Landscape Architecture and Environmental Sustainability

Creating Positive Change Through Design

AvJoshua Zeunert

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

Winner of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) National Excellence Award (Research and Communication) 2017Winner of the AILA VIC Excellence Award (Research and Communication) 2017Highly Commended (Communication and Presentation) Landscape Institute Awards 2018Landscape architecture has a pivotal role in ensuring environmental sustainability through design interventions. This book takes a broad look at strategies and completed projects to provide the reader with a strong understanding of the sustainability challenges being faced by designers today, and potential routes to addressing them. The book covers essential concepts of landscape architecture and environmental sustainability, including:- Ecology, multifunctional landscapes and sensitive intervention- Remediation, cleansing and environmental infrastructure- Social sustainability, design activism and healthy landscapes - Food systems, productive landscapes and transportation- Performance ratings, materials and life cyclesThrough case studies from around the world and interviews with leading landscape architects and practitioners, this book invites discussion about possible future scenarios, relevant theories and project responses in landscape environmental design. With hundreds of color images throughout the book, and additional study material in the companion website, Joshua Zeunert provides an overview of the multidimensional qualities of landscape sustainability.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-01-12
Mått:210 x 268 x 20 mm
Vikt:1 084 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Required Reading Range
Antal sidor:320
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781472590626

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Mer om författaren

Joshua Zeunert is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales.

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An essential text for both students and practitioners in the profession alike ... This book will have a far-reaching influence on the profession, as well as being an excellent introduction to the scope of the discipline for students of landscape architecture.

Innehållsförteckning

1. An introductionA brief environmental history; Conservation, environment and sustainability movements; 21st century CE; What does this mean for landscape architecture?; Further reading2 Landscape and ecologyLandscape ecology and ecological restoration; Ecological and environmental planning; Land management and multi-functional landscapes; Interview: Nina-Marie Lister; Study/ discussion questions; Further reading3 Landscape as cleanserPost-industrial transformation and adaptive reuse; Remediation; Environmental water cycle management; Interview: Tony Wong; Study/ discussion questions; Further reading4 Environmental infrastructureGrey infrastructure's legacy; Landscape's role; Resilience to climate change; Transport; Energy landscapes; Interview: Dirk Sijmons; Study/ discussion questions; Further reading5 Landscape and foodFood systems; Food planning, policy and design; Allotment, community gardens and public foodscapes; Interview: Tim Waterman; Study/ discussion questions; Further reading6 Landscape activism, art and beautiesActivist landscape art; Landscape beauties and sustainability; Interview: Elizabeth Meyer; Study/ discussion questions; Further reading7 Social sustainability: Influence beyond site ethicsSocial sustainability; Economics and landscape as an economic generatordesign as a service sector; Governance; Education; Healthy landscapes; Public consultation/ community engagement and maintenance; Interview: Richard Weller; Study/ discussion questions; Further reading8 Less is more: A lighter touchLandscape sensitivity; Restraint; Environmental management and maintenance; Communication and relationships; Interview: Reed Hilderbrand; Study/ discussion questions for website;Further reading9 Landscape and performancePerformance and rating; Embodied energy and material life cycle; Responsible materials; Post-completion review; Interview: Steve Windhager; Study/ discussion questions; Further reading10 Future scenarios, challenges and reframing land(scape)New approaches; Interview: Kongjian Yu; Further readingGlossaryResourcesIndexAcknowledgements