Geiser, RetoFinley, Dawn2024-05-212024-05-212024-052024-04-18May 2024Raymundo, Gabriel Gomes. Wetscapes: The Archipelago of Houston. (2024). Masters thesis, Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/116075https://hdl.handle.net/1911/116075This 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.application/pdfengCopyright 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.UrbanismHoustonArchitectureUrban DesignClimate changeSuburbsUrban densityThesis2024-05-21