Past Events

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Sonia Jin, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Towards an Analytical Tool to Connect Women in Low-Income Neighbourhoods to Utilitarian Cycling Infrastructure in Guelph."

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Alyson Kennedy, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Health-Promoting Characteristics of Urban Green Spaces in Consideration of Non-Communicable Diseases."

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development – Capacity Development and Extension M.Sc. Thesis Examination Meaghan Wells Liddy, a master student in Capacity Development and Extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on “Exploring the Partnership Between Outland Youth Employment Program and Partners.”

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Caitlyn Weir, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend their thesis on "Landscape Design Guidelines for Enduring Industrial and Manufacturing Spaces:  A Case Study of the Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Working Waterfront."

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development – Capacity Development and Extension MSc Thesis Examination Nancy Orr, Master student in Capacity Development and Extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on “What Does It Take to Bring Housing Affordability to Non-Metropolitan Areas in Southwestern Ontario?"

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development – Capacity Development and Extension MSc Thesis Examination Madeleine Arseneau, a master student in Capacity Development and Extension in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on “ The Role of Soil Health Extension (SHE) in Increasing On-Farm Adoption of Climate-Smart Soil Practices".

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Jenna Stusek, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Beyond the Community Garden:  Designing Multifunctional Edible Landscapes in Saskatoon's Public Parks".

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Matthew Canaran, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "Documenting and Visualizing Sunlight in Toronto's Core". Examination Committee: Nadia Amoroso, Advisor, SEDRD Afshin Ashari, Co-Advisor, SEDRD Steven Clarke, Examination Member, SEDRD Silvia Sarapura, Chair of Examination, SEDRD

The 4th year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture students will be holding a public display of their final design projects for the LARC*4710 Integrative Design Studio course. These projects were supervised by Professors' Sean Kelly and Nadia Amoroso.  All invited to attend.

Melissa Visser, a Master of Science in Rural Planning and Development student, will defend their thesis research titled “Capacity Building in Rural Ontario Infrastructure: An Analysis of Collaborative Infrastructure as an Exploration for Policy and Economic Development”. A brief description of their thesis research is listed below: