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- You have accessRestricted accessA Walk in the Park: Kinesthesia in the Arts of Landscape by Susan PashmanKenneth HurstLandscape Journal, November 2025, 44 (2) 148-152; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.2.148Kenneth HurstDr. Kenneth Hurst has spent much of his career in park and playground development promoting public park open space, children’s play environments, and playground safety and accessibility. He has spoken in forums and conferences at local, state, national, and international levels. His research seeks to document evidenced‐based support for individual park elements’ contributions to increased use and physical activity in park environments. Hurst holds BSLA and MLA degrees and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. A faculty member at Texas A&M, he serves on the ASLA Children’s Outdoor Environments PPN, contributes to playground safety training, and serves as a consultant on parks and playgrounds.
- You have accessRestricted accessLandscapes in the Making by Stephen Daniels and Dell Upton (eds)Richard SmardonLandscape Journal, November 2025, 44 (2) 152-154; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.2.152Richard SmardonRichard C. Smardon is a SUNY distinguished service professor emeritus at SUNY‐College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
- You have accessRestricted accessKey to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our WorldFrederick SteinerLandscape Journal, May 2025, 44 (1) 81-82; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.1.81Frederick SteinerFrederick Steiner is dean and Paley Professor, as well as faculty co‐director of The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology, at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. He has written, edited, or co‐edited 22 books, including Design with Nature Now and Megaregions and America’s Future (both from Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, distributed by Columbia University Press). He is a fellow of the American Academy in Rome, the American Society of Landscape Architects, and the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture.
- You have accessRestricted accessResearch Handbook on Urban DesignRichard C. SmardonLandscape Journal, May 2025, 44 (1) 86-87; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.1.86Richard C. SmardonRichard C. Smardon is a SUNY distinguished service professor emeritus at SUNY‐College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
- You have accessRestricted accessRethinking Urban Green SpacesRobert RyanLandscape Journal, May 2025, 44 (1) 82-86; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.1.82Robert RyanRobert Ryan, FASLA, FCELA, is professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he teaches courses on green infrastructure planning, research issues, and environment and behavior. His research explores place attachment as a motivation for urban green space stewardship and the role of research within landscape architecture firms. He is the co‐author of the award‐winning book With People in Mind: Design and Management of Everyday Nature (Island Press, 1998), as well as Planning for Climate Change (Routledge, 2019) and over forty journal articles and book chapters.
- You have accessRestricted accessSeek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding CrisisRichard C. SmardonLandscape Journal, May 2025, 44 (1) 89-90; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.1.89Richard C. SmardonRichard C. Smardon is a SUNY distinguished service professor emeritus at SUNY‐College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
- You have accessRestricted accessPostindustrial DIY: Recovering American Rust Belt IconsFrank SleegersLandscape Journal, May 2025, 44 (1) 90-94; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.1.90Frank SleegersFrank Sleegers is a professor of Landscape Architecture at UMass in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning. He teaches urban design studios and competition laboratories, and he is one of the creators and current directors of the UMass Amherst Design Center in Springfield. He holds degrees from Hannover, Germany, and UMass Amherst and practices as a registered Landscape Architect with an office in Hamburg, Germany.
- You have accessRestricted accessThe Landscapes of Dieter KienastMohammad Reza KhalilnezhadLandscape Journal, May 2025, 44 (1) 97-99; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.1.97Mohammad Reza KhalilnezhadMohammad Reza Khalilnezhad holds a PhD degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has been a faculty member at the University of Birjand, in Iran, for over 10 years. Most of his research in the field of urban agriculture for Iran emphasizes the role of Persian gardens. Beyond his research projects, he is an enthusiastic reviewer of landscape books. He resides in Iran but is currently engaged in research collaborations with the scholars from United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and China. Protecting, introducing, expanding and promoting edible landscaping is the scientific mission that Dr. Khalilnezhad has defined for himself in the field of landscape architecture.
- You have accessRestricted accessAn Art of Instrumentality: The Landscape Architecture of Richard WellerJulia CzerniakLandscape Journal, May 2025, 44 (1) 94-97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.44.1.94Julia CzerniakJulia Czerniak, dean and professor of the School of Architecture and Planning, is an internationally recognized design thinker. Educated as both an architect and landscape architect, she draws on the intersection of these disciplines in her research. Czerniak’s work focuses on the physical, cultural, and ecological potentials of urban landscapes, particularly in deindustrializing cities. Her recent design research advances landscape as a protagonist in envisioning and creating biodiverse, climate resilient cities.