Licentiatavhandling (sammanfattning) Alnarp : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, 2005. / Härtill 3 appendix.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on July 22, 2009) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--San Jose State University, 2005. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-73). Subscription required for access to full text. ProQuest ; Also available via the World Wide Web ;

This dissertation examines the responses of landscape architects to citizen participation while working on the Boston Southwest Corridor, a multi-purpose transportation project which involved landscape architects between 1976 and 1986. Conclusions were drawn from interviews with twenty-three landscape architects who were involved on the project, and interviews of an additional twenty consultants and residents. In addition, the source material relative to the project was researched. Findings reveal that landscape architects had responded in a variety of ways to citizen participation depending on the location, and the income level of the community involved: three areas were noted, the gentrifying and relatively affluent South End of Boston, the low income and high minority Roxbury/Mission Hill area, and the middle-income sections of Jamaica Plain and Forest Hills. Landscape architects' various approaches to design and design creativity are discussed, with assessments given as to their relations to citizen participation. The dissertation concludes with recommendations that landscape architects acknowledge the role of citizen participation as part of their practice, based not only on their experiences with the Southwest Corridor, but also on their professional priorities as revealed during interviews.

6 pp. / Ground covers can be any low-growing, creeping, sprawling plant whose primary purpose is to cover the ground in managed landscapes. General planting instructions, their care, selection and cultural requirements used in ground cover and explained in this article in detail.

52 pp. / In the arid Southwest, rainfall is scarce and evapotranspiration rates are high. Only natives and some desert-adapted plants can live on 10 or 11 inches of annual rainfall. Other plants require some supplemental irrigation and harvesting rainwater can reduce the use of drinking water for landscape irrigation. This publication discusses the water requirements for some plants and the way to collect rainwater. Its topics include: - Water Harvesting System Components - Simple Water Harvesting System Design and Construction - Complex Water Harvesting Systems

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Thesis (M.S. in landscape architecture)--Washington State University, May 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-71).

The cultural landscape of Lisbon Metropolitan Area evolved through processes of trial and error, and cultural exchanges, leading to a landscape that is in many situations ecologically sustainable, visual attractive, and culturally and historically identifiable. This results in a high landscape quality that is underlying the attraction of population to this region, its tourist industry and urban development. This research aims to explore the significance of cultural and historic resources for the development of a greenway network for the conservation of landscape quality. The landscape is studied in two levels (regional and local), through two case studies: Northern municipalities of Lisbon Metropolitan Area, and the municipality of Amadora (in Lisbon Metropolitan Area). Research at the regional level is framed by parametric methods of landscape planning. The results show that it is possible to delineate a greenway network for Lisbon Metropolitan Area, strongly supported by the landscape patterns of cultural and historic resources. A method framework for local level draws on landscape planning, environmental history, landscape conservation, and cultural geography, is applied at the local level. This level of research also used parametric methods of landscape assessment, complemented with an environmental historic, landscape ecology, and cultural geography approaches, using secondary historic, and focus group interviews data sources. The objective is to address the local values and ascertain the significance of the regional level approach when applied to the local scale. Cultural and historic resources assessment should include the different cultural perspectives and environmental contexts existing in fragmented metropolitan areas. which eventually underlies the uniqueness of each place. This research concludes that cultural and historic resources have a high potential for the development of greenway networks in ancient settled metropolitan Mediterranean landscapes, such as in Lisbon Metropolitan Area. Such a network can provide for the conservation of landscape quality and bring about development and recreation opportunities. However to thoroughly achieve these objectives, the criteria for the assessment of cultural and historic resources have to consider diversified levels of cultural and historic significance, becoming therefore significant resources for the economic development and cultural identity at a national, regional and local scale.

Ce travail doctoral cherche à répondre à la question : « Comment innover dans un métier traditionnel ? » et se concentre sur l’étude empirique de nature qualitative d’un secteur spécifique, celui lié au métier d’entrepreneur du paysage en France. Après une présentation de ce secteur, une conceptualisation de la tradition est proposée comme point de départ. La question est ensuite traitée successivement à quatre niveaux d’analyse distincts, du niveau de l’entrepreneur à celui de la société, en s’appuyant sur des cadres conceptuels adaptés à chaque niveau étudié : l’intermédiation d’innovation, le travail institutionnel et la tétranormalisation. L’ensemble du travail aboutit sur un certain nombre de contributions théoriques, mais également managériales, destinées autant aux entreprises qu’aux institutions, qu’elles s’inscrivent dans des métiers traditionnels ou non. De nombreuses voies de recherche donnent finalement des pistes fécondes pour les chercheurs qui souhaiteraient se lancer dans l’étude de la relation entre innovation et tradition. / This dissertation addresses the following question: “How to innovate in a traditional craft?” It is based on a qualitative empirical study conducted within the specific sector of French landscaping. After having introduced this sector, a conceptualization of tradition is suggested as a starting point. The question is then treated successively at four distinct levels of analysis—from the individual to the societal level—with adequate conceptual frameworks (i.e. innovation intermediation, institutional work, and tetranormalization). The overall dissertation raises several theoretical contributions, as well as managerial implications for both firms and institutions, either related to traditional craft or not. Finally, many fruitful research avenues dedicated to the relationship between innovation and tradition are identified.