Theses and Dissertations
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7317-1250
Advisor
Fulford, Charles Taze, III
Committee Member
Schauwecker, Timothy
Committee Member
Summerlin, Peter
Date of Degree
8-13-2024
Original embargo terms
Immediate Worldwide Access
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Master of Landscape Architecture
Degree Name
Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.)
College
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Department
Department of Landscape Architecture
Abstract
In landscape architecture, site inventory is a common precursor and perpetual informant of site design, toolkit development, and best management practices. Within inventory-specific texts, inventory is primarily geared, collected, and applied toward the daytime, and thusly, one might consider the bulk of inventory to be “daytime inventory” which pays greater heed to a diurnal humanity and lesser heed to the nocturnal world. With a greater attention to nighttime site conditions, we explored “nighttime inventory” through a series of primary considerations - nighttime lighting, light pollution, site ecology, and the night sky – along with several secondary considerations. We then surveyed 811 landscape practitioners from 12 states - receiving 51 responses - and via Likert, open-response, and yes/no inquiries; we assessed whether practitioners acknowledge and/or design per those nighttime considerations in their professional practice. Summarily, we found landscape practitioners paid less heed to nighttime inventory considerations – with some notable exceptions.
Recommended Citation
Felkins, Jacob Zachary, "Alight, the dead of night: Ascertaining the collection and use of nighttime site inventory in landscape architecture professional practice" (2024). Theses and Dissertations. 6259.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/6259