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The Moderating Effects Of Vegetation On Human Violent Behavior Caused By Environmental Stressors
(Landscape Architecture, 2007-08-23)
Numerous studies explain the relationship between the environment and human behavior using the term "environmental stressor." Some examples of environmental stressors are temperature, air pollution, noise, and density and ...
Analysis Of The Congress Of New Urbanism Landscape Design Principles And Social Interaction
(Landscape Architecture, 2007-08-23)
The Congress of New Urbanism (CNU) is a relatively new topic among urban developers, planners, and city leaders. It seeks to change the way cities and towns are built by creating compact neighborhoods that encourage ...
Dialectic Aesthetics: The Landscape Aesthetics Of Steven Bourassa And The Architecture Aesthetics Of Roger Scruton
(Landscape Architecture, 2009-09-16)
This paper explores the similarities and differences between Roger Scruton's The Aesthetics of Architecture and Steven Bourassa's The Aesthetics of Landscape. The purpose of Scruton's book, according to Scruton, is to ...
Labyrinths In The Landscape: Who Is Recommending, Who Is Using, And Are There Benefits
(Landscape Architecture, 2009-09-16)
The labyrinth is a symbol known to exist for at least for four thousand years. It has been used in many cultures and religions throughout its existence as a symbol for the journey of life, a sacred space to pray, and a ...
Application Of The Historic Preservation Index Strategy to Historic Vernacular Landscape
(Landscape Architecture, 2008-08-08)
The aim of this study is to form a matrix for the understanding and preservation approach for Historic Vernacular Landscapes applying the Historic Preservation Index strategy. The U.S. National Park Service (NPS) Historic ...
Art And The Built Landscape In The Central Business District Of Dallas: Influences From An Identifiable Era In the Late Twentieth Century
(Landscape Architecture, 2008-08-08)
In the mid to late 1970s, Dallas' emergence as a center of culture and art became outwardly evident in the urban landscape. International and local designers were commissioned to make their mark on the grided environment; ...
Challenging Tradition: Parkland Dedication In Subdivision Development
(Landscape Architecture, 2008-04-22)
Growth patterns of the last half century have been urbanizing the American landscape (Corrigan, et al, 2004). This new landscape has been created by the horizontal development of single-use, single-family residential housing ...
Developing Eligibility Criteria For Daylighting Streams As Applied To Dallas' Mill Creek
(Landscape Architecture, 2009-09-16)
Daylighting is a deliberate act of exposing the full or partial flow of previously buried rivers, creeks and streams into restored surface waterways. Human development has encroached upon natural streams and confined them ...
Ecological Design In Resort Hotel Properties: Management Perceptions Of Ecologically Performative Landscape Practices
(Landscape Architecture, 2009-09-16)
It has been argued that in order to bring about society's acceptance of sustainable landscape practices, landscape architects must make them transparent; that is, visible, and ultimately understandable, to the observer. ...
The Green: Building A Viable Program For Forgotten Public Space In Uptown Dallas
(Landscape Architecture, 2007-08-23)
The Uptown area of Dallas has seen rapid and drastic change over the last fifteen years. The conversion of the former Missouri-Kansas-Texas (KATY) Railroad line into the KATY Trail has instigated measurable increases ...