This study attempts to demonstrate the design techniques for both formal and informal gardens, which can be used as guidelines for today's or future garden planning. The design techniques and elements are demonstrated through the aspects of unity, scale, boundary, revealing and concealing, straight and curved forms, vistas, spatial division and tra . . .

Conventional techniques of channelization, while usually successful in performing the tasks for which they were designed, often have a number of detrimental effects. This study examines natural stream landscapes, natural watercourse forms and methods of bioengineering for strategies and design techniques that will maximize the beneficial aspects of . . .

Rural retirement communities are becoming an increasingly popular lifestyle option for many elderly Canadians. The recreational opportunities and leisurely lifestyle associated with these communities will be attractive to a new generation of younger and more active retired people. This study examines the general characteristics of retirement commun . . .

Blessed with frontage on two lakes, most residents of Wellington must trespass to beachcomb! The popular trend of reintroducing the public to shorelines and river banks within urban areas has, and will, proceed slowly. Due in large part to the negligible amounts of these lands that are municipally owned most citizens may only experience the water f . . .

This practicum focuses on Major's Hill Park, a civic park in Ottawa, Canada. Romantically situated on the picturesque bluffs of the Ottawa River across the ravine from Parliament Hill (the Canadian seat of government, it affords pastoral respite within a busy urban context. Given its rich history, the park might be expected to proudly exhibit signi . . .

The Ngong Hills represent a natural resource of significant importance to Kenya. The hills contain valuable agricultural, vegetational, hydrological, visual, recreational and wildlife resources. These support a number of land uses and a sizeable and quickly growing population. Settlement expansion and often inappropriate use of the resource base ha . . .