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Resarch into master planning and feasibility study for a botanic garden

The documents below are all from the PhD thesis of James Furse-Roberts, submitted June 2005, Reading University.  The aim of the study was to assess the feasibility of a new native-species botanical collection
 
The thesis contains detailed case studies of several major botanic gardens in the UK, including the Eden Project and RBG Edinburgh

in Britain and suggest a possible design, through a series of data gathering and analysis;

  • information from interviews with employees of botanical collections,
  • postal survey of 115 botanical collections in Britain,
  • market research conducted into four possible stakeholder groups
  • review of website use by botanical collections.

The study also includes case studies of

  • Carymoor Environmental Trust,
  • The Eden Project,
  • Chelsea Physic Garden,
  • Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew and Edinburgh,
  • University botanic gardens at Reading,Cambridge, Oxford and Bristol,
  • National Wildflower Centre
  • National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens.

For ease of use, the thesis has been divided into chapters.  Any queries can be sent to education@bgci.org

Abstract (0.5MB)

Introduction (0.6MB)

Chapter 1 - Overview (3.6MB)

Chapter 2 - Survey of British Botanic Gardens (5.2MB)

Chapter 3 - Case studies of selected botanic collections (4MB)

Chapter 4 - Discussion of botanical collection elements (5.7MB)

Chapter 5 - Design and interpretation (4.2MB)

Chapter 6 - Eden Project case study (2MB)

Chapter 7 - Market research (0.5 MB)

Chapter 8 - Carymoor case study (2 MB)

Chapter 9 - Alternative solutions (1.75MB)

Chapter 10 - Conclusion (1.5 MB)

Bibliography (0.5MB)

Appendix (1MB)

    
 
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