Wetscapes: The Archipelago of Houston

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dc.contributor.advisorGeiser, Retoen_US
dc.contributor.advisorFinley, Dawnen_US
dc.creatorGomes Raymundo, Gabrielen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-21T20:42:47Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-05-21T20:42:47Zen_US
dc.date.created2024-05en_US
dc.date.issued2024-04-18en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2024en_US
dc.date.updated2024-05-21T20:42:47Zen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis engages with the phenomenon of urban sprawl and its climatic impacts. Urban sprawl is the term used to describe the unchecked and rapid expansion of cities into their surrounding areas, often at the cost of natural habitats and resources. In this work, the specificity of the term is studied in the context of Houston. Houston suburbs comprise the city’s most dominant force in land area while being the least dense, where urbanization is a product of specific political intentions—ie. Market-driven developments. This project aims to establish a new perspective of urban growth for Houston by establishing new limits to the city. The goal is not to discourage Houston’s natural growth process but instead guide this process inwards, focusing on extreme density of the consolidated urban fabric.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationRaymundo, Gabriel Gomes. Wetscapes: The Archipelago of Houston. (2024). Masters thesis, Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/116075en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/116075en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectUrbanismen_US
dc.subjectHoustonen_US
dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.subjectUrban Designen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectSuburbsen_US
dc.subjectUrban densityen_US
dc.titleWetscapes: The Archipelago of Houstonen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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