATEMENT OF INTENT ............................................................................................................ 7 PROBLEM STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 7 PROJECT TYPOLOGY ......................................................................................................................... 8 PROJECT JUSTIFICATION ................................................................................................................... 9 UNIFYING IDEA .............................................................................................................................. 10 THE CLAIM ..................................................................................................................................... 11 SECTION 2 ............................................................................................................................. 13 THE PROPOSAL ......................................................................................................................... 14 NARRATIVE OF DESIGN RESEARCH ................................................................................................. 14 USER / CLIENT DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................... 14 SITE INFORMATION ................................................................................................................... 16 SITE CRITERIA ................................................................................................................................. 16 INVENTORY & ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................ 19 ANALYSIS: QUALITATIVE ................................................................................................................ 20 ANALYSIS: QUANTITATIVE ............................................................................................................. 22 SECTION 3 ............................................................................................................................. 23 CASE STUDIES ........................................................................................................................... 23 CASE STUDY 1: LONGEVITY GARDENS BACKYARD GARDEN & UBRAN FARM (Tempe, Arizona) ....................................................................................................................................... 23 CASE STUDY 2: BLUE ZONES: RETHINKING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE Briana Riddell, School of Architecture, Georgia Tech .................................................................................... 25 CASE STUDY 3: YOGA AND REBIRTH IN AMERICA: ASIAN RELIGIONS ARE HERE TO STAY Wendy Cadge & Courtney Bender ............................................................................... 26 GOALS ......................................................................................................................................... 27 ITSTORICAL CONTEXT ..................................................................................................................... 27 CAPSTONE GOALS .......................................................................................................................... 28 CLOSING ............................................................................................................................ 29 REFERENCE LIST ............................................................................................................................. 30 STUDENT PROFILE .......................................................................................................................... 31 STUDENT COURSE EXPERIENCE ...................................................................................................... 33 APPENDIX .......................................................................................................................... 35 DESIGN ELEMENTS ......................................................................................................................... 36 PROJECT SOLUTION DOCUMENTATION .......................................................................................... 37 DIGITAL REPRESENTATION ............................................................................................................. 38 DESIGN BOARD .............................................................................................................................. 39 Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 1 ABSTRACT Under the leading research of Dan Buettner and National Geographic, The Blue Zones® are parts of the world that hold the highest density of centenarians. In other words, places with the longest living people. Not only do these people live to be very old but they are highly active and live very healthy lifestyles. There are 5 Blue Zonesâ: - Okinawa, Prefecture of Japan - Ikaria, Greece - Barbagia Region of Sardinia, Italy - Seventh Day Adventists of Loma Linda, California - Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica Through studies and observations of these regions, a team of medical researchers, anthropologists, demographers, and epidemiologists have come together to create the Power 9®. The Power 9® are 9 evidence-based common denominators among all of The Blue Zones®. These factors are the stepping stones to healthier lifestyle alternatives –increasing longevity, and enhancing the quality of life. This project acknowledges the importance of research and how it can not only benefit our society, but also benefit our lifestyles as individuals. This capstone extracts and conceptualizes the main ideas Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 2 from the Power 9® into the works of residential Long Island landscape design. The objective is to transform outdoor living space into an area that allows the resident(s) to integrate the practices of the Blue Zones® into their lifestyle. To communicate these ideas, the Power 9® are broken down and translated into landscape features, concepts, symbols, and flow. Overall, this project is intended to inspire local landscape designers to follow these practices, understand the importance of educating clients, and to harness the power of instilling lifestyles through design. Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 3 POWER 9® via. BLUE ZONES® Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 4 KEYWORDS BLUE ZONESâ –longevity hotspots or regions that demographically reflect the lifestyle and the environment of the world’s longest-lived people. Deemed under the research of Dan Buettner and NatGeo. (Okinawa, Japan | Sardinia, Italy | Ikaria, Greece | Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica | Loma Linda, CA, United States) via Blue Zonesâ DAN BUETTNER – Blue Zones® founder, is a national geographic fellow and multiple New York Times bestselling author. He has discovered five places in the world – dubbed “Blue Zones” via Blue Zonesâ CENTENARIAN – one that is 100 years old or older via Merriam-Webster INSTILL – gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude, especially a desirable one) in a person's mind. via Google Dictionary IMPLEMENT – put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) Into effect via Google Dictionary POWER 9® – a set of commonalities shared between the blue zones that lead to longer, healthier, happier lives. via Blue Zonesâ SANCTUARY – a place of refuge or safety. / a nature reserve via Google Dictionary BLUE ZONES PROJECTâ – Leveraging secrets discovered in Blue Zones around the world—rare longevity hotspots—Blue Zones Project® is helping transform communities across the U.S. into areas where the healthy choice is easy and people live longer with a higher quality of life. via Blue Zonesâ Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 5 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION Elizabeth Hickey – Capstone, Spring 2019 6 STATEMENT OF INTENT PROBLEM STATEMENT How can the Power 9® of the Blue Zones® be translated and implemented
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