Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current
    • Archive
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Board
  • Connect
    • Feedback
    • Help
  • Alerts
  • ASLA Research Grant
  • Other Publications
    • UWP

User menu

  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart

Search

  • Advanced search
Landscape Journal
  • Other Publications
    • UWP
  • Register
  • Subscribe
  • My alerts
  • Log in
  • My Cart
Landscape Journal

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Current
    • Archive
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Board
  • Connect
    • Feedback
    • Help
  • Alerts
  • ASLA Research Grant
  • Follow uwp on Twitter
  • Visit uwp on Facebook
Research ArticleArticles

Teaching Stream Restoration

Experiences from Interdiscipinary Studio Instruction

G. Mathias Kondolf, Louise A. Mozingo, Karl Kullmann, Joe R. McBride and Shannah Anderson
Landscape Journal, January 2013, 32 (1) 95-112; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.32.1.95
G. Mathias Kondolf
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Louise A. Mozingo
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Karl Kullmann
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Joe R. McBride
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Shannah Anderson
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF
Loading

Abstract

Stream restoration involves the application of disciplines such as hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, ecology, engineering, and landscape architecture, so education should arguably replicate the transdisciplinary, collaborative approach ideally found in practice. We report on our experience teaching a studio course on ecological factors in planning and design, in which we use urban streams in northern California as sites. The course is organized into three distinct phases: inventory/analysis, planning, and design. First, students survey the channel, map and measure vegetation, document traces of wildlife, map human uses and access points, and analyze the surrounding landscape (such as storm drain networks and local schools). Next, in the master plan phase, teams of three to four students work at the scale of the entire study reach (10–20 km) to tackle issues such as integrated trail systems, improving public access, or restoring native vegetation. In the third phase, students develop individual projects for specific sites consistent with their master plans, making tangible the overall concepts. Field data collection and analysis force students to reconcile the relationship between science and design, fostering critical thinking about scientific methods and scales of operation. The studio seeks to train students in a holistic, evidence-based, process-oriented approach to stream restoration.

  • Stream restoration
  • transdisciplinary investigation
  • studio instruction
  • © 2013 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

This article requires a subscription to view the full text. If you have a subscription you may use the login form below to view the article. Access to this article can also be purchased.

Log in using your username and password

Forgot your user name or password?

Log in through your institution

You may be able to gain access using your login credentials for your institution. Contact your library if you do not have a username and password.
If your organization uses OpenAthens, you can log in using your OpenAthens username and password. To check if your institution is supported, please see this list. Contact your library for more details.

Purchase access

You may purchase access to this article. This will require you to create an account if you don't already have one.
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Landscape Journal: 32 (1)
Landscape Journal
Vol. 32, Issue 1
1 Jan 2013
  • Table of Contents
  • Table of Contents (PDF)
  • Index by author
Download PDF
Article Alerts
Sign In to Email Alerts with your Email Address
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Landscape Journal.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Teaching Stream Restoration
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Landscape Journal
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Landscape Journal web site.
Citation Tools
Teaching Stream Restoration
G. Mathias Kondolf, Louise A. Mozingo, Karl Kullmann, Joe R. McBride, Shannah Anderson
Landscape Journal Jan 2013, 32 (1) 95-112; DOI: 10.3368/lj.32.1.95

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Teaching Stream Restoration
G. Mathias Kondolf, Louise A. Mozingo, Karl Kullmann, Joe R. McBride, Shannah Anderson
Landscape Journal Jan 2013, 32 (1) 95-112; DOI: 10.3368/lj.32.1.95
Digg logo Reddit logo Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
Bookmark this article

Jump to section

  • Article
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • Novel Landscapes: Challenges and Opportunities for Educating Future Ecological Designers and Restoration Practitioners
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • A Tribute to Robert B. Riley 1931–2019
  • Fluid or Fixed? Processes that Facilitate or Constrain a Sense of Inclusion in Participatory Schoolyard and Park Design
  • Diversity and Inclusion by Design: A Challenge for Us All
Show more Articles

Similar Articles

Keywords

  • Stream restoration
  • transdisciplinary investigation
  • studio instruction
UWP

© 2023 Landscape Journal

Powered by HighWire