published_or_final_version / Environmental Management / Master / Master of Science in Environmental Management

Lui Mei-kam. / Thesis submitted in: December 1999. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 156-175). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.v / List of Plates --- p.ix / List of Tables --- p.x / List of Figures --- p.xiii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Waste Management in Hong Kong --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Landfilling of Wastes --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Waste Degradation and Landfill By-Products --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Revegetation Problems on Post-Closure Landfills --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Compact and shallow soil --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Drought --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Nutrient deficiency --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Toxicity --- p.11 / Chapter 1.5 --- Ecosystem Development on Post-Closure Landfills --- p.11 / Chapter 1.6 --- Site Description --- p.13 / Chapter 1.7 --- Objectives --- p.20 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Chemical Properties of Cover Soil on the Pillar Point Valley Landfill / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.25 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Soil collection and analysis --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Statistical analysis --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Soil properties --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.1.1 --- Organic carbon --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.1.2 --- pH --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3.1.3 --- Electrical conductivity --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.1.4 --- Nitrogen --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3.1.5 --- Phosphorus --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3.1.6 --- Potassium --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.1.7 --- Cation contents --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Development of soils after revegetation --- p.33 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Implications of soil property to vegetation development --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusions --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Vegetation Composition and Development on the Pillar Point Valley Landfill / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.37 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Vegetation cover --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Floristic analysis --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Statistical analysis --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- "Diversity, evenness and similarity of sites" --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Association of species and of quadrats --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.3.3 --- Classification of species --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Vegetation descriptions and analysis --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- General vegetation cover --- p.43 / Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- Floristic composition --- p.46 / Chapter 3.3.1.3 --- Ecological indices between sites --- p.61 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Species distribution along soil properties --- p.64 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Ecological development on landfills --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.3.1 --- After hydroseeding --- p.73 / Chapter 3.3.3.2 --- After tree planting --- p.74 / Chapter 3.4 --- Conclusions --- p.76 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Seed Bank Composition and Development on the Pillar Point Valley Landfill / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.78 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.79 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Seed collection --- p.79 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Seed germination --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Statistical analysis --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Seed bank composition and analysis --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Seed bank composition --- p.81 / Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Ecological indices between sites --- p.94 / Chapter 4.3.1.3 --- Similarity between seed banks and standing crops --- p.96 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Seed characteristics on the four sites --- p.100 / Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Grasslands --- p.100 / Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Woodlands --- p.102 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Ecological development on landfills --- p.103 / Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- After hydroseeding --- p.103 / Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- After tree planting --- p.109 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Performance of planted trees --- p.113 / Chapter 4.4 --- Conclusions --- p.115 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Ecophysiological Studies on Three Selected Tree Species on the Pillar Point Valley Landfill / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.117 / Chapter 5.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.120 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Field measurements --- p.120 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Statistical analysis --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Soil factors --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3.1.1 --- Soil moisture content --- p.121 / Chapter 5.3.1.2 --- Soil gas composition --- p.123 / Chapter 5.3.2. --- Ecophysiological expressions --- p.129 / Chapter 5.3.2.1 --- Fv/Fm --- p.129 / Chapter 5.3.2.2 --- Stomatal conductance --- p.134 / Chapter 5.3.2.3 --- Transpiration --- p.139 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Implications of ecophysiological studies --- p.146 / Chapter 5.4 --- Conclusions --- p.149 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- General Conclusions --- p.150 / References --- p.156

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Landscape Architecture

This project examines a sanitary landfill's potential for end-use development. The main purpose is to demonstrate that landfills that have been sited and operated without the development of an end-use plan will have much less end-use potential than those landfills that were sited with an end-use as a major objective.The project consists of three basic stages, introduction, background, and case study. The introduction outlines the project, stating the purpose, the limitations and assumptions, and goals and methods. The background section presents basic information pertaining to solid wastes management and planning, landfill siting and design, and end-use considerations. The case study presents an analysis of the Madison County Landfill in an attempt to demonstrate the end-use potential, or lack of potential, as a recreation facility. In addition to these three sections, there is also an evaluation of the project and a summary and conclusions. / Department of Landscape Architecture

Thesis (M. Phil.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 222-238).

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-112).

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 63-64).

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 82-87).

Thesis (M.Sc.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland. / Typescript. Restricted until May 1997. Bibliography: leaves 100-104. Also available online.

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1997. / Bibliography: leaves 95-101.