Research Award of Merit
Residential Impacts To Water Quality & Aquatic
Habitat
Sally Schauman, FASLA, Adjunct Professor, Duke University, Durham,
NC, and Professor
Emeritus, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Thorough and thoughtful study of backyards and their impact
on the surrounding environment. . . Solid research effort with
surprising results. . . Photos illustrate the impact well. Excellent
project that will benefit and inform similar water quality studies
nationwide. . . Clear presentation of hypothesis and research
method. . . Conclusions are clear and provide important information
to aquatic wildlife management.
2004
Professional Awards Jury Comments
This research project was a part of the first large scale, multidisciplinary
study of suburban impact on water quality and aquatic habitat in
the Pacific Northwest. The study investigated landscapes familiar
to landscape architects (suburban residential), identified the need
to provide better ecological design in these landscapes, and addressed
the challenges faced by the profession if it is to provide better
water quality designs in ordinary backyard situations. The findings
of this research apply specifically to the study landscapes, but
they may be considered representative of conditions landscape architects
would find in similar settings.
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