Abstract:
Keywords: Flyash, Reclamation, Remediation, Wastescape, Ecological restoration, Revegetation
Decades of exploitation through anthropogenic activity of dumping ash leaves behind an urban
blight in the form of a flyash wasteland. Flyash is an extremely perilous coal combustion residue
with slight radioactivity and extreme damage to natural resource including soil, water, vegetation,
whole ecosystem and human health. However, such a brownfield holds capacity to revive and serve
back the city it is situated in. The aim of this thesis is to reclaim such a derelict landscape and
create a functioning post-industrial land use. To stabilise the hazardous and contaminated material
is the foundation of this process driven landscape design. Designing and constructing every last
detail of a contemporary natural ecosystem lost to ash disposal, reclamation works with the nation
to develop open-ended ecosystem that will continue to evolve long after reclamation has been
completed. To create a state-of-art recreational space accommodate creative activities for social
groups make the process intriguing to welcome visitors over the years of development.
