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Ecological Design and Planning
Arthur A Thompson Jr
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Description for Ecological Design and Planning
Paperback. This collection of essays on ecological landscape design and planning stresses the preservation and enhancment of the ecological function of the site being designed. It discusses a central issue of the field -- the incorporation of ecological principles in landscape design and planning. Editor(s): Thompson, George F.; Steiner, F.R. Num Pages: 368 pages, photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: AMV; RNC; WMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 191 x 19. Weight in Grams: 656.
". . . as we anticipate the world of the twenty-first century,landscape architecture is at a crossroads. If the disciplineembraces ecological design and planning, then it has a leadershiprole in contemporary society throughout the world. If landscapearchitecture, however, turns inward and ignores its largerresponsibility to the public good, then it will become marginalizedand less relevant." --George F. Thompson and Frederick R.Steiner.
The essays contained in this book are written by a cross section ofthe most respected teachers and prac-titioners of landscape designfrom around the globe. Ecological Design and Planning offers aunique opportunity to learn about the latest ... Read more
". . . as we anticipate the world of the twenty-first century,landscape architecture is at a crossroads. If the disciplineembraces ecological design and planning, then it has a leadershiprole in contemporary society throughout the world. If landscapearchitecture, however, turns inward and ignores its largerresponsibility to the public good, then it will become marginalizedand less relevant." --George F. Thompson and Frederick R.Steiner.
The essays contained in this book are written by a cross section ofthe most respected teachers and prac-titioners of landscape designfrom around the globe. Ecological Design and Planning offers aunique opportunity to learn about the latest ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471156147
SKU
V9780471156147
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About Arthur A Thompson Jr
GEORGE F. THOMPSON is founder and president of the Center forAmerican Places, a nonprofit organization based in Harrisonburg,Virginia, and Mesilla, New Mexico, that is dedicated to enhancingthe public's understanding of geography and the values of place,especially through books. He has won an Honor Award and a MeritAward from the American Society of Landscape Architects for hiseditorial work and is the ... Read more
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