Proudfoot, NicholasArbo, Matthew2016-02-242016-02-242016-02-23https://hdl.handle.net/1794/19686Hypertoric varieties are a class of conical symplectic resolutions which are very computable. In the current literature, they are only defined constructively, using hyperplane arrangements. We provide an abstract definition of a hypertoric variety and a new construction using zonotopal tilings and relate the zonotopal construction to the hyperplane construction.en-USAll Rights Reserved.Electronic Thesis or Dissertation