stormwater retention basins

Dr. Boyoung Park is a lecturer in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland. She completed her PhD at the University of Maryland, where her dissertation focused on the economic effects of stormwater BMPs on housing sale prices in Washington, DC. With a background in stormwater BMPs, Dr. Park’s research interests lie in understanding the impacts of these practices on urban sustainability, environmental policy, and community well‐being. In addition to publishing peer‐reviewed articles, book chapters and reports, Dr. Park has presented her research at conferences such as CELA, EDURA, and GCEC, receiving the 3rd award at the AGNR Cornerstone event at the University of Maryland.

Dr. Byoung‐Suk Kweon is a professor and the director of the Design Center for Environmental and Community Health in the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture at the University of Maryland. She is also a registered landscape architect. Her research interests include environmental behaviors, landscape performance, environmental justice, urban agriculture and landscape architecture. She has authored numerous articles, book chapters and reports, and she has been recognized as one of the 10 most cited landscape architecture faculty members in the United States.