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Sarr, Carla. "Rhetorical Gardening: Greening Composition." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1504795919562701.
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Willow, Diane. "Gardening the elements in a landscape of technology." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70658.
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Thesis (M.S.V.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1992.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 61-65).
Gardening the Elements in a Landscape of Technology discusses three multisensory environmental sculptures: Wave Garden, Eyes of the Wind, and Thermal Delight. Each of these installations explores the relationship between people, nature and technology. It is my thesis that technology can be used to enhance the intimacy of our experiences with natural phenomena. Each of these interactive sculptures is inspired by my encounters with common natural phenomena. The form, materials and choice of technology which comprise these environmental sculptures are guided by the quality of sensory experience inherent in the phenomena which they explore.
by Diane Willow.
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Vikström, Jenny. "Motivations behind gardening in a rapidly urbanizing landscape - a case study of urban gardening in Bangalore, India." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Stockholm Resilience Centre, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-148718.
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India’s IT-capital Bangalore is experiencing rapid urbanization causing diminishing greenery and biodiversity. Urbanization contributes to disconnecting humans from nature, further contributing to environmental degradation, since connecting with nature is crucial for fostering pro-environmental behaviour and stewardship which is required for urban resilience. The city’s long legacy of home gardening has been threatened by the city growth, however, Bangaloreans are finding new ways of engaging in gardening. This study gives an inside perspective of how and why middle class Bangaloreans choose to engage in gardening, building on interviews with 24 terrace and community gardeners, and identification of 6 community garden initiatives. The terrace gardening movement emerged during the 1990s, and have now spread to engage several thousands of citizens, growing on their rooftops across the city, however, community gardening is a ‘new’ phenomenon. The motivations expressed by gardeners are, in this study, categorised in motivational drivers and direct benefits. Motivational drivers affect the gardener’s desire to engage and these drivers are identified as memories, cultural values and beliefs, experiences of urbanization, perception of risk and external influence. Direct benefits are the benefits they get from gardening, identified as material, psychological and social benefits. The main motivations stated were the benefits of healthy food and connecting with nature. Terrace gardeners have a strong network and the main platform for interaction is social media, and many community gardeners are also part of that forum, where experiences and knowledge are shared. Gardeners use natural and organic practices and many have a desire to preserve traditional species and methods. This indicates that urban gardening is a way of stewardship of urban (agro)biodiversity and thus requires increased attention, for overcoming challenges related to management and lack of perseverance, and for contributing to city resilience through human and nature connections through gardening.FOR 2432
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Perkins, Jackie L. "Gardening the Gilded Age: Creating the Landscape of the Future." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1621005122403518.
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Steven, Michael Lawrence School of L&scape Architecture UNSW. "The congruent garden: an investigation into the role of the domestic garden in satisfying fundamental human needs." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Landscape Architecture, 1997. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/18825.
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An interest in the application of the concept of sustainability to the design of the domestic garden lead to the realisation that the social dimensions of sustainable design, that is, the capacity of the garden to meet human needs, was poorly understood. In the interests of achieving an holistic understanding of the hole of the domestic garden in meeting human needs, fourteen gardeners from rural north-west Hawkesbury were interviewed on the role that gardens and gardening plays in their everyday lives. Using Max-Neef's theory of needs and satisfiers as a reference and applying the principles of qualitative data analysis, the interview transcripts were analysed to identify evidence for the satisfaction of fundamental human needs in the lives of the participants, their partners and families. It was established that gardens and gardening have the potential to satisfy human needs within all nine of Max-Neef's axiological categories of need (Subsistence, Protection, Affection, Understanding, Participation, Leisure, Creation, Identity, Freedom) and across all fours existential states (Being, Having, Doing and Interacting). To present the data in terms which might usefully inform the practice of garden design, key satisfiers identified from the data were conceptualised into themes, which in turn became the basis for five conceptual models (Dwelling, Nurture, Pleasure, Enlightenment and "Being" Fully Human) which serve to define the broad domains within which needs might be satisfied within the garden. Collectively, these five conceptual models constitute the Congruent Garden. A series of garden prototypes relating to the themes of each conceptual model are proposed as the basis for the delivery of garden-related satisfiers. Some suggestions are made on the matter of further research work arising from this initial study.
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Schnare, Susan Elizabeth. "Sojourns in nature : the origins of the British rock garden." Thesis, University of York, 1994. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/13989/.
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The popularity of the rock garden is seen as a late nineteenth century phenomenon, which followed the creation of the Backhouse Nursery rock garden in York, England, in 1859, although a few earlier gardens are sometimes mentioned as isolated incidents. This thesis proposes that the rock garden evolved out of efforts to cultivate alpine and rock plants, and traces interest in their collection back to sixteenth century Europe. A terraced garden at le Jardin des Plantes, Montpellier, France, indicates that by 1598 there was interest in simulating specialized plant habitats. The earliest known rock garden was built in Orford, England, about 1767, and by the early nineteenth century, rock gardens were popular garden features, as may be seen from the numbers of articles in the horticultural press. From these published accounts, the design, construction, culture, planting, and maintenance of rock gardens are compared and studied. As proof that rock gardens were created as places to grow alpine and rock plants from the first, lists of alpine and rock plants recommended for gardens between 1789 and 1856 are analyzed. The majority of the plants on these lists were low, spreading, needed the improved drainage offered by the structure of the rock garden, and, to a lesser extent, had alpine origins. Between 1789 and 1856 the reasons for plant choice did not change significantly. This thesis explores the origins of the rock garden, studies its history, and analyzes its structure and plants to place it in context with the rest of landscape history.
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Schaefer, Christina Maria 1959. "Halophytes and their potential as landscape plants." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276816.
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Based upon literature search, field investigation, examination of the halophyte collection at the Environmental Research Laboratory in Tucson, Arizona, and an expert survey, 97 salt-tolerant plants have been identified for the use as landscape plants. The plants were screened at salinity levels between 5 and 40 ppt which are critical for plant survival. The globally gathered data revealed information about landscape criteria, such as aesthetic value, climate amelioration, soil stabilization, color, form and drought tolerance, which were organized into architectural, engineering and design categories. These landscape halophytes range from herbaceous ground covers to woody trees. The data were filed in a computer data base, including detailed information about the description and performance of every plant, habitat requirements, maintenance, landscape values and economic uses. The data base, which is continually up-dated, is a search-type, which functions as an information storage system and is designed to provide plant selection by needed characteristics or intended use.
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Huang, Zhaoheng. "Landscape plants in architectural design." Virtual Press, 1992. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/845986.
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This creative project has explored the design methods to integrate landscape planting materials and architectural elements. A demonstrative architectural design is proposed to apply these research methods. This report comprises two major sections: one is the description of landscape materials and their characteristics; the other is an architectural design to demonstrate the usage of these landscape materials. The first section of this report has emphasized on an inventory of landscape materials with the descriptions of their individual functions and characteristics in architectural design as well as the samples of those landscape elements in spatial organization. About 40 most popular plant materials were collected and their growing patterns and spatial geometries were integrated in various building typology. The case study has demonstrated the practical application of those landscape materials. The cultural and aesthetic values of plant materials were evaluated according to the cultural and historical background of selected prominent landscape designs. In the second section, a creative architectural design was developed based on a proposed Tree Museum located in Muncie, Indiana. The objective of this design was to apply the design principals developed in previous research, and to demonstrate how the landscape materials could be properly integrated with architectural design. As a trial approach, the tree museum has presented a unique perspective of architectural design in which the organizations of both building structures and plant elements are highly implemented.Department of Architecture
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Steele, Thomas C. Jr. "An exploration of architectural theory and architectural devices of the English landscape tradition 1715-1748." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23021.
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Grehl, Elaine. "The design and implementation of a rain garden at the University of Delaware a case study /." Access to citation, abstract and download form provided by ProQuest Information and Learning Company; downloadable PDF file 1.33 Mb., p, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1435834.
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Blackwood, Kenneth Ray. "Performance of sugar maple taxa (Acer saccharum Marsh.) in North Alabama." Auburn, Ala., 2006. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2006%20Fall/Theses/BLACKWOOD_KENNETH_55.pdf.
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Burden, Jeffrey. "A design for a botanical garden based on the work of Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/23386.
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Conrad, Janet. "Prospect/Refuge theory: An experimental approach." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1993. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/107076/1/T%28BE%26E%29%20359%20Prospect%20refuge%20theory%20ban%20experimental%20approach.pdf.
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Viewed qualitatively, Jay Appleton's prospect/refuge theory is intuitively attractive. Viewed quantitatively, can it be substantiated and is it useful? This study aims to substantiate the theory. Prospect/refuge theory is presented in context with other landscape theories all of which are based on a long tradition of gardening practice. A review of gardening practice and theory is followed by a review of empirical aesthetics and the landscape. The main part of the study. is the set of experiments developed to test certain predictions of prospect/refuge theory using a variety of experimental methods. The results of these experiments give support to Appleton's hypotheses and open the way for future research in prospect/refuge theory.
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Chau, Chun. "Redevelopment of Wan Chai Park : culture as a factor of landscape design /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25950575.
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LI, HAO. "A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ENGLISH AND ANCIENT CHINESE GARDEN DESIGN." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin975339478.
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Haight, Bonnie Janeen. "Lovely homegrown menus substituting beautiful edibles for ornamentals in residential landscapes /." Online access for everyone, 2006. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2006/b%5Fhaight%5F033106.pdf.
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Ketcham, Barbara. "The use of water in the gardens of the Villa d'Este at Tivoli, Italy." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/22726.
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Salama, M. M. "Saudi Arabian flora and its application in landscape design projects." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/17586.
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This practical thesis aims to reform the use of plant material in landscape architecture projects in the Najd or Central Region of Saudi Arabia. Many aspects of landscape architecture in Najd attempt to emulate western concepts. Neglect or unawareness of the values of Arabic society is one of the main reasons for the failure of the landscape programme. This factor of traditional culture is particularly sensitive in Najd which is the birthplace of Whabism, one of the strictest applications of Islam. This implies special conditions that made outdoor design sensitive and complicated, unable to tolerate western forms. Western urban patterns in planning, such as wide streets, neighbourhood parks and their detailed components of artifacts and plant materials, all shattered the character of traditional landscape architecture in the region. Although indigenous landscape elements in Najd evolved as a result of socio-environmental factors, many consultants do not differentiate between Persian, Islamic, and Najdi gardens. The inventory of available plant species indicates that most are imported from tropical and subtropical countries. These species require stripping of soil from wadi Hanifah for potting, and for top soiling planting projects, a process destructive to the rich wadi habitat. Such a process is necessary when using imported plant material while native ones can adapt to the existing sandy and saline soil. The devastation of the wadi ecosystem, the saline water table and the high cost of maintaining those plants, represents serious short and long term economic, ecological and technical implications. These implications all point to the scale of these negative consequences of using imported plant material. Also, climatic data, points to the suitability and adaptability of native flora and its significance in avoiding further damage to eco-environment. Use of imported plants in arid Najd and creating a man-made micro climate to suit them, is a waste of resources, especially the water budget in Saudi Arabia. The thesis proves that these plants consume large amounts of water, require high levels of maintenance, are unsuitable to Najdi environment, introduce new pests and diseases, require special microclimatic conditions, rich soil and prove unsuccessful in their functions. All the previous factors combine to acknowledge the failure of many tropical gardens in the arid land of Najd. The answer lies in Najd itself which is wealthy in flora adapted to its local conditions. The potential for their use in Saudi Arabian landscape projects is vast. Individually they will substitute for the imported nursury stock, while the available communities represent a ready-made and complete landscape element which would be valuable for Najdi parks. The general question, the comparative advantages of native over imported plants is conclusively answered in the thesis. Though the native plants are diverse, attractive and available, they were tested practically aiming at, firstly to test the individual species, the "target species method", and secondly to test the whole community "target community method". Three test sites were allocated in the Diplomatic Quarter to test the selected target species and communities. The tests were conducted extensively over five years and intensively over three years, during which the author monitored closely a large number of species and communities and arrived at an encouraging set of results and findings. The conclusion of the thesis consists of two parts. Firstly, the successful species which is included in a Flora, and the successful target communities which use selected target communities as a landscape design tool. These are aimed specifically at landscape designers. Secondly, the author recommends how to utilize both methods in a typical Najdi urban park, and how to encourage their successful use.
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Wilson, Justin Floyd. "The Relationship of Outdoor Recreation and Gardening With Depression Among Individuals With Disabilities." DigitalCommons@USU, 2012. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1311.
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Activities involving natural environments have positive psychological impacts on participants. Both outdoor recreation and gardening have been shown to reduce feelings of depression. However, the effects of these activities on the depression levels of individuals with disabilities have not yet been studied. In order to better understand the relationship between these activities and depression among individuals with disabilities, two separate studies were conducted.
The first study seeks to better understand the relationship between outdoor recreation participation and depression among Montana residents with disabilities using publicly available Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data. It hypothesizes that depression would be negatively correlated with outdoor recreation participation and that individuals participating more frequently in outdoor recreation activities would have lower overall depression index scores. This study compares three outdoor recreation predictors (dichotomized participation, participation index score, and participation frequencies) to two depression dependents (dichotomized current major depression and raw depression index score). Results reveal that there is a negative relationship between outdoor recreation participation and depression, outdoor recreation participants had lower overall depression scores than non-participants, and lower depression scores were related to more frequent outdoor recreation participation. Respondents participating in outdoor recreation at least four times a week had the lowest mean depression score.
The second study, also using BRFSS data, sought to identify the relationship between gardening and depression among Utah residents with disabilities. This study hypothesized that participation in gardening activities would be negatively correlated to depression. In order to test this hypothesis, this study compared the mean depression scores of five different gardening categories: non-gardeners, past gardeners, non-current gardeners, lifetime gardeners, and current gardeners. It likewise compared gardening status with depression scores to identify a linear relationship. Results reveal that there is a negative linear relationship between gardening and depression. Current gardeners and lifetime gardeners had significantly lower overall depression scores than non-gardeners.
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Calhoun, Randall L. "William Shenstone's aesthetic theory and poetry." Virtual Press, 1985. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/442604.
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William Shenstone's reputation has been dependent upon parts. He has been seen as a tasteful gardener who wrote verse, or as a poet who was also a landscape gardener. Until now, no one has studied his gardening, his daily activities, and his poetry as equal. expressions of one basic aesthetic view--the purpose of the present study.The Leasowes, Shenstone’s parental estate, became a popular tourist attraction during the early part of the century. There, tourists were able to leave their coaches and walk upon gravelled paths through "improved" nature. The paths followed the contours of his land, and Shenstone added small adornments like seats, urns, and statues. However, the Leasowes was a marked contrast to formal gardens of his time: Shenstone allowed no conspicuous display of his art.As a man retired from ambition but not from usefulness, Shenstone became an exemplar of "taste," a quality inherent in a select few, but with an ethical proviso. The tasteful man was able not only to live a genteel life, but was also obligated to act benevolently. These beliefs upon which Shenstone acted were derived from neo-Platonic philosophy, most notably that of the Earl of Shafteshury. The tasteful ran of the time was able to express his talents in various social and artistic ways. Shenstone, not surprisingly, became instrumental in editing Robert Podsley's final three volumes of his Miscellany, and he would probably have been named co-editor with Thomas Percy in the Reliques had death not prevented him.Shenstone cannot be considered a major poet not only because his other activities kept him from writing any massive number of works, but also because the good poetry he did produce was quite limited. He seemed, once past his apprentice state, never to be able to develop a unique voice combined with consistent artistic excellence. In short, his reputation as a poet must depend upon a relatively small canon and upon an even smaller number of verses that can he called poetry.Throughout his life, William Shenstone was concerned with art. It is not too much to say that he so merged art and life that, for him, the two could not he separated: his daily activities became minor productions and he strove for simplicity in art. Shenstone's aesthetic view was not original, but it was eclectic. He was fully aware of classical traditions, but he also knew the major aestheticians of his age--Shaftesbury, Addison, Hutcheson, Hume, Purke, anca Gerard. Shenstone's basic aesthetic--that the best art is that which conceals itself--was applied consistently to everything that he produced.
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Kay, Lily Shannon. "The design of a botanical garden based on an analysis of four English gardens." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/21671.
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周津 and Chun Chau. "Redevelopment of Wan Chai Park: culture as a factor of landscape design." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1995. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31980545.
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Ghimire, Surya P. "Urban Agriculture in the Urban Landscape: An Analysis of Successful Urban Agriculture in the U.S." Cincinnati, Ohio : University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view.cgi?acc_num=ucin1217623946.
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Thesis (Master of Community Planning)--University of Cincinnati, 2008.Advisors: D.J. Edelman PhD (Committee Chair), Jay Chatterjee (Committee Co-Chair), Samuel Sherrill (Committee Member). Title from electronic thesis title page (viewed Apr. 16, 2010). Includes abstract. Keywords: Urban Planning; Community gardening. Includes bibliographical references.
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Sá, Alberto 1968. "Sinais da Guimarães urbana em 1498." Master's thesis, Instituições portuguesas -- -Universidade do Minho -- -Instituto de Ciências Sociais, 2001. http://dited.bn.pt:80/29542.
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Kennedy, Christina Beal. "Vegetation in Tucson: Factors influencing residents' perceptions and preferences." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/184808.
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A study of Tucson residents' and University of Arizona students' attitudes towards vegetation in Tucson indicates that familiarity and emotions attached to landscape or vegetation types are major factors in the development of preferences. Context, or the location of vegetation and perceived associated uses, appears to be another important factor affecting attitudes towards vegetation. Vegetation is seen as contributing to Tucson's identity or sense of place. However, students tend to prefer grass lawns and tree or shrub species from humid climates while Tucson residents prefer native, low-water use species and desert landscaping. Landscape elements considered to be important are shade and cool appearance, type or presence of trees, greenness, neatness and an organized, planned appearance. Messy, dirty, cluttered, and uncared-for appearances--as well as apparent poor health or lack of vegetation--are disliked landscape characteristics. Awareness of environmental issues associated with vegetation, such as water-use and pollen production, is more prevalent among Tucson residents interviewed than among students. However, there appears to be a disparity between expressed attitudes towards vegetation and water use and actual yard landscaping in the interview sample. Vegetation, especially trees, is important to a strong majority of respondents in this study. Yard trees and trees in parks are seen as most important. Respondents from neighborhoods with heavy vegetation cover density value street trees and trees at a city level more than do respondents from neighborhoods with sparse vegetation cover. However, this may be due to a lack of resources for planting and maintaining trees in the low-income neighborhood with sparse vegetation. Tucson's identity, and the quality of life offered in Tucson is affected by the type of vegetation planted in the city. With increasing concern about water availability, urban heat islands, and global warming, the type, amount, and location of vegetation planted in cities in arid climates will become increasingly important. Citizens' attitudes towards vegetation affects the type of vegetation planted and nurtured in Tucson. In developing public policies related to vegetation, it is important to consider people's emotional needs as well as environmental factors in order to create meaningful places.
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Urben-Imbeault, Tamara. "Vertical gardening in a northern city; speculations for Winnipeg." Land 8 - Landscape Architecture Network, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30769.
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This practicum is a reference for vertical gardeners in cold climates. Winnipeg, Manitoba is explored, however findings may be applied to other cities in similar climates. First, the history of vertical gardening is discussed, then the types of vertical gardens currently on the market are described. These can be classified into two categories: soil bearing or non-soil bearing. Most designs are modular pre-planted systems that can be attached to any wall, as long as it satisfies the structural requirements recommended by the manufacturer. The benefits of vertical gardening have been shown to be rather extensive, covering a wide range of areas. Aesthetic improvement, reduction of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, improvement of air quality, stormwater absorption, noise reduction, native habitat integration, reduction of heating and cooling costs for buildings, food production, marketing, and biophilia are all benefits explored in detail. Difficulties associated with vertical gardening are discussed, specifically the lack of knowledge and awareness of vertical gardens, lack of empirical evidence (or missing details in existing research), overall cost and lack of financial incentives, lack of industry codes, and various associated risks. Design framework exists within microclimate conditions unique to vertical gardens, as well as neighbourhood and regional (micro)climates. Theories relating to the study of green walls covered include the human ecosystem model, urban reconciliation ecology, habitat templating, the urban cliff hypothesis, and wall ecology. Suitable habitat templates identified for vertical gardens in Winnipeg are cliffs, sand dunes, alvars, mixed grass prairie and prairie potholes. Design parameters to be followed for vertical garden design in Winnipeg are to ensure that lightweight materials are used, to provide insulation to protect plants from sudden temperature changes, to choose plants that grow in the region and are adapted to grow in areas with limited soil, increased wind, varying degrees of sunlight (depending on orientation), and increased pollution and salt spray depending on location.October 2015
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Gignoux, Leslie Conger. "The landscape design preferences of older people." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53124.
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What are the landscape style preferences of older people? What are the preferred outdoor activities of older people? In this study I want to raise the issue of how the external environment is aesthetically perceived, and how we as designers might facilitate the user’s needs in design. In order to incorporate user needs into a design program we must first develop methods to identify user needs. There is not a body of literature that identifies the landscape design preferences of older people. So it has been the major aim of this study to develop a process by which these preferences can be identified and utilized in a landscape plan.
It has also been a primary goal of this study to work with a particular group of older people; to become familiar with them; to build a rapport; to observe behavioral patterns; and to allow the residents to contribute their ideas to the development of a landscape plan. The research methods employed were geared to encourage resident participation in the design process and to determine aesthetic preferences. The Wheatland Hills retirement center was selected for the study because it was a newly constructed facility with supportive residents and management. The residents were primarily educated, ambulatory, white, middle class females from rural and urban backgrounds living in an age-segregated congregate care facility.
The first method of inquiry utilized environmental modelling techniques adapted for the sample. Since the residents were familiar with their site, a landscape design workshop was developed that would allow for a maximum amount of idea generating. On pre-constructed cardboard models, the residents were asked to create their ideal landscape. They worked in four teams ranging in size from 3-6people. Sixteen of the forty residents participated in the landscape design workshop.
The results from the landscape design workshop were indicated on the four models. Therefore a system of landscape styles and design categories (LSDC) was developed for the study. From each model, the LSDC system was used to interpret significant design patterns. The checklist (Figure 63) indicated major programming preferences and ideas. Strong circulation and activity areas were denoted in one model. Strong planting design schemes were denoted in a second model. The third model addressed programming on all areas of the site, and the fourth model showed a strong native planting scheme.
The second method was employed to determine landscape style preferences — the aesthetic concerns. A visual preference testing technique was adapted for the sample using the LSDC system. Forty-two images representing six landscape styles and seven design categories were shown in slide form first to the twenty participating residents. The residents then manually selected their favorite use of a landscape style from each design category, isolating the favorite print.
The visual preference survey indicated that the most popular landscape style was the French-Italian formal landscape (Figure 74). Within the design categories of "water", "private space", "public space" and "plants for color", the favorite selection was the formal landscape. In two design categories; "plants in the built environment" and "pathways", the residents preferred the English cottage Landscape. And in the design category of "overall design", they preferred the conventional institutional landscape.
The information generated from these two research methods points to a more complete visual and functional picture of what the residents prefer in their landscape. As designers, we must not only interpret user needs on a programming level, but we must also consider the landscape aesthetic, the preferred style.
The resulting conceptual landscape plan (Figure 76) has incorporated the preferred elements from both methods. It was found that the residents preferred to view a series of controlled outdoor planting habitats sandwiched between programmed activity rooms. This illustrates their need to extend the building into the landscape — to create a series of rooms that are easily accessible, yet have their purpose. These rooms are to hold a badminton court, or a chain swing. They want wide paths to accommodate two people or a wheelchair. They want to see native plant materials such as the dogwood and rhododendron. They want to see pretty pastel colors from their window, rather than bright red, yellow or blue. They want scented gardens, spring gardens, rock gardens and aquatic gardens, and most importantly they want the programmed space to get them there safely. Then they want to be able to sit and admire the pretty landscape and their friends using the next door space.
This study has employed two innovative research methods for the purpose of creating a more whole design. The conceptual landscape plan that has evolved from this study is dynamic and designed for a specific user group. There is no doubt that the methods used could be applied to other user groups, and there is no doubt that the results might change significantly based on the differences of the group. Yet the process of this inquiry has yielded information that can be applied to design.Master of Landscape Architecture
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Heeter, Sarah Ann. "Responses to warm versus cool landscape colors." Connect to resource, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1127403870.
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Thesis (M.L.A.)--Ohio State University, 2005.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 60 p.; also includes graphics. Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-56). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center
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Silchuk, V. A. "Bioecological peculiarities of caprifolaceae juss. Far easten origination and prospectives of its usage in landscape gardening of the central Podillia." Thesis, Вид-во СумДУ, 2010. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/13190.
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Ng, Tat-yuen. "Corporate landscape design for Cathay Pacific headquarters at Chek Lap Kok." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25951002.
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Tsai, Yi-Hsin. "The meaning of gardens in aged care: Residents' landscape experience in Australian facilities." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2019. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/130635/1/Yi-Hsin_Tsai_Thesis.pdf.
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This research explores Australian Aged Care residents' landscape experience. The findings suggest that gardens within aged-care facilities foster critical activities associated with homemaking. Residents develop a sense of ownership and agency within the landscape and recall significant memories, especially after relocation in later life. The study concludes with recommendations to transform current understandings of therapeutic landscapes, broadening the medicalised understanding of health, in order to create more "healthful landscapes". This research argues for future design to provide a holistic landscape experience by integrating emotional, social and sensory landscape experiences for residents within aged-care facilities.
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Bertram, Aldous Colin Ricardo. "Chinese influence on English garden design and architecture between 1700 and 1860." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610795.
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吳達源 and Tat-yuen Ng. "Corporate landscape design for Cathay Pacific headquarters at Chek LapKok." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31980697.
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Johnson, Matthew Brian 1958. "Horticultural characteristics of seven Sonoran Desert woody legumes which show potential for southwestern landscaping." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276905.
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Many plants are not commercially produced due to a lack of accessible information on their horticultural requirements and landscape potential. Members of the Legume Family (Leguminosae) are often conspicuous components of the vegetation of arid and semi-arid subtropical regions. Many of these plants are suitable for landscaping use in areas suited to their cultivation. Coursetia glandulosa, Erythrina flabelliformis, Eysenhardtia orthocarpa, Haematoxylon brasiletto, Lysiloma watsonii, Pithecellobium mexicanum, and Sophora arizonica are woody legumes native to the Sonoran Desert region which offer a variety of form, texture, color and function. All of these plants grow readily from scarified seed. E. flabelliformis and E. orthocarpa are easy to propagate from stem cuttings. Some irrigation is necessary for establishment and reasonable growth in the landscape. Maintenance and pests are minimal. Freezing temperatures are the primary limiting factor to several of the plants. S. arizonica is slow growing and is prone to rot in the nursery.
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DeGomez, Tom. "Shrubs for Northern Arizona above 6000 Foot Elevations." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144764.
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Braun, Hattie, and Tom DeGomez. "Shrubs for Northern Arizona Above 6,000 Foot Elevations." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/298164.
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Deeter, Michael Curtis. "Development of a suburban permaculture proposal for an existing community in Muncie, Indiana." Virtual Press, 1985. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/423893.
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The major focus of this study is to identify the potentials and obstacles involved in establishing a permaculture in an existing suburban community in Muncie, Indiana.Permaculture is, briefly, a design concept of human settlements which strives to bring about an attitude of ecology and humanity in society as a whole. The physical of the earth by involving design stresses energy conservation and production of renewable natural resources, ecological food production techniques, and the recovery of a genuine sense of community and a sense of the sacredness of the earth by involving people with people and people with the landscape.The First Presbyterian Church site and congregation in Muncie has been chosen for this study. A permaculture proposal has been developed for and presented to the community. Initial reactions to this proposal have been obtained in order to identify the potentials and obstaclespresent toward implementing the permaculture proposal in this unique suburban setting.Department of Landscape Architecture
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Appleby, Nellie Helen Frances. "Toward a New Kinship Constellation." VCU Scholars Compass, 2007. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1085.
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This thesis attempts to elaborate on my artwork during my graduate studies, while contextualizing it within the framework of the art world and the works of other artists. A main project during this time was to minimize the singular interpretation and framing of a fine art photographic print, while expanding its possibilities of meaning through the addition of important ephemera and objects such as plants, drawings, moving imagery, conversation and the unknown.
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Wynn, Paul Laurence. "Water use efficiency and drought resistance in ornamental plants." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2009. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/28220.
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Increasing concerns over the distribution, abundance and security of fresh water
resources in Australia have led to a nationwide re—evaluation of their management and
sustainability. The potential for reductions in municipal water use through demand
management are substantial, including the potential for savings through the improved
design and management of the irrigated urban landscape. It is proposed that the
selection of more appropriate plant species is essential to maximising outdoor water
savings. Current plant selection practices are, however, typically based upon highly
questionable and potentially flawed anecdotal evidence. Ideally, these decisions
should stem from detailed investigation of the water requirements, drought tolerance
and water use efficiency (WUE) of specific plants. Such investigation forms the basis
of this thesis. An extensive range of ornamental plant species were therefore
examined, chosen based on their origin (native vs. exotic) and aesthetic function or
utility in the landscape. It was hypothesised that those plants of Australian origin, due
to the frequency of drought in their native habitats, would demonstrate more tolerance
to water stress than their exotic counterparts. In the first of three experiments, plants
were subjected to varying levels of drought stress using differential rates of irrigation,
each replacing a fixed percentage of potential evapotranspirational demand. Plant
recovery capacity was subsequently assessed during an extended well—watered period.
A range of physiological parameters was monitored and, using digital image analysis,
changes in the level of foliar display and canopy transparency were assessed as
objective measures of plant ornamentality and amenity value. Development of an
improved method of imposing drought stress, for use in a subsequent study, involved
a separate detailed assessment of a high molecular weight polymer,
polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride (PDADMAC), which demonstrated its
significant potential as an osmoticum. A detailed and intensively monitored third
experiment was carried out with two groundcover species, the exotic Lobularia
maritima (Sweet Alyssum) and the Australian native Chrysocephalum apiculatum
(Yellow Buttons), each previously revealed as having particularly high WUE and
drought tolerance. Each species was subjected to one of several rates of drought
stress imposition using frequent incremental additions of PDADMAC to an air-lift
irrigation system followed by a period of recovery. A similar range of physiological
parameters was monitored in this study, in addition to carbon isotope discrimination
measurement and a microscopic examination of leaf surface morphology. There was
a high level of concurrence between the studies, with the plants of Australian origin
generally exhibiting superior drought resistance and higher WUE than the exotic
plants examined. The native plants typically maintained higher levels of foliar
display and exhibited higher net photosynthesis rates, transpiration rates and final
shoot dry weights than the corresponding exotics. The natives also maintained lower
overall leaf water potentials, both in the absence and presence of drought stress,
possibly enabling the positive water balance in plant tissues through the creation of a
strong water potential gradient between plant and soil. C. apiculatum appears to have
utilised other traits and strategies for its superior performance under drought stress,
including its contrasting phenology to L. maritima and its greater level of pubescence.
During recovery, the natives also demonstrated a greater overall capacity for
regeneration than the exotics, as measured by foliar gains. The effect of decreasing
water availability was also highly consistent across the studies, with decreasing water
availability producing overall declines in foliar display, foliar display—based WUE, net
photosynthesis rates, leaf water potentials, final shoot dry weights, survival times and
general plant health. Based upon the implications of these findings, a number of
practical recommendations were developed for use in the design and management of
water conserving urban landscapes.
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Dyck, Dorothy. "The development of the picturesque and the Knight-Price-Repton controversy." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=22460.
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In recent years the history of the garden has enjoyed increased attention within scholarly circles. Of particular interest is the history of the formation of the Picturesque garden. The ideas of three men, Richard Payne Knight, Uvedale Price, and Humphry Repton, are central to the evolution of Picturesque theory as related to the garden. The conflict among them has become known as the Picturesque Controversy. Due to misguided interpretations by modern scholars, however, the essence of the dispute has been obscured. Through a discussion of the development of Picturesque theory and a comparison of the actual points of difference between the above mentioned theorists, this paper proposes to expose the essential elements of the debate. It also demonstrates that, while all three participants are attempting to reach beyond the practices of their own century, it is Humphry Repton who distinguishes himself as the true herald of modern society and its attitude toward the garden.
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Poulton, Delwynn V. "Water conservation in Brisbane's residential landscapes : towards the optimisation of water in front garden design." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1998. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/13614/1/13614.pdf.
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One of the most critical issues that the world faces as it enters the new millennium is the provision of a continued supply of fresh water – the source of all life. The depletion problem of this resource through uneducated use is world-wide as well as being specific to Australia. This study centres on this issue in the Australian context with particular reference to gardening practices in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. The study examines methods by which fresh water can be saved through innovative garden design options. The cultural philosophies which underpin Brisbane’s suburban residential front gardens were investigated through an examination of literature, painting, and letters of the early settlement days in Australia and, in particular in Queensland. The findings were used to establish the theoretical framework for a qualitative study of seventy two Brisbane gardeners and their gardens. These gardens were selected from sites in a corridor of seven suburbs occupying a south-east segment of the city. The corridor included these components – an outward historical growth pattern, a range of socio-economic and cultural issues, varying soil types, topographical forms and a variety of residential forms and styles with a range of compass frontages. Each selected gardener was encouraged to ‘talk’ about the garden and its design and ‘making’ and the comments were analysed in the light of the author’s theoretical investigations. The results of this investigation provided an understanding of current gardening practices which also involve the use of 50-60 per cent of Brisbane’s domestic water on the garden. The findings suggest that Brisbane’s, and indeed, Australian gardens are based on philosophical notions that have Eurocentric foundations. Alternative and innovative water saving practices were explored and these techniques were modified to suit the design and construction of Brisbane gardens, whilst still satisfying the cultural values behind existing garden practices. The conclusions suggest that if gardeners are to be convinced about adopting water saving techniques, future garden designs must meet existing norms in terms of form and function as well as being able to conserve water.
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Lieske, Heiko. "Eigenheimgärten." Doctoral thesis, Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2007. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:swb:14-1196161463196-86940.
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Die vorliegende Dissertationsschrift befaßt sich mit der Kultur der Gärten, wie sie alltäglich an unseren Eigenheimen stattfindet. Sie fragt danach, was uns unsere Gärten heute eigentlich bedeuten. Sind sie bloßes Abstandsgrün oder kleine Paradiese? Brauchen wir sie als Reste von Natur oder dienen sie uns als dekorierte Garagenzufahrten? Ziehen wir uns in ihre Idylle zurück oder präsentieren wir uns mit ihnen der Öffentlichkeit? Sind die Gärten Inseln der Kreativität oder ist alles schon vom Baumarktsortiment vorgegeben? Die Studie sucht nicht so sehr Antworten, sondern ist darauf gerichtet, die relevanten Fragen zu finden, die uns ermöglichen, das Phänomen Eigenheimgarten zu erschließen. Aufgrund des geringen Forschungsstandes zum Thema wurde ein Ansatz gewählt, der mit möglichst offenen, explorativen und interpretativen Mitteln das Feld erschließen kann, dabei aber ungeprüfte Annahmen und Vorurteile weitestgehend auszuschließen vermag. Mit Methoden der Qualitativen Sozialanalyse wurden Gartenbesitzer befragt und ihre Gärten interpretiert. Dabei wurden Interviewdaten, fotodokumentarische und plangrafische Daten erhoben und mit hermeneutischen Verfahren ausgewertet. Das Ergebnis der Studie ist eine Sammlung und Diskussion für die heutige private Gartenkultur relevanter Themenbereiche und Fragestellungen.
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Lieske, Heiko. "Eigenheimgärten: Feldstudie zur Gartenkultur in Neubaugebieten." Doctoral thesis, Technische Universität Dresden, 2006. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A23988.
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Die vorliegende Dissertationsschrift befaßt sich mit der Kultur der Gärten, wie sie alltäglich an unseren Eigenheimen stattfindet. Sie fragt danach, was uns unsere Gärten heute eigentlich bedeuten. Sind sie bloßes Abstandsgrün oder kleine Paradiese? Brauchen wir sie als Reste von Natur oder dienen sie uns als dekorierte Garagenzufahrten? Ziehen wir uns in ihre Idylle zurück oder präsentieren wir uns mit ihnen der Öffentlichkeit? Sind die Gärten Inseln der Kreativität oder ist alles schon vom Baumarktsortiment vorgegeben? Die Studie sucht nicht so sehr Antworten, sondern ist darauf gerichtet, die relevanten Fragen zu finden, die uns ermöglichen, das Phänomen Eigenheimgarten zu erschließen. Aufgrund des geringen Forschungsstandes zum Thema wurde ein Ansatz gewählt, der mit möglichst offenen, explorativen und interpretativen Mitteln das Feld erschließen kann, dabei aber ungeprüfte Annahmen und Vorurteile weitestgehend auszuschließen vermag. Mit Methoden der Qualitativen Sozialanalyse wurden Gartenbesitzer befragt und ihre Gärten interpretiert. Dabei wurden Interviewdaten, fotodokumentarische und plangrafische Daten erhoben und mit hermeneutischen Verfahren ausgewertet. Das Ergebnis der Studie ist eine Sammlung und Diskussion für die heutige private Gartenkultur relevanter Themenbereiche und Fragestellungen.
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Preston, Rebecca. "Home landscapes : amateur gardening and popular horticulture in the making of personal, national and imperial identities, 1815-1914." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.323856.
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Faure, Nelly. "Entre historicisme et modernité : les châteaux construits ou remaniés dans l'Allier, le Cantal et le Puy-de-Dôme, entre le Premier Empire et la Première Guerre mondiale." Thesis, Clermont-Ferrand 2, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014CLF20014/document.
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En mettant fin aux privilèges et à une société d’ordres, la Révolution aurait dû vouer le château à la ruine, ne le laissant subsister dans le paysage que comme les vestiges d’un temps révolu. Mais au contraire, le XIXe siècle devient un véritable âge d’or des châteaux, en France comme dans toute une partie de l’Europe. À travers la France, les constructions, les restaurations et les remaniements de châteaux se comptent par milliers, sous le double effet du repli de la noblesse sur ses terres et de l’essor et de l’enrichissement de la bourgeoisie. Dans l’Allier, le Cantal et le Puy-de-Dôme 464 chantiers et projets voient le jour sous l’impulsion de familles de la vieille noblesse désireuses de réparer sur leur demeure les outrages du temps et de la Révolution et de bourgeois fortunés soucieux d’avoir une résidence prestigieuse, témoin de leur ascension sociale. Au XIXe siècle, on pose un nouveau regard sur le Moyen Âge et le château des siècles passés fait rêver. L’architecture doit s’inspirer des styles historicistes, parfois d’origine lointaine, tout en offrant un intérieur adapté au mode de vie et aux aspirations au confort des châtelains. Certains architectes se spécialisent pour satisfaire ces commandes entre historicisme et modernitéAs the French Revolution put an end to privileges and the hierarchical division of society, castles seemed meant to disappear or survive only as remains of a bygone era. But the 19th century actually turned out to be a golden age for them – both in France and in many countries in Europe. In France, countless castles were built or overhauled, as the nobility returned to their lands and the bourgeoisie grew in power and wealth. In the three French départements of Allier, Cantal and Puy-de-Dôme, no less then 464 projects or actual construction works were launched. They originated either from ancient noble families wishing to erase the damages of time and History on their properties or from wealthy bourgeois willing to own high-profile mansions that would be of testimony of their social uplift. The 19th century was also a period where the Middle Ages was re-discovered and ancient castles became attractive again. Architectural trends were influenced by historicism, sometimes exotic styles, while interior design had to suit the lifestyle and need for comfort of the landlords. Some architects specialised in such projects, both historicist and modern
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Kyle, Catherine Jane. "Lost landscapes of the market gardeners : a qualitative historical GIS examination of the demise of the Chinese and Japanese market gardening industries in the north and central Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, 1910s-1950s." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/61437.
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Chinese and Japanese market gardeners in the north and central Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada operated farms of various sizes growing vegetables for both the local and distant markets for over a century and a half. The relationship between these market gardeners and the dominant (white) society varied over time; political circumstances beyond the valley and even beyond Canada’s borders contributed to the tumultuous nature of the local market gardening industry. Yet despite these challenges the industry was widely supported and endured for many decades. Eventually most of the market gardens closed and the industry ceased to have a visible presence on the landscape. Despite the important role that these market gardeners played in helping to establish the Okanagan as an agricultural centre, their contributions are often overlooked and the agricultural history of this valley remains ostensibly white. Focused on the period from the 1910s through the 1950s, this research demonstrates that a complex array of governance, technological innovation, infrastructure development, and a changing population demographic, combined with a lack of a stable land base, precipitated the demise of the Chinese and Japanese market gardening industry.
There were five approaches to data collection: archival research, cultural expert interviews, careful examinations of written reminiscences and local histories, site visits, and embodied research. Historical GIS provided the structure for organizing and analysing information acquired through the data collection process; landscape phenomenology provided the theoretical structure for interpreting the results of the GIS and qualitative data analysis.
A changing population demographic resulted in labour issues and increasing density led to greater pressure on available land. Race-based government legislation played an important role in the ability of Chinese to survive in the market gardening industry; for both Chinese and Japanese increased government control on the industry coincided with the overall decline. Improved and expanded transportation systems made distribution of Okanagan produce easier, but also resulted in easier importing of cheaper vegetables from elsewhere, which also coincided with increased use of refrigerators and grocery stores. Small farm operations were often unable to invest in technological improvements that would allow them to remain competitive.Graduate Studies, College of (Okanagan)
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Padullés, Cubino Josep. "Socioeconomic status determines floristic patterns in suburban domestic gardens: implications for water use and alien plant dispersal in the Mediterranean context." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/321104.
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The recent growth of low-density urban developments in the Mediterranean coast has led to an increase in the number of private domestic gardens. This thesis examines the flora, features and management practices of 258 private gardens in the Alt Empordà region in Catalonia. We also calculated water requirements of gardens based on species composition and land cover, and determined whether they can be predicted from the socioeconomic, demographic and cultural characteristics of households. Of the 635 taxa identified, 68% were exotic. Moreover, 39 species have been considered potentially invasive in Spain, although only 25 were present within the limits of the adjacent Aiguamolls de l’Empordà Natural Park. The distribution of garden floras was significantly related to different socioeconomic and demographic gradients, such as the occupancy rate of the house, the origin of the residents, their income level and the percentage of unemployed members.L’augment recent dels espais urbans de baixa densitat a la costa mediterrània ha comportat un increment del nombre de jardins privats. La present tesis estudia la flora, les característiques i les pràctiques de gestió de 258 jardins privats a la comarca de l’Alt Empordà. També es van calcular les necessitats hídriques dels jardins d’acord amb la seva composició i estructura vegetal, i es va determinar si es podien predir a partir de les característiques socioeconòmiques, demogràfiques i culturals de les llars. Dels 635 tàxons identificats, el 68% eren exòtics. A més, 39 espècies han estat considerades com a potencialment invasores a Espanya, encara que només 25 són presents dins dels límits del Parc Natural dels Aiguamolls de l’Empordà. La distribució de la flora del jardins es va relacionar significativament amb diferents gradients socioeconòmics i demogràfics, com ara la taxa d’ocupació, l’origen dels residents, el nivell d’ingressos o el percentatge de membres en atur.
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Willoughby, Sharon. "Gardening the Australian Landscape." Phd thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/212859.
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The Australian Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne, an annex of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne was first conceived in the 1930s. Land to create the gardens was purchased in the 1970s and the site opened to the public in the 1980s. The final and second stage of the Australian Garden was completed in 2012. Traditionally garden histories have concentrated on garden designers, head gardeners or directors as the sole actors in the exploration of the history of gardens or gardening. In contrast this thesis argues that a much richer and deeper history can be told by exploring the garden through the lens of environmental history, where the landscape and soils are agents, along with human actors. This is not a 76-year story of a garden in isolation. It tells the millennial story of the whole garden landscape across deep time. A botanic garden, its staff, visitors, plants, animals, soil, climate and designers all are shaped by a matrix of relationships that are temporal, ecological and cultural. The American environmental historian William Cronon wrote, "This creates "a theoretical vocabulary in which plants animals, soil, climate and other nonhuman actors become the co-actors and co-determinants' of this history". This thesis reads the Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne as a cultural document. The garden is a living palimpsest that reveals the contribution of gardening to the Australian landscape and to the development of a sense of place in a particular location. Like other cultural artifacts, a botanic garden reflects the concerns of its times and the human aspirations for its future. It can be read through a number of different lenses personal, political, environmental, scientific, aesthetic, economic and social, and this thesis brings these all together, spanning geological and human time.
The Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne are explored through a variety of sources: the archive of key documents and plans, the recollections and writings of staff, volunteers, philanthropists and contractors and the body of academic and practitioner discourse on botanic gardens and gardening in Australia. This thesis is enriched by my own long practice of interpreting the landscape for the visiting community. In this way this work brings together the dialogue of research and practice. A botanic garden is both a palimpsest and a prism refracting and reflecting back to us many layers of meaning, illuminating the environmental sensibilities of the times in which it was created. Gardens are not mere mirrors of society. They can act as engines for future change in the landscape. The Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne has a particular role in exploring future Australian landscapes, urban and wild. Many different possible futures have been envisaged over the eight decades of its history, and these reflect changing Australian sensibilities about gardens and the environment.
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Steven, Michael Lawrence. "The congruent garden : an investigation into the role of the domestic garden in satisfying fundamental human needs /." 1997. http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/~thesis/adt-NUN/public/adt-NUN20030715.121350/index.html.
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WEI, CHIA-YING, and 魏嘉瑩. "The Exploration of Wen Zheng-ming Landscape Paintings and Creation Discourse of Wei Chia-Ying Four-Season Gardening Landscape." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/4p9ssy.
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The form of Wu School in Chinese Ming dynasty is the combination of two traditional human painting and school painting in the painting history. Representative painters are Zhou Shen, Zheng-ming Wen, Yin Tang, Ying Qui, Qi-chang Dong, Tianqiu Zhou, Hong Zhang, and so on. They all inherit excellent tradition from Song dynasty and Yuan Dynasty, and create new styles themselves respectively. As for the influence of development and changing in painting and calligraphy, the person Zheng-ming Wen even plays an important role on Chinese art history. The meaning of him in the whole “Wu School” landscape painting transformation is more than the achievement of Shen’s. It’s not only just the transformation of painting styles, but also widely involves the features of artistic inspiration, causing the extremely wonderful artistic performances between the fifteenth and the early sixteenth century in Suzhou. This research mainly starts with Zheng-ming Wen of the Mid-Ming Dynasty from the influences of living environment to the painting style to analyze the traits and thoughts. This research will also be my development of my creation. I depict the environment of time and seasons according to the traditional elements of Chinese Ink Painting, showing the good natures of farming and country side; the interesting times of gardening and mountain forest. With the painting meticulous brush stroke style of Zhengming Wen, I also use blue-and –green coloring as an aid to lyricize, wanting to show and put the vibrant nature and the style of classical gardening landscape into practice. The narrative part will give support by historical references, setting ancient with modern thesis to research the overall development of Zheng-ming Wen. The first chapter is Motivation and Research purpose, research method, research steps, field of research and structure. Chapter two is to investigate the life story of Zheng-ming Wen, exploring the course of landscape painting, and clarify the relationship between academic inheritance and painting development. The third chapter talks about blue and green landscape painting and to understand the historical change of Blue-and-green coloring, and go deep into the characters of Zheng-ming Wen’s landscape painting, and the inheritance of Blue-and-green coloring. The fourth chapter is to analyze the development of traditional and simple style, describing the gardening prevalence of Ming dynasty, and then emphasize the feeling of time and season when creating, the interpretation of imitating and diverting the scenes in the landscape, turning it into the features of the works. Chapter five is the analysis of crafts and the practice of creation. Chapter six comes to the conclusion, which is the exploration and reflection of this research, and prospecting the possibilities of future creation.