Khalid, Basil2024-06-202024-06-202024https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2957052 pagesAs climate change and its impact on heat island effects, water scarcity, and loss of biodiversity all become increasingly more pressing from year to year, designers and planners play an integral role in managing the effects of these impacts to provide a more sustainable way forward for future generations. One of the ways in which designers and planners can contribute to more sustainable design solutions is through improved land use management practices. While occupying large footprints in regard to land use, sports parks and fields have long been considered an essential feature for communities. Sports parks can be defined as public outdoor spaces that serve the primary function of providing organized physical activity and sports opportunities to a wide variety of users1. Ranging from rural to urban centers, sports parks promote health and wellness through exercise and physical activity, stimulating economic development and benefits, as well as supporting social inclusion and cohesion. Although the health, economic, and social benefits may be apparent through sports parks and fields, what is often a challenge to incorporate into the design of these spaces is an environmental and multifunctional benefit to the land they encompass. This project seeks to integrate sustainable design principles and practices into the planning of sports parks and fields. Incorporating a multifunctional landscape approach to the design of sports parks and fields can allow planners and designers to employ innovative methods to addressing specific sustainability challenges related to land use efficiency, along with storm water management, renewable energy sources, and habitat restoration, while promoting social and health benefits for communities.en-USCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USclimate changesports parkssustainabilityresource scarcityhabitat fragmentationTerminal Project