October 2023 – Ongoing; Funded by the international programs affiliated with the U.S. Forest Service, in partnership with Urban Greens.
This project is implemented as part of Athar Lina Initiative’s efforts to develop integrated solutions for groundwater problems affecting heritage sites. By extracting groundwater from heritage sites experiencing inundation and salt dampness and subsequently repurposing it for urban farming and greening, a solution is presented for the pressing issues of food and water security while simultaneously striving towards improving the urban ecology.
The project entails a diverse array of activities and interactive workshops that aim to collaborate and engage with the residents of the neighbourhood to co-generate and co-design personalised techniques for urban agriculture and greening, with the primary aim of enhancing the overall built environment and promoting nutritious eating habits and environmentally conscious water consumption.
The result will consist of a collection of green spaces along al-Khalifa Street, managed and utilised by the local community. These areas also serve as educational hubs for residents and tourists, promoting the importance of heritage and environmental conservation.
October 2023 – Ongoing; Funded by the international programs affiliated with the U.S. Forest Service, in partnership with Urban Greens.
This project is implemented as part of Athar Lina Initiative’s efforts to develop integrated solutions for groundwater problems affecting heritage sites. By extracting groundwater from heritage sites experiencing inundation and salt dampness and subsequently repurposing it for urban farming and greening, a solution is presented for the pressing issues of food and water security while simultaneously striving towards improving the urban ecology.
The project entails a diverse array of activities and interactive workshops that aim to collaborate and engage with the residents of the neighbourhood to co-generate and co-design personalised techniques for urban agriculture and greening, with the primary aim of enhancing the overall built environment and promoting nutritious eating habits and environmentally conscious water consumption.
The result will consist of a collection of green spaces along al-Khalifa Street, managed and utilised by the local community. These areas also serve as educational hubs for residents and tourists, promoting the importance of heritage and environmental conservation.
Athar Lina is a participatory conservation initiative that aims to establish modalities of citizen participation in heritage conservation based on an understanding of the monument as a resource not a burden.
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