Date of Award
5-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Department
Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
Committee Chair(s)
Carlos V. Licon
Committee
Carlos V. Licon
Committee
David L. Bell
Committee
Nancy O. Mesner
Abstract
Natural watercourses are being negatively affected by growing urbanization in different cities of the world. Within these circumstances the concept of river restoration has gained relevance, becoming a worldwide priority in water management. In developing countries, river restoration plans, conditioned by social and economic limitations, are mainly focused on a single approach, typically relying on short-term, low technology strategies.
In the long term, these strategies tend to fail because they usually avoid integral solutions that address the interconnected factors contributing to river degradation. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a framework of river restoration planning for developing countries that sustains the health of the river, the welfare of the ecosystem and the safety of the community. This framework develops three strategies with potential techniques to address the impacts of water pollution, flooding risk, and informal settlement in river ecosystems. Techniques responding to each of these strategies were described under a matrix that expresses their suitability with respect to a set of attributes or criteria selected for analysis. an explanatory case study approach in the Moca River, Dominican Republic, was used to apply the three strategies.
Recommended Citation
Diaz, Marleny Santana, "Recovering the Moca River: An Exploration through Sustainable Strategies for Developing Countries" (2014). All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023. 365.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/gradreports/365
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