Landscape Architecture, Fifth Edition: A Manual of Environmental Planning and Design
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071797653 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lydia Akers said Five Stars. This is a very good introductory text of the profession and includes many of the current issues.. Gary D. Scott said Landscape Architecture: A Manual of Environmental Planning and Design. I discovered the first edition of John Ormsbee Simonds' Landscape Architecture in 1976 at the Boston Public Library. As an unemployed college dropout keeping warm and reading on a winter afternoon, the book was an immediate revelation to a young man looking for a career path, seeking an endorsement of a holistic worldview of our environment, and searching for a practical way to improve the human condition. Reading the entire text that day, I resolved to re-enter college and pursue a degree in landscape architecture, a choice now celebrated with each passing year.The fifth edition of Landscape Architec. Robert Day said Landscape Architecture 5th Edition -- It's All Here!. The fifth edition of Landscape Architecture is a masterpiece. It reflects the perspective of a fully mature profession that embraces interdisciplinary collaboration among the relevant disciplines--with landscape architects capably serving as integrators. The book articulately and comprehensively describes the process of planning and designing the use of land in an environmentally compatible, sustainable way. The book explains the importance of recognizing the human animal as an inseparable part of nature and that by protecting the environment we are protecting our own human habitat.The early chapters
The most comprehensive, current guide to the theory and practice of landscape architectureFor more than 50 years, this pioneering guide has served as the foremost resource on the principles and practices of landscape architecture. This thoroughly modernized classic offers new coverage of:Sustainability Climate change and global warming Water preservation and water rights Land reuse and brownfield redevelopment GIS mapping Invasive species Urban agriculture and urban forestry Stormwater management Low-impact design Complete streets New Urbanism, Smart Growth, and Traditional Neighborhood DevelopmentLandscape Architecture, Fifth Edition, addresses every aspect of site and environmental planning, design, and implementation, including: The most comprehensive, current guide to the theory and practice of landscape architecture The human habitat and sustainability Climate Water Land Vegetation The visual landscape Topography Community planning and growt
Starke co-founded the award-winning, multidisciplinary landscape architecture and environmental design firm Earth Design Associates, Inc., and continues to serve as President. He graduated with a degree in landscape architecture from the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1967. His many contributions, including Landscape Architecture, helped lay the groundwork for today's
Meade Palmer Medal for outstanding contributions to landscape architecture. In 1974, Mr. He was a member of the President's Task Force on the Environment and Florida Governor's Task Force on Natural Resources, and was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Design in Great Britain.. In 1988, he was elected to the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Architecture, where he taught Professional Practice. His many contributions, including Landscape Architecture, helped lay the groundwork for today's focus on environmentally responsible planning and design. Starke received the inaugural M. Starke co-founded the award-winning, multidisciplinary landscape architecture and environmental design firm Earth Design Associates, Inc., and continues to serve as President. He graduated with a degree in landscape architecture from the College of Environmental Design at the U