Past Events

Natalya Garrod, a master student in Rural Planning and Development in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Local Water Collaboration to Enhance Source Water Protection at Chippewas of the Thames First Nations Ontario".

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Carly Balestra, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Designing for Playfulness:  A Heuristic Exploration of Playfulness and Playground Design". Sean Kelly, Advisor, SEDRD Karen Landman, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Steven Clarke, Examination Member, SEDRD Martin Holland, Chair of Examination Committee, SEDRD

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Quinn Howard, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Navigating Loss and Damage:  Making Space for Ecological Grief in the Climate Adaptation Planning Process". Karen Landman, Advisor, SEDRD Nic Brunet, Co-Advisor, SEDRD Dave Guyadeen, Examination Member, SEDRD Martin Holland, Chair of Examination Committee, SEDRD

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Kevin Todd, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend his thesis on "The Yorklands in Guelph:  Looking to the Future of a Landscape Shared by Policy and Reform". Martin Holland, Advisor, SEDRD Karen Landman, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Brendan Stewart, Examination Member, SEDRD Nadia Amoroso, Chair of Examination, SEDRD

Monika Korzun a doctoral student in Rural studies in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will defend her PhD thesis on "What do farmers really think about the food value chain?  A phenomenological study of farmers in Southern Ontario".

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Skylyssa Carville, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Developing an Inclusive-Design Landscape Audit Tool:  Low-Income Single Mother's in Hamilton, ON". Brendan Stewart, Advisor, SEDRD Karen Landman, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Martin Holland, Examination Member, SEDRD Sean Kelly, Chair of Examination Committee, SEDRD

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture MLA Master's Thesis Examination Sima Kuhail, a master of landscape architecture candidate in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, will defend her thesis on "Place Attachment to the Palestinian Landscape:  An Art-Based Visual Discourse Analysis". Larry Harder, Advisor, SEDRD Martin Holland, Advisory Committee Member, SEDRD Tina Sherwell, Advisory Committee Member, Birzeit University Karen Landman, Chair of Examination, SEDRD

Sarah Parish, a Master of Science in Rural Planning and Development student, will defend her thesis research titled “Agritourism as a Solution to Rural Revitalization?: The Case Study of North Durham Region”. A brief description of her thesis research is listed below:

Daniel Syauswa a doctoral student in Rural Studies in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development will defend his PhD thesis on "The Effect of Management Practices on soil properties and Yellow Cassava Yields in an Acacia Agroforestry System in Kinshasa Province D. R. Congo".