From this process a picture of children's Nature was developed. This picture shows their Nature to be a combination of objects, emotion, and process, where Nature is not one place but a complex series of levels or scales. This picture also shows that these children consider themselves a part of Nature and do not define Nature without framing their responses within their own personal experiences. The Influence of Environmental Stress on the Form and Structure of Trees in the Urban Habitat. Master of Landscape Architecture Thesis.
Vegetation forms an integral part of the visual quality of landscape designs.
The horticultural standards often used to predict the behaviour of plant material in the landscape are unreliable for the design of urban habitats. There is a need for the development of new vegetation standards which take into consideration the harsh growing conditions of our cities. This study quantifies the discrepancies between the actual and expected results of a design in an urban habitat. These results are compared to similar populations grown under more natural conditions as well as to the horticultural norms. Potential environmental influences are also identified and begin to form the connection between specific environmental stressors and the resulting form and structure of the plant material.