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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.

Water works

Woolison, Garth

2018-04-02

This design research focuses on finding solutions for reducing the detrimental contributions that combined sewer system overflows have on the health of urban waterways and their respective watersheds at large. It is the standpoint of this research that such water purifying landscapes can be directly integrated into public urban environments and nee . . .

Region 40: a national park for the Anthropocene epoch

Coates, Ryan

2018-01-15

As a unit of design, the national park remains one of the most ambitious ideas set forth by the early adopters of the title landscape architect. For over one hundred years, national parks have played a prominent role in defining Canada’s relationship to its environment. In the Anthropocene, there is no greater crisis than that of awareness, of the . . .

The resilient stampede - a strategy to mitigate the effects of flood-waters at Stampede Park

Cook, Colby

2018-01-11

In 2013, Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada was devasted by a flood. Fifty million dollars was spent to ensure the site was able to accommodate The Calgary Stampede; a traditional event with participants from all over North America. This practicum uses theoretical ideas (emergence and resilience) and physical methods (constructed wetlands an . . .

The Bhopal gas tragedy site : amelioration and the way ahead

Chauhan, Raveena

2018-01-11

Bhopal has witnessed one of the greatest industrial disasters in the history of mankind. The gas tragedy had widespread implications on the society, culture, environment, and health of the residents of the city. For decades government and non- government organizations have tried to mitigate the impact of the disaster of 1984.These attempts have at . . .

Flowscape: the affective landscape for toronto's film studio district

Tang, Vincent

2017-09-12

The practicum explores the affectiveness of landscape architecture infused with the cognitive theory of flow, which can be used as a strategic proponent in creating an advantageous Film Studio District. . . .

From black to green to gold: alternative land use strategies for abandoned and decommissioned oil well sites in southeast Saskatchewan

Tulloch, Kyla

2017-09-12

Through the historic and current study of southeast Saskatchewan, this practicum reveals the present day conditions of the exploited and extended rural landscape. The pothole prairie landscape has been structured and altered beyond recognition from agricultural land use and oil extraction, affecting flora and fauna and ecosystem services. This prac . . .

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