Landscape

This complete guide to the evaluation, selection, and use of sustainable materials in the landscape features strategies to minimize environmental and human health impacts of conventional site construction materials as well as green materials. Providing...

One of the singular talents in landscape design, Chip Sullivan has shared his expertise through a seemingly unusual medium that, at second glance, makes perfect sense--the comic strip. For years Sullivan entertained readers of Landscape Architecture...

Based on decades of research and written in clear, concise prose by one of the foremost geographers in North America, John C. Hudson's Across This Land is a comprehensive regional geography of the North American continent. Clearly organized, the book...

This book features historians, landscape architects, conservationists, city planners, students, and citizens' groups continue to turn to Olmsted for ideas about the development and conservation of green spaces in urban areas.Book InformationISBN...

A description of the citizen-led effort to get Americans out of their cars and into the landscape via greenways - linear open spaces that preserve and restore nature in cities, suburbs and rural areas. These can link parks and open spaces and provide...

"The park throughout is a single work of art, and as such, subject to the primary law of every work of art, namely, that it shall be framed upon a single, noble motive, to which the design of all its parts, in some more or less subtle way, shall be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789085940210Author Wybe KuitertFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Techne PressPublisher Techne Press

Whether flying a kite in Franklin Park, gardening in the Fens, or jogging along the Riverway, today’s Bostonians are greatly indebted to the legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted. The man who dreamed of an “emerald necklace” of parks for Boston completed his...

"An indispensable work for any student of the Old South. The book is not merely indispensable; it is challenging and controversial."-New York TimesFor decades Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) designed parks and park systems across the United States,...

The author, an ecological designer, explores methods of designing landscapes which function like natural ecosystems.Book InformationISBN 9781559637206Author John LyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Island PressPublisher Island Press

The essay in this volume reflects upon two key attributes of the ephemeral city of the Kumbh Mela and the lessons we can extrapolate from it for architecture, urban design, and planning in the contemporary world. 400 colourBook InformationISBN...

'scape is the international magazine for landscape architecture, city planning, and urban design. Lively, with international voices and a critical eye, it presents selected news items, in - depth feature articles, concise essays, solidly based and...

This book is an essential resource covering all aspects of setting up, and efficiently operating, a turf maintenance facility. The authors discuss the role of the turf equipment manager, the most effective shop equipment, management techniques for safe...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982757529Author Samantha FrankFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND)Publisher Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND)

How are greenways designed? What situations lead to their genesis, and what examples best illustrate their potential for enhancing communities and the environment? Designing greenways is a key to protecting landscapes, allowing wildlife to move freely,...

Houses and gardens created in America between 1860 and 1917 were ""modern"" manifestations of nineteenth century art, science, and industry, conveying cultural values in their form, function, style, and materials. Now Increasing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692027486Author Albert DegenovaFormat PaperbackImprint After Hours PressPublisher After Hours PressWeight(grams) 127g

This new edition includes more than one thousand concise entries, organized by state and city, listing specific details on the location, hours, and history of each garden. For each state, gardens are located on a map. The focus is on historic gardens in...

The Fifth Biennial Linear Parks Conference was held in Boone, North Carolina, on September 8-11, 1993. Contributors to the proceedings are Edward T. McMahon; Sidonio Costa Pardal; Nancy K. Robinson; Peter S. Szabo; Jim Fox; Sharon Kashkin and Gene...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578491103Author Peter Lamborn WilsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 66Imprint LogosophiaPublisher LogosophiaWeight(grams) 136g

Sound and listening are intrinsically linked to how we experience and engage with places and communities. This guide puts forward a new conceptual framework of embodied affectivity that emphasises listening in urban research and design and advances new...

Through selected works this monograph showcases the design work and research of leading landscape architect Richard Weller, Chair of Landscape architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. The book documents the evolution of Weller’s practice from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802074819Author Robert LeeFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Historic EnglandPublisher Liverpool University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814428033Author Patrick Bingham-HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Pesaro Publishing Pte LtdPublisher Pesaro Publishing Pte LtdWeight(grams) 1500g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788394246969Author ArcheobooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 191Imprint ArcheobooksPublisher ArcheobooksWeight(grams) 449g

Every garden is an imagined paradise - a garden paradise that incorporates the personality of the individual who created it, but also the long history of horticulture. The book recounts the history of gardens from their likely origins in Mesopotamia...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952620386Author Ethan CarrFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Library of American Landscape HistoryPublisher Library of American Landscape History

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952620249Author William E O'BrienPage Count 208Imprint Library of American Landscape HistoryPublisher Library of American Landscape History

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952620140Author Frank A WaughFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Library of American Landscape HistoryPublisher Library of American Landscape History

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781952620133Author Blanche M G LindenFormat PaperbackPage Count 408Imprint Library of American Landscape HistoryPublisher Library of American Landscape...

An awe-inspiring guide that weaves together permaculture design, food resiliency, climate adaptation, community organizing, and indigenous wisdom that you can implement in your own backyard. This book has been crafted for beginner gardeners and large...

Stones in Water explores how the inherited built environment is understood and valued. This inheritance, created by the forebears of communities worldwide, is central to cultural identity everywhere. It is variously protected, exploited and at times...

The Author: Heo Kyun ('Huh Gyun') has spent most of his adult life studying Korean aesthetics as seen in traditional paintings, architecture, handicraft and Buddhist art, paying special attention to the symbols used in those art forms as well as the...

Of the three great civilizations of East Asia, Korea used to attract the least attention. Overshadowed by their neighbours in China and Japan, Koreans had trouble gaining recognition abroad for the many accomplishments of their ancestors in such fields...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854115287Author Phil CopeFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint SerenPublisher Poetry Wales PressWeight(grams) 1315g

For E. C. Relph, the landscape of late twentieth-century cities must be envisioned as a total environment-not just streets and buildings but billboards and parking meters as well. The Modern Urban Landscape traces the developments since 1880 in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781584235323Author Hong Kong Architecture Science PressFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint Gingko Press, IncPublisher Gingko Press, IncWeight(grams) 2380g

Frederick Law Olmsted relocated from New York to the Boston area in the early 1880s. With the help of his stepson and partner, John Charles Olmsted, his professional office grew to become the first of its kind: a modern landscape architecture practice...

As suburban expansion declines, cities have become essential economic, cultural and social hubs of global connectivity. This book is about urban revitalization across North America, in cities including San Francisco, Toronto, Boston, Vancouver, New York...

Water conservation is one of the most effective sustainable design practices, yet few professionals know how to collect and use rainwater effectively. Rainwater Harvesting the first comprehensive book on designing rainwater harvesting systems. It...