GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH
Search or browse through research completed by MLA graduates at the University of Manitoba. Our goal is to create a collective research database for all Landscape Architecture programs across Canada.
Revisiting plans for the parker lands: A proposal for a more child-friendly transit-oriented development in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Weng, Shilin
2020-08-22
This practicum explores how to create compact urban spaces beneficial for children's health and growth. Proposed is a conceptual redesign of the ongoing transit-oriented development of the Parker Lands in south-central Winnipeg, Manitoba. The goals of my proposed neighbourhood are to: establish an emotional connection between the history of the sit . . .
Let it rain: Wrocław floodway extension landscape adaptation strategy
Suter, Jessica
2020-08-19
Extreme weather events resulting in floods are the leading cause of physical and economic damage in Poland. The SAP 2020 (Polish National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change) indicates that floods are a regular occurrence in the country, causing damage to all sectors of Poland’s economy, but chiefly to infrastructure located in floodplains (M . . .
Living with nature: a study of neighbourhood-based green infrastructure
Yuan, Niya
2020-08-19
With the impact of population growth and climate change, how to create a more sustainable and climate-resilient living environment has become a key issue in the field of Landscape Architecture. Mixed-use, higher density, and walkable neighbourhoods that can manage stormwater, enhance ecosystem services, and create recreational values are needed for . . .
A carbon-sequestration landscape primer: adapting neighborhoods to anthropogenic climate change
Yi, Jiaqi
2020-08-14
This practicum explores new relationships between landscape architecture and anthropogenic climate change. Climate change has been affecting urban ecological systems and environments. Landscape architects have to respond to climate change effectively in their design strategies and approaches. The design research focuses on soil carbon sequestration . . .
Several ways to heal: propagating a restorative landscape
Sveinson, Caila
2020-03-29
The practicum presents a restorative landscape design for the Behavioural Health Foundation (BHF) in the neighbourhood of St. Norbert, Winnipeg, Manitoba. BHF is a transitional, residential mental health and addiction treatment center for men, women and dependent children. The design explorations focus on the cultivation of food, the creation of th . . .
Landscapes of avulsion: proposed future ecologies for Canadian Oil Sands reclamation
Magas, Alyssa
2020-03-27
The Athabasca Oil Sands is an extraction industry with many complexities that require reclamation practices following their closure. What could be the future uses of oil extraction mining sites? An opportunity presents itself for landscape architecture in generating adaptations to climate change for the future of this region. Can landscape architec . . .