Maria E Ignatieva
Perth
Maria was born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia. She graduated from the Landscape Architecture Program at Leningrad State Forest Technical University and received her PhD from Moscow State University. In Russia (St. Petersburg), then in the USA (SUNY ESF, Syracuse, New York), New Zealand (Lincoln University), in Sweden (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala and now in UWA, School of Design. Maria is working on the investigation of different urban ecosystems and developing principles of ecological design. Her latest FORMAS project in Sweden was dedicated to the lawn as cultural and ecological phenomenon and symbol of globalization (www.slu.se/lawn). Another research and teaching interest is history of landscape architecture, restoration and conservation of historical parks and gardens.
More by this author at The Nature of Cities
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As a landscape architect, how do you interpret the word âbiodiversityâ? How does this meaning find expression in your design?
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Searching for Sustainable Lawns in Sweden
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How to Make Urban Green Verdant and Sustainable: Designing âWildâ Swedish Lawns
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You say po-TAY-to. What ecologists and landscape architects don’t get about each other, but ought to.
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Can Large Parks be Urban Green Saviors?
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10 scientists and 10 practitioners walk into a barâŠwhat would they talk about? How can research and knowledge generation be co-created to better support practitioners and evidence-based decision making?
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Chinese Urban Green Areas: Classic Gardens to a Globalized Landscape
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The New Is Well Forgotten Old: Scandinavian Vernacular Experience on Biodiverse Green Roofs
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Hammarby Sjöstad â A New Generation of Sustainable Urban Eco-Districts
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St. Petersburg: Towards Integrated and Sustainable Green Infrastructure
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Historic Gardens â Where Nature Meets Culture â Can be Urban Biodiversity Hotspots
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Let us champion “Biodiversinesque” landscape design for the 21st century
