Linna Yi

Linna Yi

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

School of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Linna Yi is a landscape architect and lecturer. For her, landscape architecture is about creating relationships that address the interplay between humans and nature. Linna's research interest lies in the relationship between the built environment and socio-cultural issues, particularly in the context of modernization and urban development in China.

With extensive professional practice and experience in large-scale projects, Linna's focus has shifted from design outcomes to the drivers of environmental change. Throughout her career, she has contributed to numerous commercial and governmental landscape design and planning projects. Additionally, she is actively involved in teaching and research at universities in China. Linna holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Landscape Architecture from Southwest Jiaotong University and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture in Adelaide.

Linna's Ph.D. research focuses on the construction and development of the Great Green Wall in China, also known as the Three-North Shelter Program. This mega-scale afforestation project has been ongoing for decades in the northeast, north, and northwest regions of China. Her research investigates the project's implementation and its various interpretations and reinterpretations over different periods and across different landscapes. These questions are examined from socio-ecological perspectives.

The research aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the project, situating it within the broader context of China's landscape ecological history. It seeks to elucidate the construction history, analyze evolving ideologies and theories, and offer a clear view of the project's development within complex contexts. By interpreting the interactions and drivers within the project, Linna's research fills a significant gap in the historical understanding of the Great Green Wall and aims to derive lessons that can inform and enhance its future resilience and improvement and assist with the shaping and development of green megaprojects world-wide.

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