This creative project explores how landscape design can enhance the coexistence of humans and nature. Too often, placemaking and landscape ecology are viewed separately; however, this project combines the principles of each to inform the design of a masterplan for the Wabash Riverfront. It is anticipated that recommendations made in this study will encourage Peru, Indiana to embrace the riverfront as an integral component of a healthy, livable community, both environmentally and socially. / Department of Landscape Architecture