Date of Award

Spring 5-30-2017

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)

Department

Landscape Architecture

First Advisor

Suzanne Mathew

Second Advisor

Eric Kramer

Abstract

Water is a fundamental element for lives. Located in Long Island detached from the mainland of New York State, the densely-populated counties - Kings, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties - rely on groundwater for their sole freshwater source for a long time. The underground geology determines the groundwater movement on western Long Island: from Nassau County to Queens. When overpumping happens in Queens, Nassau County is firstly threatened by lowered water table. The thesis is aiming to propose a local solution to mitigate the problem brought by groundwater movement when overpumping.

In Phase 1, the study focuses on the underground geology of aquifers, and groundwater flow to understand the relationship between aquifers and groundwater system. Phase 2 provides a framework to a potential solution in regional scale based on three criteria. Phase 3 proposes a growing system starting from a granular scale to mitigate the problem.

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