Future MovementsConnecting Agritopia: Creating Urban-Agrarian SynergiesMischa Gubler, Jan Güntensperger, Jos Auf der Maur, and Laura Elsener

The site of Agritopia is currently used by different groups of participants, each having their specific needs. For some it is their recreational area, for others, such as farmers, their site of work. The various activities are unevenly distributed: There are areas that are used more intensively and differently, which leads to conflicts due to miscommunication and misunderstanding between farming, nature protection and recreation.

The conditions of inclusion, accessibility and participation must be taken into account for a future urban-agricultural landscape. How will mobility change against the backdrop of climate change and population growth?

A multi-functional landscape brings new forms of cultivation, new kinds of people and new attractive landscape features to the site and becomes a part of the surrounding urban fabric.

By using the principle of blurring boundaries, creating multifunctionality and connecting places the landscape will be made accessible for humans. Thus creating places for social interaction in accordance with nature and agriculture.

The site of Zürich Nord can be a prototype for more agriculturally accessible and participatory landscapes at the city edge.