Masters Theses

Author

Xi WangFollow

Date of Award

8-2013

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Landscape Architecture

Major

Landscape Architecture

Major Professor

Garry Menendez

Committee Members

Bradford Collett, Curtis Stewart

Abstract

The philosophy of sustainable development and design has become a widely accepted idea by today’s landscape architects. One of the most recent examples of a sustainable design trend is the application of the constructed wetland in an urban environment. By providing a water purification system for damaged water bodies and potential habitats for wildlife, artificial wetlands are considered as panacea to many cities challenged by water pollution and other ecological crisis. Yet artificial wetlands have obvious disadvantages and further improvements could still be made to them.

This Thesis will introduce basic information about artificial wetlands, their typology, advantages and disadvantages, and discuss the possibility of transforming traditional manmade wetlands into more successful systems by introducing the idea of digital design into the design process.

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