Mr. Daniel Carl Jost

Overview

Research Interests

-Children's Landscapes, Playgrounds, Playscapes
-Encouraging Health and Well-being through Landscape Design and Planning
-How and Why Playscape Design Affects Adult Supervision
-Understanding Adult Caregivers Environmental Preferences in Playscapes
-Identifying Real and Perceived Regulatory Barriers to Naturalizing Outdoor Areas in Childcare Facilities
-Creating and Evaluating Resources for Navigating Childcare Regulations Related to Outdoor Areas to Promote Health and Well-being
-Understanding the relationship between landscape design and physical activity
-Behavior mapping
-Modern History of Landscape Architecture

Teaching Interests

-Landscape architecture studios focused on site design (parks, streetscapes, plazas, etc.), children's landscapes, walkable residential communities, or projects of students' choice.
-Case studies/precedent studies in landscape architecture
-Research/theories/research methods related to human use of the landscape
-Planting design
-Research methods
-Landscape architecture history (especially modern history)
-Writing literature reviews and/or design/research project proposals