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A Survey of Resources for Teaching Nature‐Based Solutions in Landscape Architecture Curricula

Bruce Dvorak, Haoyue Yang and Sinan Zhong
Landscape Journal, November 2025, 44 (2) 47-64; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.2.47
Bruce Dvorak
Bruce Dvorak, FASLA, PLA, is a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. Since 2008, he has integrated the design and implementation of nature‐based solutions into his teaching and research. Dvorak has published and presented extensively on green roofs and living walls in scholarly outlets. His edited book, Ecoregional Green Roofs: Theory and Application in the Western USA and Canada, received a Research Honor Award from ASLA in 2021. Dvorak writes the Plants column for the Living Architecture Monitor and is chair of the Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Research Committee.
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Haoyue Yang
Haoyue Yang is an assistant professor at the School of Planning, Design, and Construction at Michigan State University. Her teaching integrates nature‐based strategies and low impact development principles into construction and design studios that enhance ecological function and foster resilient urban environments. Her research explores the relationship between people and the built environment, with a focus on planning and designing healthy, inclusive, and sustainable communities. She is particularly interested in how urban and community design can support the social benefits of the community and residents, especially through intergroup contact.
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Sinan Zhong is an assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University. She has several years of experience teaching landscape architectural construction courses, emphasizing nature‐based solutions for low impact development. Dr. Zhong’s scholarly work focuses on human‐environment relationships and healthy community planning and design. Her research centers on exploring how community environments influence the health, mobility, and well‐being of their residents, especially older adults. Her research interests lie at the intersection of community design and healthy aging.
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