Landscapes of avulsion: proposed future ecologies for Canadian Oil Sands reclamation
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2020-03-27
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Magas, Alyssa
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Abstract
The Athabasca Oil Sands is an extraction industry with many complexities that
require reclamation practices following their closure. What could be the future
uses of oil extraction mining sites? An opportunity presents itself for landscape
architecture in generating adaptations to climate change for the future of this
region. Can landscape architecture aid in planning for the resilience of future
ecologies and success of these landscapes of avulsion?
The past and present uses of this area have contributed to a wealth of information
that is beneficial in determining goals of a renewed ecological function. This
research and design practicum proposes a set of ecological strategies for a
site known as Tar Island, near Fort McMurray, Alberta. These strategies can be
implemented as a framework for similar sites as the industry continues their
presence in the Oil Sands with the plans and excavations which leave behind an
altered landscape.
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Landscape Architecture, Canadian Oil Sands, Reclamation strategies, Climate change, Landscape resilience, Ecological function