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Sarah Taylor Lovell, Assistant
Professor
Courses Taught:
PSS 137 - Landscape Design Fundamentals
PSS 238 - Ecological Landscape Design
PSS 295 - Agroecology and Multifunctional Landscapes (co-taught with
Dr. Ernesto Mendez)
PSS 196 - Sustainable Landscape Design
PSS 198 - Residential Lawn Alternatives
With degrees in both landscape architecture and agronomy, my research
focuses on the design and analysis of sustainable landscapes in
intensively-managed urban and agricultural systems. In our
current environment, landscapes must be multifunctional to improve
their ability to provide important ecosystem services. I am
particularly interested in exploring opportunities for sustainable and
multifunctional landscape design in non-crop areas of agricultural
landscapes, stormwater bioinfiltration systems, and campus research
landscapes. Opportunities will be explored for increasing
ecosystem services provided by a single landscape to include
productivity, biodiversity, storm water infiltration and treatment,
climate regulation, soil formation and retention, tourism, visual
quality, research, and education. Marginal landscapes such as
riparian zones, wetlands, roadsides, fencerows, pathways, and
brownfields will be the primary target of this effort, as their
performance potential is often ignored. My research program will
contribute to the expansion of the exciting field of Ecological Design
through a focus on multifunctional landscapes.
Contact me at 802-656-0466 or
Sarah.Lovell@uvm.edu
Last modified August 14 2007 10:12 AM
