Research
Deliverables
Phase One Deliverables
1) Problem statements framing the research review
2) List of all research studies, case studies, and other sources cited, including links
3) Research review (no more than 5,000 words), including:
- Integrative research analysis with the most significant findings
- Key evidence from reviewed projects and research at the regional, urban, neighborhood, and site scales
- Relevant regional highlights, using U.S. government organization of regions (Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northern Great Plains, Southern Great Plains, Northwest, Southwest, and U.S. Caribbean, Alaska, Hawai‘i & U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands)
- Synthesis of current state of knowledge across all relevant disciplines
- Identification of priority future research areas, key knowledge gaps
4) Description of research methodology (no more than 500 words)
Phase Two Deliverables
1) Plain language executive summary weaving together the evidence into an op-ed-style narrative argument for external policymaker and public audiences, covering regional, urban, neighborhood, and site scales (no more than 2,000 words)
2) 10-15 relevant high-resolution images with 1-2 sentence captions, along with image credits – to illustrate the strategies. Image sources can include:
- ASLA Professional and Student Awards
- Project and research images (if license secured)
- Creative Commons license images from Wikipedia, Flickr
- istockphoto.com
The series of reviews, which will cover a range of topics, will be built from a range of possible sources:
- Published project case studies, including case studies from the Landscape Architecture Foundation and ASLA national and chapter award winners, that include third party verified-data
- Federal, state, and local research
- United Nations, international organization, and non-profit organization research
- Peer-reviewed research by landscape architecture academics
- Peer-reviewed research by academics in related professions (ecology, engineering, biology, public health, medicine, horticulture, architecture, planning, urban studies, etc.) if relevant to landscape architecture.
Key findings in the research reviews should be rooted in peer-reviewed, third-party verified, or government data. Data can cover the economic, social, cultural, environmental, equity, and health benefits of landscape architecture approaches, but should foreground the benefits to human and community health, well-being, and safety.
Evidence should primarily come from a diverse range of studies and projects across U.S. regions, but relevant international studies and data may also be included.
Data from a variety of U.S. regions and project types should also be included, as well as studies and projects that address equity issues and demonstrate benefits for historically marginalized and underserved communities.