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The Imgrid Computer System For Land Use Studies: Testing And Documentation For Utah State University, Walter Donald Bremer

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This paper is the result of the adaptation and testing of the IMGRID Programming System acquired from Harvard University, for land use studies in the Department Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at Utah State University. The system utilizes rectangular coordinate grid cell data for storage and analysis, and is now in operation on the Burroughs B 6700 computer system.

The operation of Utah State IMGRID is documented here to reflect the types of analyses which are currently performed in this region, and examples provided to demonstrate the system to graduate students and others who are interested in land use analysis. …

Plant Material Information Needs Of Landscape Architects And Horticulturists In The Intermountain Region, Kenneth Raleigh Brooks

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The landscape plant materials informational needs of planting designers were evaluated in a historical and contemporary context. It was found that plant designers need to know about the environmental and cultural adaptation, landscape value and use, and commercial availability of the plant materials that they use.

Surveys of regional plant materials experts and nursery inventories were made to determine which plants should be included in a reference text. The climate of the region is also identified and compared to other parts of the country.

Plant materials reference books were reviewed to see if they provided this information for plants grown …

An Urban Park Design For A Neighborhood Environment In Logan, Utah, Carol Mayor-Reed

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

My continued professional and personal interest in the functions and design of public parks influenced me to generate a project theses that explores various aspects of a park's development. My intent is summarized as follows:

1. investigation of social and physical aspects of public spaces in the urban environment

2. generation of a realistic project program based on the needs and desires of the specific user groups for a case study park site

3. application of a design methodology to the case study park site

4. development of a site design that meets program requirements

5. production of the working …

Applicability Of Using Native Plant Species For Highway Planting In Utah, Richard Llewellyn Carlson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study had two goals: first, to establish a need to use native plant materials for planting and revegetation of highway right of ways in Utah; and secondly, to develop a list of potential native plants suitable for highway planting in Utah.

To accomplish these two goals, three steps were completed. Correspondence was exchanged with officials of other state highway departments to determine their attitudes concerning the use of native plants for highway planting. Second, a case study was completed on two sections of the Interstate Highway system in the Weber-Davis area of Utah. This was done to document the …