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Rick leBrasseur is an Assistant Professor in the landscape architecture program at Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Agriculture. He has been part of the department since 2018 and holds a variety of academic qualifications in landscape architecture and environmental psychology from prestigious institutions. He previously held the endowed appointment as the Sumner Margetts Professor of Landscape Architecture at Utah State University and contributed as a developer and director for the Sustainable Environmental Design & Stewardship Extension Program at the University of California, Berkeley. His research interests focus on landscape fragmentation and the human-based ecosystem services of greenspaces, exploring how these elements contribute to human wellbeing and inform eco-spatial relationships. With over 20 years of professional experience, Rick has a strong background in leading significant design projects, including multiple award-winning works at firms such as Hargreaves Associates and SWA Group. His teaching integrates landscape’s hybrid infrastructures and human ecology, emphasizing multi-functional landscape designs that promote wellbeing. He has published extensively, with selected works addressing environmental sustainability in urban contexts.