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A Landfill Reclamation Project: an Observatory that Observes the Self

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dc.contributor.authorKnotts, Amy Margareten
dc.contributor.committeechairEmmons, Paul F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHazelrigg, Georgeen
dc.contributor.committeememberKaten, Brian F.en
dc.contributor.departmentLandscape Architectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:50:19Zen
dc.date.adate2006-01-19en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:50:19Zen
dc.date.issued2005-09-04en
dc.date.rdate2006-01-19en
dc.date.sdate2005-12-18en
dc.description.abstract"Transparency- the ability to see into and understand the inner workings of a landscape- is an absolutely essential ingredient to sustainability" -Robert Thayer from "Green World, Green Heart" Current land filling practices that bury waste and debris below layers of earth and synthetic caps do not take into account the potential of reclamation of the site after the landfill debris has become stable. As development and consumerism increases, the need for land reclamation grows stronger, as earth will succumb to overabundance of human excessiveness. Can a space be created that not only reclaims land, but also exposes what is hidden- in order to educate the public on the importance of recycling and sustainability? Is it possible to design a space that addresses the issues and culture of the past, present and future, particular to a geographic site? Can landscape architects use landscape as an educational medium for self-discovery?en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Landscape Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12182005-231109en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12182005-231109/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36270en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartBack.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartFront.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectLandill Reclamationen
dc.subjectMethane Productionen
dc.subjectSelf-discovery in the Landscapeen
dc.subjectWaste Managementen
dc.subjectPhytoremediationen
dc.subjectFauquier Countyen
dc.titleA Landfill Reclamation Project: an Observatory that Observes the Selfen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Landscape Architectureen

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