Snail Farming in Athens, Georgia
Site 3 was the most suitable site for the development of a snail farm as found in Geoplanner 1
SCENARIO A - DEVELOPING SITE 3
SCENARIO B - DEVELOPING SITE 2
Site 2 was the second most suitable site for the development of a snail farm as found in Geoplanner 1
CONCLUSION: Scenario A (Site 3) is the better choice for snail farm development based on this exercise
COMPARISONS & CONCLUSIONS
DESIGN GOAL
The goal of the following two scenarios for the snail farm site designs was to place the location of the snail farm in the most suitable location, to provide enjoyable recreational areas and sufficient parking, and to implement areas of stormwater management to mitigate pollution from each of the sites, all while maintaining as much open conservation space as possible on each site.
LEGEND
Green - Open Conservation Space
Green w/ Orange dots - Agricultural Ranch (Snail Farm)
Navy Blue - Parking
Orange - Picnic Area
Red - Storm-water Management
Dark Red/Pink - Active Recreation Field
LEGEND
Green - Open Conservation Space
Green w/ Orange dots - Agricultural Ranch (Snail Farm)
Navy Blue - Parking
Orange - Picnic Area
Red - Storm-water Management
Dark Red/Pink - Active Recreation Field
Pie Chart: Land Use & Created Suitability Overlay
Bar Graph: Land Use & Created Suitability Overlay
Chart & Graph Data Values:
Land Use:
Open Space Conservation -----------58.5 %, 19.0 acres
Agricultural Ranch (Snail Farm) - 17.7%, 5.75 acres
Parking --------------------------------5.5%, 1.80 acres
Picnic Area ---------------------------- 2.2%, 0.70 acres
Stormwater Management -----------4.40%, 1.40 acres
Active Recreation Field --------------11.85%, 3.85 acres
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Chart & Graph Data Values:
Created Suitability Overlay:
1 Low ------0.0 %
2 Low ----- 0.60 %
3 Low ----- 5.30 %
4 Medium - 35.2 %
5 Medium - 32.7 %
6 Medium - 19.5 %
7 High ------6.70 %
8 High ------0.0 %
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Chart & Graph Data Values:
Created Suitability Overlay:
1 Low ------0.0 %
2 Low ----- 0.0 %
3 Low ----- 2.0 %
4 Medium -16.2 %
5 Medium -68.4 %
6 Medium - 15.1 %
7 High -----0.0 %
8 High -----0.0 %
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Chart & Graph Data Values:
Land Use:
Open Space Conservation -----------47.04%, 17.0 acres
Agricultural Ranch (Snail Farm) --20.39%, 7.37 acres
Parking --------------------------------3.42%, 1.24 acres
Picnic Area ---------------------------- 3.42%, 1.24 acres
Stormwater Management -----------6.67%, 2.41 acres
Active Recreation Field --------------17.20%, 6.21 acres
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Land Use Comparison
In Scenario A with Site 3, the largest land use is Open Space Conservation, which composes 58.5% of the site, followed by Agricultural Ranch (snail farm) which is 17.7 % of the site area.
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In Scenario B with Site 2, the largest land use is also Open Space Conservation, which composes 47.04% of the site, followed again by Agricultural Ranch (snail farm) which is 20.39% of the site.
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The percent values for the other land uses for both Scenario A and Scenario B are all relatively close to each other, with insignificant differences.
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Scenario A (Site 3) has more than 10% more
conservation space than Scenario B. Since maximize the amount of conserved land area was the main objective of these designs, this makes Scenario A (site 3) a better design in terms of maximize the conservation space,
Suitability Comparison
Based on the Suitability levels data, Scenario A (Site 3) is more suitable for the development of a snail farm than Scenario B (Site 2).
Scenario A, Site 3, has its highest suitability percent in 4 Medium of 35.2% followed closely by 5 Medium with 32.7%. It also has a high level suitability percent of 7 High of 6.70%.
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Scenario B, Site 2, has its highest suitability percent in 5 Medium of 68.4% followed by 4 Medium with 16.2% and 6 Medium with 15.1%. It has no percentages in the High suitability levels.
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While Scenario B's highest suitability percentage is in 5 Medium, a higher suitability level than the greatest percentage in Scenario A which is in 4 Medium, it lacks any percent values in the High Suitability range, while Scenario A does not. Scenario A overall has higher suitability levels than Scenario B, again making it the better choice for snail farm development.
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