Landscape Architecture and Environmental Sustainability: Creating Positive Change Through Design
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Landscape 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 cycles Through 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. Contents Preface 1 an introduction A Brief Environmental History Conservation, Environment and Sustainability Movements 21st Century CE What does this mean for Landscape Architecture? Further reading 2 Landscape and Ecology Landscape Ecology and Ecological Restoration Ecological and Environmental Planning Land Management and Multifunctional Landscapes Study/discussion questions Further reading interview Nina-Marie Lister 3 Landscape as Cleanser Post-industrial Transformation and Adaptive Reuse Remediation Environmental Water Cycle Management Study/discussion questions Further reading interview Tony Wong 4 Environmental Infrastructure Grey Infrastructure’s Legacy Landscape’s Role Resilience to Climate Change Transport Energy Landscapes Study/discussion questions Further reading interview Dirk Sijmons 5 Landscape and Food Food Systems Food Planning, Policy and Design Allotment, Community Gardens and Public Foodscapes Study/discussion questions Further reading interview Tim Waterman 6 Landscape Activism, Art and Beauties Activist Landscape Art Landscape Beauties and Sustainability Study/discussion questions Further reading Interview Elizabeth Meyer 7 Social Sustainability: Influence Beyond Site Ethics Social Sustainability Economics and Landscape as an Economic Generator Design as a Service Sector Governance Education Healthy landscapes Public Consultation, Community Engagement and Maintenance Study/discussion questions Further reading Interview Richard Weller 8 Less is More: A Lighter Touch Landscape Sensitivity Restraint Environmental Management and Maintenance Communication and Relationships Study/discussion questions Further reading Interview Douglas Reed and Gary Hilderbrand, Reed Hilderbrand 9 Landscape and Performance Performance and Ratings Embodied Energy and Material Life Cycles Responsible Materials Post-Completion Review Study/discussion questions Further reading Interview Steve Windhager 10 Scenarios, Challenges and Reframing Land(scape) New Approaches Interview Kongjian Yu Further reading Glossary Resources index acknowledgments Image credits
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