Landscape architecture and design Books

Book SynopsisThis book explores the spatial, political and cultural landscape of South Africa through the apartheid years and into the post-apartheid recent past, drawing on a wealth of original research materials.Table of ContentsSection 1: Veld 1. Wilderness & Veld 2. Memory & Inscription 3. Map & Monument Section 2: Farm 4. A Failed Eden 5. ‘Natural’ Identity 6. The Fertile Desert Section 3: ‘Native’ Lands 7. ‘Native’ Lands 8. Language, Nation & Landscape 9. Tribal Landscapes Section 4: Invisible Landscapes 10. Desire & Distance 11. Veld & City 12. Invisibility & Silence Section 5: Erasures 13. Landscapes & Erasures 14. Landscapes of the Imagination 15. Transforming Landscape. Bibliography. Unpublished Sources. Appendix A: South African Time Line B: Key Pieces of Apartheid Legislation

Read more less

Book SynopsisâIf outdoor activities with young children have always baffled you, then this is the book for you. Practical in style and structure, it has an accessible approach which is based in the best early years practice and provides plenty of challenges and new ideas. It is a must have for your early years setting.â - Kathryn Solly, Headteacher at Chelsea Open Air Nursery School and Childrenâs Centre, UKA garden can be a magical place for young children and offers them rich and engaging learning experiences as they interact with a variety of plants and wildlife throughout the year. This book guides you through the process of creating a garden, however small, for young children. It looks at the impact a garden area can have on childrenâs overall development and the benefits of using natural materials as learning tools.Full of practical advice on how to design, develop resource and use a garden area, this book brings together: advice on planning a garden and how to get children, parents and the local community involved ideas for settings with limited space ideas for different spaces including a wildlife space, a woodland space, a digging area, sand and water spaces and a growing area suggestions of plants, flowers and crops to grow with very young children information about the wildlife children may discover a calendar guide to activities and garden planning throughout the year ways to encourage children to develop a sense of awareness of the importance of conservation and sustainability guidance on health and safety clear links with EYFS to show how a garden supports the areas of learning and development. Written for all early years practitioners, this book is the definitive guide for those looking to further enhance their outdoor environment and fulfil the potential learning opportunities that a garden can provide.Trade Review'If outdoor activities with young children have always baffled you, then this is the book for you. Practical in style and structure, it has an accessible approach which is based in the best early years practice and provides plenty of challenges and new ideas. It is a must have for your early years setting.’ – Kathryn Solly, Headteacher at Chelsea Open Air Nursery School and Children’s Centre, UKTable of ContentsGarden Calendar Introduction Chapter 1. Why do we need gardens? Chapter 2. How do we make a garden? Chapter 3. Garden spaces for children Chapter 4. What could we plant in our garden? Chapter 5. Growing flowers and bulbs with young children Chapter 6. Growing fruit and vegetables with young children Chapter 7. How do we use the garden? Chapter 8. What will we find in the garden? Chapter 9. How can the garden support the themes and commitments of EYFS? Chapter 10. How can the garden support the six areas of learning and development? Conclusion Bibliography

Read more less

Book SynopsisSir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was one of the most important figures in English garden history although he is rarely recognised as such. An eclectic early career as a merchant, a soldier and a dramatist preceded Vanbrugh's acceptance of the role of architect to the Third Earl of Carlisle in 1699. His impact on architecture was paralleled by a revolution in landscape design as Vanbrugh shifted the place of the architect from the house to the grounds. He used the ancient rules of proportion combined with an empathetic approach to Nature to create innovative layouts that were geometric, but bore no relation to the formal gardens of the seventeenth century.In Sir John Vanbrugh and the Vitruvian Landscape Caroline Dalton seeks to explain Vanbrugh's distinctive style of landscape architecture. The natural and moral philosophy of Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (Vitruvius), Euclid, Plato and Epicurus is traced through the Arabic scientists of the Middle Ages into the Italian ReTrade Review"This lavishly illustrated book is rich in plans and aerial photographs, and the text is both highly erudite and very readable. This is a serious contribution to the history of a very important period in English landscape development" - Historic Gardens Review"This lavishly illustrated book is rich in plans and aerial photographs, and the text is both highly erudite and very readable. This is a serious contribution to the history of a very important period in English landscape development" - Historic Gardens Review"Dalton has diligently researched Vanbrugh, creating an excellent survey of his work. This book is certainly for historians of gardens as well as curious readers, like me." - Adele Kleine, Chicago Botanic GardenTable of Contents1. ‘On ye shoulders of giants’: Philosophy, Science and Landscape from the Ancients to the Moderns 2. The Early Enlightenment in England 3. John Vanbrugh (1664-1726): A Short Biography 4. Influences on Vanbrugh’s Landscape Style 5. Castle Howard, Yorkshire 6. Blenheim, Oxfordshire 7. Kimbolton, Heythrop and Grimsthorpe 8. Claremont, Surrey 9. Kings Weston, Avon 10. Duncombe Park and Sacombe Park 11. Eastbury, Dorset 12. Stowe, Buckinghamshire 13. Seaton Delaval, Northumberland 14. Greenwich and Lumley Castle 15. Vanbrugh’s legacy: Charles Bridgeman and the Vitruvian Landscape 16. Conclusion: ‘An Architect Who Composed like a Painter’

Read more less

Book SynopsisEmma Reuss trained in garden design at Capel Manor College, Middlesex. She has written for Country Life, the Guardian, Saga Magazine and the Garden Design Journal, and contributed to the BBC and Royal Horticultural Society gardening websites. She was awarded Best Trade Journalist in 2011 for her features about garden design and designers. She has kept her own design skills honed, creating many lovely outdoor spaces, as well as cultivating plants and vegetables in her own compact London garden.

Read more less

Book SynopsisLandscape Construction Volume 1 deals with elements of landscape construction which are required to provide enclosure, privacy, demarcation of land, shelter and security. The elements discussed include free-standing brick and stone walls, fences, gates and railings. Fittings and finishes are also covered. Each section describes the materials, construction and constraints relevant to the subject and a large number of detailed figures and photographs supplement the text and help to illustrate the more important aspects. There is also a section on preservation treatment and painting. The current British Standard references are included.Trade Review'The text is well written, a good mixture of technical and background narrative, interspersed with well tabulated technical detail. The series provides an immediate source of information and its strength is to provide the theoretical checks when developing ideas.' The HorticulturistTable of ContentsPart 1 Retaining walls: brick retaining walls; crib walling; pre-cast concrete retaining walls and revetments. Part 2 Roadways: estate and access roads; driveways; firepaths and hard standings. Part 3 Carparks: their design and layouts for different uses such as supermarkets, honey pots, offices, and housing schemes. Part 4 Paving: natural stone; pre-cast concrete; setts; cobbles; paviours and blocks. Part 5 Steps and ramps. Part 6 Bases for equipment: street furniture; play equipment. Part 7 Brick landscape walls as features, dividing and boundary walls. Part 8 Stone walls: natural English and imported stone; their wearing qualities and strengths; reconstructed walls; illustrations of formal and informal stone walls and their appropriate uses; dry stone walling, regional types, their use together with illustrations of their construction; mortars used in the various types of stonework. Part 9 Small structures: design and construction of simple pergolas; seats; shelters. Part 10 Fences, gates and barriers: suitable timbers for these purposes; suitable foundations; metal fencing and railings for ornamental use and security. Part 11 Preservation and decoration. Part 12 Surface water drainage: calculation of catchment areas; types of pipes; channels; gratings; the use of French drains and soakaways. Part 13 Electrical services: simple coverage for external lighting. Part 14 Coldwater services. Part 15 Pools: ornamental pools and small domestic swimming pools.

Read more less

Book SynopsisWhether you’d like to wake up to a cheery robin’s birdsong or see hummingbirds in your garden, Jan Mahnken has you covered. In this colorful reference book, you’ll find simple tips to attract, feed, and observe 135 American bird species. Mahnken provides information on territory, courtship, nesting, parenting, and much more, while Jeffrey C. Domm brings each species to life with stunningly detailed paintings.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA major revision of a classic planning text. This book contains a complete model subdivision ordinance for city and county governments as well as more than 100 pages of legal commentary. The model regulations are generally compatible with all state statutes and work in urban, suburban, and rural settings. They show how communities can finance capital facilities, balance new development with existing surroundings, avoid exposure to the legal pitfalls of takings and substantive due process claims, and much more. Two new chapters cover public facilities impact fees and land readjustment. The chapter on impact fees includes a section on regulatory takings law that looks at how prominent U.S. Supreme Court cases have affected property rights, development, and regulation. Each section of the model regulations is followed by insightful commentary that supports, annotates, and documents the text. The authors explore the rationale for using various regulations, basing their arguments on existinTable of ContentsForeword to Second Edition , Excerpts from Foreword to First Edition (1974) , The History of Subdivision Regulations , General Provisions , Definitions 1 , Subdivision Application Procedure and Approval Process , Assurance for Completion and Maintenance of Improvements , Requirements for Improvements, Reservations, and Design , Public Facilities Impact Fees , Land Readjustment , Specifications for Documents to be Submitted , A Standard City Planning Enabling Act , The Ali Model Land Development Code , Suggested Forms for Subdivision Approval Procedures

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisLondon, once known as the Metropole, was the mother city at the heart of a vast empire which at its peak encompassed a quarter of all land on the planet. Its maternal name belied a profoundly hierarchical and unequal relationship with power radiating outwards from the urban heart, and territorial riches feeding back in return. The British Empire has long since collapsed but in its place has risen a new world power; globalised capitalism. London rebranded an ''investment opportunity'' is now a city of continuous demolition, shifting cranes, and glittering new high rises.

Read more less

Book SynopsisVolume 32 (2013) of the internationally recognized and acclaimed yearbook series Palaeoecology of Africa' publishes 9 new interdisciplinary scientific papers on former and recent landscape evolution and on past environments of the African continent (e.g. climate change, vegetation dynamics and growing impact of humans on ecosystems). These papers expand horizons and interconnections to various types and methodologies of research on environmental dynamics from the Pliocene up to the present: review articles and regional case studies cover Nigeria, Cameroon, selected areas of the Congo basin, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia and South Africa. This volume also gives space to researchers from Africa to present their findings to a wider international audience.Today, by growing awareness of the worldwide impact of Global Change, it has become obvious that aside of the northern and southern hemisphere Polar region also the environmental setting in Africa was subject to considerable changes ovTable of ContentsPalaeoecological conditions in the Sokoto basin and the deep offshore Niger Delta (Nigeria) evidenced by benthonic foraminiferal microfaunaA hazy shade of winter: Late Pleistocene environments and behavioural adaptations at Blombos Cave, South AfricaLate Quaternary valley and slope deposits and their palaeoenvironmental significance in the Upper Congo Basin, Central AfricaLake level Changes of Barombi Mbo (Cameroon) during late Quaternary. Compared catchment and crater lake recordsPalaeoenvironmental comments on a Late Holocene debris-flow process in Lake Assom (Adamawa, Cameroon)Palaeoenvironmental Characteristics of the Plio-Pleistocene Chiwondo and Chitimwe Beds (N-Malawi)Why ‘Younger Dryas’? Why not ‘Antarctic Cold Reversal’? Eksteenfontein revisitedHistorical and Present-Day Landscape Degradation in Anambra State (Nigeria): Impacts and Remedial MeasuresClimate change analysis across rainfall-discharge variability in selected river catchments of Kenya and Central African Republic

Read more less

Book SynopsisHybrid and mixed media create a huge variety of diagramming and drawing options for landscape representation. From Photoshop mixed with digital maps, to hand drawings overlaid with photos and modelling combined with sketches, the possibilities are endless.In this book, Amoroso curates over 20 leading voices from around the world to showcase the best in contemporary hybrid design. With over 200 colour images from talented landscape architeture students, this book will explore the options, methods and choices to show the innovative approaches that are offered to students and practitioners of landscape architecture. With worked examples in the chapters and downloadable images suitable for class use, this is an essential book for visual communication and design studios.Trade Review"Hybrid renderings of landscapes use a combination of hand drawing or model making and digital imaging. This book features chapters by a variety of landscape architects weighing in on hybrid illustrations, along with examples ranging from sophisticated work using CAD and Illustrator to one quick collage “sketch” layering graph paper, tracing paper, and a photo of the sky." - Landscape Architecture Magazine, June 2017The discussions surrounding models throughout Representing Landscapes: Hybrid are refreshing examinations of how three-dimensional studies are analytical, intuitive instruments for thinking. - Danika Cooper, JAE OnlineTable of Contents Foreword: Hybrid Drawing (Mikyoung Kim), 1. Introduction: Hybrid Representation: Breaking Free of the "Sameness" in Visual Communication in Landscape Architecture (Nadia Amoroso), 2. Maintaining Proximity: Balancing Intersections of Analogue and Digital Representations in Site Design (Maria Debije Counts), 3. Hybrid Drawing and the Invisible Landscape (Suzanne Mathew), 4. Qualitative Quantitative: Exploring Site Dualities through Drawing & Making (Roberto Rovira), 5. The Hybrid Zone in Divergent and Convergent Thinking (Sarah Little and Leehu Loon), 6. City of Raleigh: Testing Grounds (Carla Delcambre and Kofi Boone), 7. The Primacy of Hybridization within the Design Process: Thinking Through Making (Paul Russell and Martin J. Holland), 8. Siteless Landscapes: Hybridization of Conceptualizing Patterns, Working Grounds, and Siting/Programming (Yumi Lee), 9. Model-Minded: Conversations in 3D as Means for Exploring Design Alternatives in Urban Parks (Maria Debije Counts and Christopher Counts), 10. Ideation of Landscape Representation (Kelly Curl), 11.Mojave Future (Ken McCown), 12. Make No Scenes, Reveal the Unseen: Photographs, Photomontages and Mapping (Liska Chan and Anne Godfrey), 13. The Means of Physical Transference (Kris Fox), 14. White Pine County Line: Re Drawing and Re Making in the Rural Landscape Medium (Daniel H. Ortega and Jonathon R. Anderson), 15. Surveillance Practices: Drawing the Nature of Sites (Brian Osborn), 16. Memory and Forgetting Together (Kenny Fraser), 17. ‘Con-fusion’ of Rationality and Irrationality (Mauro Baracco), 18. Bigger MPs (Management Practices) (Sarah Cowles), 19. Hybrids — Institutional and Cartographic (Robert Gerard Pietrusko), 20. Complex Landscape, Simplified Representation: Integrating Data Driven and Idea Driven Technologies for Landscape Representation (Weimin Li), 21. Afterword: Representing Landscapes: Hybrid (Christopher Counts)

Read more less

Book SynopsisAlain Touwaide is a specialist of the history of botany, medicine, and medicinal plants in the MediterraneanWorld from Antiquity to the Renaissance and beyond. He is particularly interested in the exchanges of plants, practices, and knowledge between the different populations around the Mediterranean, and has abundantly published on this topic, with a particular focus on Greece and Byzantium. Trained as a philologist, he interprets historical texts at the light of ethnobotany/ethnopharmacology.

Read more less

Book SynopsisDavid J. Mabberley AM, DSc is Emeritus Fellow, Wadham College, University of Oxford, UK. He was, consecutively, Director of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens, Seattle, USA; Keeper of the Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK; Executive Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. He held a chair in the University of Leiden, the Netherlands, for twenty-three years and has had visiting posts in the University of Paris; Kuwait University; Universities of Peradeniya and Sri Jawarardenepura, Sri Lanka; University of Sydney; Western Sydney University; and Macquarie University, where he is Adjunct Professor. He has over three hundred publications, ranging over plant ecology and systematics to the history of science and botanical illustration. His most recent books include Botanical Revelation (2019); Mabberley's Plant-book: A Dictionary of Plants, their Classification and Uses (2017); Painting by Numbers: The life and art of Ferdinand Bauer (2017); and Sir Joseph Banks' Florilegium (2017).

Read more less

Book SynopsisRoutes and roads make their way into and across the landscape, defining it as landscape and making it accessible for many kinds of uses and perceptions. Bringing together outstanding scholars from cultural history, geography, philosophy, and a host of other disciplines, this collection examines the complex entanglement between routes and landscapes. It traces the changing conceptions of the landscape from the Enlightenment to the present day, looking at how movement has been facilitated, imagined and represented and how such movement, in turn, has conditioned understandings of the landscape. A particular focus is on the modern transportation landscape as it came into being with the canal, the railway, and the automobile. These modes of transport have had a profound impact on the perception and conceptualization of the modern landscape, a relationship investigated in detail by authors such as Gernot BÃhme, Sarah Bonnemaison, Tim Cresswell, Finola O''Kane, Charlotte Klonk, Peter MerrimanTrade Review'The most immediately obvious aspect about Routes, Roads and Landscapes is its stunning presentation with many incredibly interesting coloured prints of old art, maps and contemporary photographs (in fact more than 90 figures). The text is just as engaging... The multidisciplinary approach to thinking more deeply about canals, railway, the highway, the interstate, the motorway, tunnels, tourist routes and parkways is refreshing and absorbing... scholars from many disciplines will enjoy it.' New Zealand Geographer 'This is an excellent book. It not only introduces the reader to the state-of-the-art in the cultural history of roads, it also opens the field by linking it to art history, geography, philosophy, sociology, literary theory, science and technology studies, and architectural history... this is not only a book that assembles excellent materials for a course reader. It further presents in a stimulating way the potential of a multifaceted history of technology to show the ways in which movement and mobility have for centuries informed people's perception of the world around them.' Technology & Culture '... this thoroughly engaging and meticulously researched text provides a wide ranging and admirably cross-disciplinary understanding of how landscapes have been witnessed, interpreted, and represented by the moving subject.' Journal of Historical Geography '... a fascinating read covering a broad range of topics... It will particularly appeal to those who like to experiment and step outside of their disciplinary comfort zone. The book is wonderfully presented in hard cover and each chapter is beautifully illustrated with figures presumably painstakingly dug out of the archives.' Journal of Transport Geography 'This is a wonderful book! It is richly illustrated with color plates. Its multi-disciplinary approach makes it much more informative than other works dealing with transportation and human experience.' International Social Science Review 'Routes, RoadTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: routes, roads and landscapes, Mari Hvattum, Brita Brenna, Beate Elvebakk and Janike Kampevold Larsen; Section I Moving Through the Landscape: King of the road: describing Norwegian landscapes in the 18th century, Brita Brenna; Flow: rivers, roads, routes and cartographies of leisure, Vittoria di Palma; 'To lead the curious to points of view': the 18th-century design of Irish routes, roads and landscapes, Finola O'Kane; A road with a view: C.F. Vogt's painting of Krokkleiva, Torild Gjesvik; Landscape's imprint: on the physiognomy of plants around 1800, Charlotte Klonk; Travel, en route writing, and the problems of correspondence, Charles W.J. Withers. Section II The Route as Icon and Occurrence: Redfining the American sublime, from open road to interstate, David E. Nye; The man who loved views: C.A. Pihl and the making of the modern landscape, Mari Hvattum; Staging the driving experience: parkways in Germany and the United States, Thomas Zeller; The concept of flow in regional planning: Benton MacKaye's contribution to the Tennessee Valley Authority, Christine Macy and Sarah Bonnemaison; Aerocabs and skycar cities: utopian landscapes of mobility, Even Smith Wergeland. Section III Landscapes of Mobility: Towards a politics of mobility, Tim Cresswell; Curating views: the Norwegian tourist route project, Janike Kampevold Larsen; Stop, rest and digest: feeding people into nature, Lars Frers; Roadside aesthetics: guidelines from the Norwegian public roads administration, Beate Elvebakk; Enfolding and gathering the landscape: a geography of England's M1 corridor, Peter Merriman. Coda: Landscapes on the road, Gernot Böhme; Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisAny alteration of the natural processes occurring on a piece of land will have expected as well as unanticipated effects, and those effects have little regard for arbitrary human boundaries. Consequently, it is not enough for land managers to consider only how they might maintain the parcels for which they are responsible; they must also anticipate how changes to neighboring lands might impact their properties. Land Use Scenarios: Environmental Consequences of Development demonstrates how the success of local decision making is largely determined by factors that are difficult to control or forecast. It shows the importance of geographic vulnerability analysis, which takes into consideration possible scenarios about how, where, and when future patterns of land use might develop. It points to the consideration of critical uncertaintiesâthose aspects of the future, that while difficult to predict, may have a profound impact on pending decisions. DetailinTable of ContentsThe Uncertainties of Regional Development and Their Possible Effects on Natural Resources Conservation. Approaching Scenario-Based Studies: Perceptions about the Future and Considerations for Landscape Planning. Scenario-Based Studies: Military Installations and Their Regions. The Regional Context of MCB Camp Pendleton and MCAD Miramar. Mapping Existing Conditions of the Region. Critical Uncertainties which Could Influence Development in the Region. Four Scenarios and Alternative Futures of the Regional Change. Hydrologic Consequences of the Alternative Futures. Biologic Consequences of the Alternative Futures. Discussion and Conclusions.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThrough cross-disciplinary explorations of and engagements with nature as a forming part of architecture, this volume sheds light on the concepts of both nature and architecture. Nature is examined in a raw intermediary state, where it is noticeable as nature, despite, but at the same time through, man's effort at creating form. This is done by approaching nature from the perspective of architecture, understood, not only as concrete buildings, but as a fundamental human way both of being in, and relating to, the world. Man finds and forms places where life may take place. Consequently, architecture may be understood as ranging from the simple mark on the ground and primitive enclosure, to the contemporary megalopolis. Nature inheres in many aesthetic forms of expression. In architecture, however, nature emerges with a particular power and clarity, which makes architecture a raw kind of art. Even though other forms of art, as well as aesthetic phenomena outside the arts, are addresseTable of ContentsRaw: Architectural Engagements with Nature

Read more less

Book SynopsisPreviously published in French by Ãditions Quae, this volume presents findings of a major research programme into landscape and sustainable development. While led by French scholars, the research team and geographical scope of the project was international, collaborative and comparative. Using case studies from across Europe, the interdisciplinary team of contributors discuss the relationship between landscape as defined by the European Landscape Convention and the concept of sustainable development. This English edition has a new introduction written by Yves LuginbÃhl and Peter Howard. The book is then divided into three sections: Biophysical Realities and Landscape Practice; Landscape Resources-Inheritance and Renewal; Governance and Participation. Some of the topics covered, such as wind-farm landscapes, will be familiar to English language readers, but others, such as footpath economics, non-woodland trees, inter-generational equity, and the insistence on the necessary developmentsTrade Review’Landscape means as much to the French as it does to us, but language makes it hard for French experience to reach our shores. This volume of translated essays breaks down the barrier. It reveals a detailed analysis and understanding of French landscapes that challenges our preconceptions. As we also explore the potential of the European Landscape Convention, British landscape policymakers and practitioners will find here a rich mine of ideas.’ Adrian Phillips, IUCN and National Trust ’The adoption of the European Landscape Convention in 2000 by the Council of Europe transformed landscape policy, which had hitherto been preoccupied with the protection of exceptional landscapes. This important book, the outcome of an international and interdisciplinary research project led by the French Ministry of Ecology, demonstrates the role that ordinary, everyday landscapes have to play in issues of sustainability and resilience, and argues that landscape is a res publica, a matter that concerns everyone and should be debated by everybody.’ Ian Thompson, University of Newcastle, UKTable of ContentsLandscape and Sustainable Development

Read more less

Book SynopsisAt the formation of the new Republic of Ireland, the construction of new infrastructures was seen as an essential element in the building of the new nation, just as the adoption of international style modernism in architecture was perceived as a way to escape the colonial past. Accordingly, infrastructure became the physical manifestation, the concrete identity of these objectives and architecture formed an integral part of this narrative. Moving between scales and from artefact to context, Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland 1916-2016 provides critical insights and narratives on what is a complex and hitherto overlooked landscape, one which is often as much international as it is Irish. In doing so, it explores the interaction between the universalising and globalising tendencies of modernisation on one hand and the textures of local architectures on the other. The book shows how the nature of technology and infrastructure is inherently cosmopolitan. BeginninTrade Review’Rather than the monuments, places and things that dominate most accounts of architectural modernity, Infrastructure and the Architectures of Modernity in Ireland shifts attention to less visible networks, systems and connections. Emphasizing the effects of Ireland’s rurality, and of its position midway between Europe and the USA, the essays here make the case for stuff like electrification, telephone networks, highways, airports, and data storage as being most symptomatic of the Irish experience of the modern. This is fresh research, and the book is a valuable new addition to the now growing number of alternative narratives of modernity.’ Adrian Forty, Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, UKTable of ContentsList of Illustrations, About the Editors, About the Contributors, Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1 Negation: The General Post Office and a Collapsing of Time, 2 Power: Are You Getting the Light? Ardnacrusha, the Rural Electrification Scheme and Illuminating Ireland’s Peripheries, 3 Health: Sanatoria and the Search for an Irish Paimio, 4 Bus Transportation – Córas Iompair Éireann and Michael Scott, 5 Media: America at Home – The RTÉ Television Centre, 6 Aviation: Into the West – Rineanna and the Jumbo Jet, 7 Education: ‘My father has got a tractor shed like this’ – The Doyles, the Concrete Frame and the Democratisation of Education, 8 Telecommunications: Infrastructural Adhocism, 9 Roads: ‘We must have motorways’ – Ireland, the Highway and Modernity, 10 Data: Clouds and Precipitation, Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisOutlandia is an off-grid artists' fieldstation, a treehouse imagined by artists London Fieldworks (Bruce Gilchrist & Jo Joelson) and designed by Malcolm Fraser Architects, situated in Glen Nevis, opposite Ben Nevis. It is performative architecture that immerses its occupants in a particular environment, provoking creative interaction between artists and the land. This book explores the relationship between place and forms of thought and creative activity, relating Outlandia and the artists there to the tradition of generative thinking and making structures that have included Goethe's Gartenhaus in Weimar, Henry Thoreau''s cabin at Walden Pond and Dylan Thomas's writing shack in Laugharne. Based on a series of residencies and radio broadcasts produced by London Fieldworks in collaboration with Resonance 104.4fm, the Remote Performances project enabled twenty invited artists to consider and engage in transmissions, sound performances and dialogues on their artmaking strategies immersedTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Jo Joelson; A survey of the terrain, Francis McKee; Kelpies, banshees and pibrochs heard in these parts, Geoff Sample; Like like, Michael Pederson; Selections from The Hut Book, Alec Finlay; From a train, Goodiepal; The sound of Lochaber, London Fieldworks and Mark Vernon; Geo graphy, Tracey Warr; There's a monster in the nest-box, Clair Chinnery; In search of silence, Lisa O'Brien; Composing with place, Kirsteen Davidson Kelly; A sense of distance, Lee Patterson; Notes for a video, Benedict Drew; The contemporary remote, Bruce Gilchrist; Second sketch for ascent and descent, Ed Baxter; Euphonium at sea, Sarah Kenchington; Notes after a week of wandering, Bram Thomas Arnold; Echo. Genius loci, Ruth Barker; Into Outlandia, Johny Brown; High-lands, Tony White; Endnotes on remoteness, Clair Chinnery, Lisa O'Brien and Bram Thomas Arnold; Further resources; Index.

Read more less

Book SynopsisRobert Harland is a lecturer in visual communication at Loughborough University, UK. Before moving into academia, he ran his own graphic design practice, Harland Design.Trade ReviewRob Harland's welcome, original and ultimately provocative book considerably widens the range of objects deemed to be urban/graphic design and provides some sophisticated analytical and critical tools with which to explain those objects. If they have any sense, it will be welcomed and used by graphic/urban designers, design theorists, urban and cultural geographers, as well as town and city planners. * Malcolm Barnard, senior lecturer in visual culture at Loughborough University, UK *Robert Harland has done nothing less than redefine graphic design as a spatial practice. He shows how an intricate text of words and images mirrors the flux of people and capital through urban space. Graphic design touches nearly every transaction in the life of a city. * Ellen Lupton, Senior Curator at the Smithsonian Design Museum and Director of the MFA Graphic Design Program at Maryland Institute College of Art, USA *Graphic Design in Urban Environments shines light into the little-explored areas between architecture, urban design and graphic design. The light reveals tantalising new ways to frame discussions of how cities function, and are designed, conceived and experienced. Its audience is as broad as the subject areas it covers – urban geography, architecture, urban design, graphic design, and it offers a critical lens for reconsidering ideas of legibility and imageability in the built environment. Most interestingly, Graphic Design in Urban Environments challenges prevailing conceptions about how we experience, understand and read cities, architecture and places. The discourse has been enlivened by this engaging book. * Neil Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Architecture at Leicester School of Architecture, UK *The main discussions proposed by Harland... are original and timely. He very convincingly explains how graphic and communication design in the urban environment have been underrepresented or even ignored in graphic design historiography and in academic and educational definitions of the field, particularly in the UK. He also effectively demonstrates the difficulties faced by urban theorists who tried to describe the presence and relevance of graphic design artefacts in the public sphere, and the gaps and shortcomings of their approach. The careful descriptions and analysis presented in the book offer a framework for thinking about urban graphic interventions in multiple scales and settings. The result is a relevant contribution to design research, and should stimulate further and welcome debates on the interface between graphic design, communication, and urban design. * The Design Journal *Graphic Design in Urban Environments should be useful to anyone interested in innovative design theory and practice. -- S. Skaggs, University of Louisville * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction Argument History Imageability Pattern Representamen Conclusion Bibliography Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisFour unique pan-European CORINE Land Cover datasetsCLC1990, CLC2000, CLC2006, and CLC2012 and three datasets concerning changes between 1990 and 2012 have presented the first-ever opportunity to observe the European landscape by means of land cover and its change. This book brings together all these datasets to demonstrate the methods of identification, analysis and assessment of the European land cover and its changes that took place during the intervals of 19902000, 20002006, and 20062012. It provides examples in which CLC data plays a role in offering solutions to European environmental problems such as the monitoring of urban dynamics, land fragmentation, ecosystems mapping and assessment, and high nature value farmland characteristics. Existing environmental problems require new approaches, and European Landscape Dynamics: CORINE Land Cover Data indicates a set of outlooks for CLC data generation that produce more detailed levels of analysis and bottom-up approachTrade Review"A timely publication, this resource analyzes and presents patterns of land cover and land cover change across Europe, making the most of four steps in CORINE mapping since 1990. Providing comparable datasets, CORINE enables assessments of differences in land cover change across the continent and in so doing informs policy development, as illustrated in some of the case studies provided. Future versions of this publication will be worth waiting for."—Gearóid Ó Riain, Compass Informatics Ltd. London, UK"The innovative methods developed and used in this project not only helped improve our scientific understanding of land cover dynamics of Europe but also proved to be an excellent resource for land change scientists and practitioners all over the world."—Chandra Giri, United States Geological Survey; Duke University; author of Remote Sensing of Land Use and Land Cover: Principles and Applications"Here, a reader can find in one publication the CLC methodical approaches, concepts of using satellite data, and related modern tools for data processing, including geoinformation systems. Thanks to this team of experienced authors and editors, this work provides a detailed comprehensive methodology of building databases as well as analyses and assessments of CLC outputs."—Jan Kolar, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic"…it is not easy to grasp the state and change of land use/cover accurately, and the difficulty increases as one tries to study larger areas covering multiple countries or cultural regions, or to look at the change in a longer time range. It has been an exciting but difficult challenge to pursue in such complex region as Europe, but CORINE has done it beautifully with professional scrutiny. This book shows its achievement convincingly, with many informative original maps, diagrams and tables. It is hoped that this book is read widely, and gives clues to those who wish to develop similar land use/cover change data base in their countries or regions."—Yukio Himiyama, Emeritus Professor, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan"Overall the book is a very thorough and a useful guidance manual, but also more than that, as it presents ways in which the CORINE datasets may be used to investigate some key contemporary environmental issues. It should be a useful reference volume and will help give budding and established researchers future project ideas. The production quality is very good, with colour figures throughout. The reliance on acronyms does make the eyeballs hurt on occasion, but otherwise it is quite readable given its technical nature." —Progress in Physical Geography, December 2016"Overall, the authors have done an outstanding job of putting the most important information of the CORINE land data in one volume. If you use the CORINE data regularly, then you need this book at your fingertips."—Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, February 2017"The book provides a unique and valuable source of interesting insights into the history, methodology, and nomenclature as well as statistical analysis of the CORINE land cover and land use change products.…[it] can be recommended as a valuable source of information for land use scientists, post-secondary students of geosciences, cartographers and practitioners, who need access to more in-depth information about CLC beyond available publications." —International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, July 2017Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION. Overview of Land Cover and Land Use Monitoring Programs. Project CORINE Land Cover. METHODOLOGY. CORINE Land Cover Nomenclature. Satellite Data Used. Interpretation of Satellite Images. Accuracy Assessment of CLC Data. CORINE Land Cover Products. Product Dissemination Policy. High-Resolution Layers. EUROPEAN CLC DATA LAYERS. CORINE Land Cover 1990 (CLC1990): Analysis and Assessment. CORINE Land Cover 2000 (CLC2000): Analysis and Assessment. CORINE Land Cover 2006 (CLC2006): Analysis and Assessment. CORINE Land Cover 2012 (CLC2012): Analysis and Assessment. CORINE Land Cover 1990–2000 Changes: Analysis and Assessment. CORINE Land Cover 2000–2006 Changes: Analysis and Assessment. CORINE Land Cover 2006–2012 Changes: Analysis and Assessment. CASE STUDIES: SOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS USING THE CORINE LAND COVER DATA. Land Cover of Europe. Trend of Land Cover Changes in Europe in 1990–2012. Monitoring of Urban Fabric Classes and Their Validation in Selected European Cities (Urban Atlas). Landscape Fragmentation in Europe. Ecosystem Mapping and Assessment. High Nature Value Farmland and the Common Agricultural Policy. CLC for National Accounting: Land and Ecosystem Natural Capital Accounts. Land Use and Scenario Modeling for Integrated Sustainability Assessment. CORINE Land Cover Outside of Europe. CLC PERSPECTIVE. Detailed CLC Data: Member States with CLC Level 4/Level 5 and (Semi-) automated Solutions. CLC in the Context of INSPIRE. Future of Land Monitoring in Europe. Conclusions.

Read more less

Book Synopsis“New York City looks nothing - nothing - like it did just a decade and a half ago. It’s a place of newly gorgeous waterfront promenades, of trees, tall grasses and blooming flowers on patches of land and peninsulas of concrete and even stretches of rail tracks that were blighted or blank before.” - Frank Bruni, The New York Times “Betsy Pinover Schiff’s unerring eye and spectacular photographs tell the story of a city, and how its pre-Dorothy and Oz, colorless and downtrodden existence has been redone as if by wizardry in glorious Technicolor.” - Adrian Benepe, former Parks Commissioner of New York City Betsy Pinover Schiff has been photographing urban plantings and chronicling the “greening” of the city for more than two decades. Once limited to private spaces and elite neighborhoods, these plantings now proliferate throughout the five boroughs. Sidewalk Gardens of New York reveals the transformation of the “city of concrete and glass” into one of the greenest and most richly planted urban centers in America. Nature and architecture combine in ways that will surprise even the most seasoned New Yorkers. Featured are tree beds, planters, hanging baskets, and medians that mitigate the frenzy of the street; plazas and pocket parks that offer respite to pedestrians, building plantings that create a welcoming transition between public and private; community gardens; and parks, both the iconic and the newly planted along the waterfront in Brooklyn, Queens, and Lower Manhattan.Trade Review“New York may be a concrete jungle, but you can find some stunning greenery between the skyscrapers and high-rise apartment buildings if you know where to look. In Sidewalk Gardens of New York, photographer Betsy Pinover Schiff reveals the most gorgeous gardens on sidewalks across the five boroughs.” - Town & Country “It would take a monumental effort to travel across this huge metropolis to gauge just how widespread and transformative the trend of urban gardening has become. Luckily photographer Betsy Pinover Schiff has done that job for us. Open her new book, and you will find a comprehensive treasury of the new, green New York City. The beauty of Sidewalk Gardens of New York is that it can be both a travel guide to the new and greener city and also a primer for the urban home gardener. Anyone with horticultural desires can find inspiration in this book. Particularly in the chapter 'Urban Front Yards,' there are plenty of commonsense ideas for beautifying one’s own small patch of ground.” - Gardenista “Across the country, urban landscapes known for concrete and glass have been embracing foliage and flowers. And not just the occasional geranium-filled flower box. Greenery-lined waterfront promenades have replaced windblown stretches of highway, gem-like 'pocket parks' featuring flower gardens and waterfalls have replaced empty lots, and even blighted rail tracks have sprouted gardens brimming with native grasses and shrubs. 'I noticed it all of a sudden one day while walking to the Metropolitan Museum of Art,' said photographer Betsy Pinover Schiff, 'New Yorkers clearly love to enter and exit their homes and offices through gorgeous garden spaces.'” - Associated Press “A welcoming book of fine photographs and equally fine descriptions of the new garden conscious city world. As New Yorkers themselves, the authors’ love of place shines throughout the book.” - Elaine Peterson, Board Member and Past President, The Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons “There is always something blooming along the sidewalks of New York City. Landscape architects, garden designers, and plantsmen create magic year-round. Betsy Pinover Schiff’s collection of photographs captures the great art of city gardening, the beauty, variety, and surprise.” - Mary Jane Pool, Editor and Author

Read more less

Book SynopsisA celebration of Planting Fields, one of the few surviving estates of the Gold Coast of Long Island in New York

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis work contains murals for the Teamsters, the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers, the Communications Workers, United Electrical Workers, and the United Farm Workers. Other works respond to events such as the 1984 strike of P-9 workers in Austin, Minnesota.

Read more less

Book SynopsisGood housing. Easy transit. Food access. Green spaces. Gathering places. Everybody wants to live in a healthy neighborhood. Bridging the gap between research and practice, it maps out ways for cities and towns to help their residents thrive in placed designed for living well, approaching health from every side – physical mental, and social.Table of Contents1. Importance: Assess how health matters in this place. 2. Balance: Make healthier places by balancing physical changes with other interventions to appeal to different kinds of people. 3. Vulnerability: Plan and design for those with the most health vulnerabilities and fewest resources for making healthy choices. 4. Layout: Foster multiple dimensions of health through overall neighborhood layout. 5. Access: Provide options for getting around and increasing geographic access. 6. Connection: Create opportunities for people to interact with each other in positive ways. 7. Protection: Reduce harmful exposures at a neighborhood level through a combination of wider policies and regulations along with local actions. 8. Implementation: Coordinate diverse actions over time

Read more less

Book Synopsis200 Iconic Landscapes That Define North America Frederick Law Olmsted is the father of American landscape architecture. His firm, and the successor firms that sprung from it, worked through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to shape some of our most beloved green spaces, including national, state, and city parks, suburban neighborhoods, and academic campuses. He is most famous for creating New York’s Central and Prospect Parks, Stanford University’s campus, and the Capitol Grounds. What is less known and surprising about his legacy is that he worked widely across North America. By highlighting 200 iconic landscapes, many of which are still open to the public today, Experiencing Olmsted brings a fresh approach to the firms’ work and philosophy. It highlights not only grand city parks, but also other public venues born out of a desire for social equity. Olmsted was an early voice for parks as democratic spaces that could be reached on foot by a large percentage of any city’s populace. He viewed parks as restorative places—what he termed “the lungs of a city.” Brimming with contemporary and archival photography as well as original drawings and plans, this truly remarkable record brings these places to vivid life.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThis seminal study, from one of Britain's most eminent landscape historians, takes a chronological tour through British parks and gardens since Roman times. Each chapter introduces the characteristic features of parks and gardens in each period and explores the social and economic context for their construction. Chris Taylor then provides a detailed explanation of specific sites and draws on 100 aerial photographs to illustrate a new and different perspective of Britain's cherished parks and gardens. * Written by Britain's best known landscape historian * An ideal guide for visitors to Britain's wonderful spectrum of parks and gardensTrade ReviewThe author is a pioneer in the study of gardens through archaeology and this book will be animportant contribution to the subject. -- Keith Goodway This will undoubtedly provide an important contribution to the study of garden history and to landscape history as a whole ... This is hardly surprising as Christopher Taylor is the foremost practitioner of garden archaeology in the UK. -- H. G. Welfare I have no doubt this will be an excellent book ... new, refreshing andthought-provoking. -- Professor Mick Aston, University of Bristol It is always a pleasure to read a book by Christopher Taylor and this does not disappoint ... a volume packed with information, and with a torrent of new ideas and insights. The author is a pioneer in the study of gardens through archaeology and this book will be animportant contribution to the subject. This will undoubtedly provide an important contribution to the study of garden history and to landscape history as a whole ... This is hardly surprising as Christopher Taylor is the foremost practitioner of garden archaeology in the UK. I have no doubt this will be an excellent book ... new, refreshing andthought-provoking. It is always a pleasure to read a book by Christopher Taylor and this does not disappoint ... a volume packed with information, and with a torrent of new ideas and insights.

Read more less

Book Synopsis"Gardens of the Gods" reveals the symbolic language of garden design, exploring the gardens of China, with their moon gates and immortal rocks, the Zen gardens of Japan, the paradise gardens of Islam, those of Renaissance Italy with their richly mythological imagery, the landscaped parks of England, the gardens of New Harmony in the US and some striking, modern examples of symbolic gardens, including the Tarot Garden of the sculptress Niki de Saint Phalle in Italy. This illustrated book also includes a chapter with suggestions for creating a "garden of meaning" and a selected catalogue of plants with symbolic or mythological associations. Based on ten years of research, travel and curiostiy, this text is also the result of a personal quest - to reveal the mystical codes written in the astonishing worlds of gardens worldwide.Trade Review05/12/04 Independent on Sunday: "It's a relief to find a modest, intelligent work like this one, looking towards mythology and arcane history for inspiration." "a unique blend of scholarly application and subtle imagination" "wonderful" "could there be a better way to rid your lawn of Titchmarsh?" Irish Catholic: "For all who love plants and flowers, Gardens of the Gods is a most interesting read." Parish News: "As you start to plant your seedlings for the year, browse through this fascinating book about ancient gardens and sacred spaces."

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe Caravane Earth Foundation presents The Majlis book, a rich and colourful documentation of the creation of the “Majlis” exhibition, a multi-layered nomadic project at the 17th annual Biennale di Venezia. The book tracks the multifaceted nature of the exhibition itself, which comprised an architectural object, an exhibition, and a garden, all three hosted by the Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Italy. Additionally, the book tells the broader story of Caravane Earth, chronicling research conducted by the foundation and the key ideas that form its philosophy and agenda. The Majlis highlights the main elements of the project in Venice while giving an introduction to key members of Caravane’s community of experts. With a narrative structure broken into four sections - Exhibition, Architecture, Craft, and Earth - The Majlis book features interviews with important figures and institutions from these fields, stunning visual documentation of the creation process and featured artefacts, and critical writings on permaculture, architecture, and craft. Featuring discussions with the Smithsonian Foundation, landscape architect Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU), director and curators of the Sheikh Faisal Museum, and many more, the collection provides a deep look and education into the many causes championed by Caravane Earth.

Read more less

Book SynopsisStones 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 weaponised, used to celebrate human achievement and also to undermine it. This curated collection, written over a period of years, reflects on persistent themes in heritage protection. These range from the implications of tourism for the cultural heritage of buildings and landscapes, to supporting recovery from the impacts of catastrophic events affecting historic places. The need to maintain the useful lives of inherited environments brings new demands and, also, fresh opportunities. Stones in Water: Inheritance in the Built Environment draws on the author's work, nationally and internationally, to interrogate how current and emerging challenges are changing perceptions of this endowment, and how new understandings can contribute positively to constructing a sustainable future.Trade Review'This curated collection, written over a period of years, reflects on persistent themes in heritage protection. These range from the implications of tourism for the cultural heritage of buildings and landscapes, to supporting recovery from the impacts of catastrophic events affecting historic places.' - RTE Culture (06/07/2023); 'A pilgrimage of thought. A window into the author consciousness as they move through a life lived in sharp focus to the intricacies of contradiction. Should been seen as essential for any student or practitioner of heritage conservation in Ireland.' Architecture Ireland, September 2023.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe aim of this book is to bring together multidisciplinary research in the field of green infrastructure design, construction and ecology. The main core of the volume is constituted by contributions dealing with green infrastructure, vegetation science, nature-based solutions and sustainable urban development. The green infrastructure and its ecosystem services, indeed, are gaining space in both political agendas and academic research. However, the attention is focused on the services that nature is giving for free to and for human health and survival. What if we start to see things from another perspective? Our actions shall converge for instance to turn man-made environment like cities from heterotrophic to autotrophic ecosystems. From landscape ecology to urban and building design, like bricks of a wall, from the small scale to the bigger landscape scale via ecological networks and corridors, we should start answering these questions: what are the services that are we offering to Nature? What are we improving? How to implement our actions? This book contains three Open Access chapters, which are licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).Table of ContentsPreface.- Acknowledgements.- Chapter 1. Urban Services to Ecosystems: An introduction (Riccardo Guarino, Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Manfredi Leone, Francesca Bretzel, Salvatore Pasta & Chiara Catalano).- Part I: Green Infrastructure, Urban Ecology and Vegetation Science.- Chapter 2. Improving extensive green roofs for endangered ground-nesting birds (Nathalie Baumann, Chiara Catalano & Salvatore Pasta).- Chapter 3. A plant sociological procedure for the ecological design and enhancement of urban green infrastructure (Chiara Catalano, Salvatore Pasta & Riccardo Guarino).- Chapter 4. Functional and phylogenetic characteristics of vegetation: effects on constructed green infrastructure (Amy Heim, Garland Xie & Jeremy Lundholm).- Chapter 5. Green Infrastructure within urban and rural landscapes following Landscape Bionomics (Vittorio Ingegnoli).- Chapter 6. Roof greening with native plant species of dry sandy grasslands in northwestern Germany (Kathrin Kiehl, Daniel Jeschke & Roland Schröder).- Chapter 7. Nature-Based Solutions as Tools for Monitoring the Abiotic and Biotic Factors in Urban Ecosystems (Federica Larcher, Chiara Baldacchini, Chiara Ferracini, Monica Vercelli, Martina Ristorini, Luca Battisti & Carlo Calfapietra).- Chapter 8. Anthosart Green Tool: selecting species for green infrastructure design (Patrizia Menegoni, Riccardo Guarino, Sandro Pignatti, Claudia Trotta, Francesca Lecce, Federica Colucci, Maria Sighicelli & Loris Pietrelli).- Chapter 9. Stewardship innovation: the forgotten component in maximising the value of urban nature-based solutions (Caroline Nash, Heather Rumble & Stuart Connop).- Chapter 10. Nature as model: Evaluating the mature vegetation of early extensive green roofs (Christine Thuring & Nigel Dunnett).- Chapter 11. Less is more: soil and substrate quality as an opportunity for urban greening and biodiversity conservation (Francesca Vannucchi, Francesca Bretzel, Roberto Pini & Heather Rumble).- Part II: Planning and Implementation of Green Infra-structure.- Chapter 12. Public Nature: The Contribution of Urban Agriculture to New Green Infrastructure in Japan (Noriko Akita).- Chapter 13. Anticipating an Urban Green Infrastructure Design for the Turkish Mediterranean City of Antalya (Meryem Atik, Veli Ortaçesme & Emrah Yildirim).- Chapter 14. Multifunctional ecological networks as framework for landscape and spatial planning in Italy (Serena D’ambrogi & Matteo Guccione).- Chapter 15. The foodscape as ecological system. Landscape resources for r-urban bmetabolism, social empowerment and cultural production (Sara Favargiotti & Angelica Pianegonda).- Chapter 16. Policies and planning of urban Green Infrastructure and sustainable urban drainage systems (Daniele La Rosa & Viviana Pappalardo).- Chapter 17. Soil and Water Bioengineering as Natural Based Solutions (Paola Sangalli, João Paulo Fernandes & Guillermo Tardío).- Chapter 18. Guided by Water: Green Infrastructure Planning and Design Adapted To Climate Change (Camila Gomes Sant’anna, Ian Mell & Luciana Bongiovanni Martins Schenk).- Chapter 19. Abandoned Lands on Lower Danube’s Urban Front as Opportunity to Enhance the River Corridor and the Urban Green Infrastructure (Angelica - Ionela Stan & Mihaela Hărmănescu).- Chapter 20. The Collserola Special Protection Plan (PEPNat): a bid for coresponsibility in agricultural and forest management (Eugènia Vidal-Casanovas, Laura Cid, Antoni Farrero, Patricia García-Rodríguez & Kyriaki Ilousi).- Part III: Nature-Based Solutions and Innovative Design Approaches.- Chapter 21. Exploring Regenerative Co-benefits of Biophilic Design for People and the Environment (Maria Beatrice Andreucci, Angela Loder, Beth Mcgee, Jelena Brajković & Martin Brown).- Chapter 22. Design the Urban Microclimate: Nature-based Solutions and Technology at Nexus (Silvia Coccolo, Marco Delli Paoli, Alessandro Stracqualursi & Maria Beatrice Andreucci).- Chapter 23. Evolution of the Approaches to Planting Design of Parks and Gardens as Main Greenspaces of Green Infrastructure (Maria Ignatieva).- Chapter 24. Environment in megacities: Tehran Waterscapes (Manfredi Leone, Ayda Alehashemi & Giuditta Lo Tauro).- Chapter 25. Cities facing the Wild (Annalisa Metta & Maria Livia Olivetti).- Chapter 26. Biodiverse Cities: Exploring multifunctional green infrastructure for ecosystem services and human well-being (Alessio Russo & Katie A. Holzer).- Chapter 27. In Consideration of the Tree: The importance of structure and function in the realization of Ecological Design (Naomi Zürcher).- Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisBei der Ausformulierung eines Entwurfskonzeptes in eine realisierbare Planung bewegen sich Landschaftsarchitekten permanent zwischen zwei Betrachtungsebenen: der konkreten Entwurfsaufgabe im Kontext der Planungstypologie wie Park, Spielplatz, Freibad oder Sportanlage und dem einzelnen Planungselement wie Treppen, Rampen, Wege, Einfriedungen, Freiraummöbel etc. Konsequent gibt Landschaft planen dem Planer ein durchdachtes Planungsinstrument an die Hand, in dem sich zwei Hauptteile gegenüber stehen: „Elemente“ und „Typologien“, zwischen denen der Planer je nach Betrachtungsmaßstab flexibel hin und her wechseln kann. Alle planungsrelevanten Informationen werden hierfür detailliert, übersichtlich und im Zusammenhang präsentiert. Flankiert werden diese beiden Hauptkapitel durch ein Einleitungskapitel, das die Grundlagen und Rahmenbedingungen für das Entwerfen im Freiraum erläutert, und dem „Nachschlagewerk“ am Schluss des Buches, in dem allgemeine Maße und Einheiten, Vorschriften und Normen übersichtlich zusammengestellt sind.Table of ContentsEinleitung 1. Grundlagen und Rahmenbedingungen 2. Grundmaße 2.1 Maßverhältnisse 2.2 Allgemeine Grundmaße 2.3 Städtebauliche Maße 3. Funktionsbereiche 3.1 Erschließung 3.2 Rettungswege 3.3 Fahrradstellplätze und Parkplätze 3.4 Müllstandorte 3.5 Entwässerung 3.6 Einfriedungen 3.7 Absturzsicherungen und Geländer 3.8 Wasseranlagen 3.9 Pflanzen 3.10 Müllentsorgung 3.11 Ausstattung/Beleuchtung 3.12 Schattenräume 4. Freiraumtypen 4.1 Schulhöfe/ Kindergärten 4.2 Spielplätze 4.3 Sportanlagen 4.4 Freibäder, Badeteiche und Kneipp-Anlagen 4.5 Dachbegrünung 4.6 Friedhöfe 4.7 Gärten 5. Herstellungsbedingte Maximal- und Minimalwerte von Baustoffen 5.5. Beton 6. Verweise und Anhänge

Read more less

Book Synopsis A growing, living house, a building made of a plant seems to be a contradiction in terms. Nevertheless, the Khasi in eastern India already knew how to connect the branches of rubber trees to form footbridges, and in southern Germany dance lime trees formed the centre of villages for centuries. Following on from this, the new discipline of Baubotanik is dedicated to designing with trees. Built projects, prototypes and visionary concepts point the way to a new green architecture. This introduction shows the possibilities of such living constructions and goes into the botanical growth laws that guide the design. The basics of constructing with trees are presented. The book encourages a whole new look at architecture that becomes part of urban nature.

Read more less

Book SynopsisTable of ContentsEinleitung von Astrid Zimmermann (Hrsg.) Essay von Cordula Loidl-Reisch 1 Material 1.1 Boden 1.2 Pflanzen 1.3 Rasen und sonstiges Saatgut 1.4 Holz 1.5 Naturstein 1.6 Ziegel und Klinker 1.7 Beton 1.8 Metalle, insbesondere Stahl 1.9 Sonstige Baustoffe 2 Allgemeine Grundlagen tragender Konstruktionen 2.1 Tragende Konstruktionen 2.2 Verbindungen tragender Elemente 2.3 Gründungen und Stützbauwerke 3 Bauelemente und Bauweisen 3.1 Erdbau und Bodenrelief 3.2 Wege und Plätze 3.3 Treppen und Rampen 3.4 Handläufe, Geländer und Zäune 3.5 Mauern 3.6 Kleinarchitekturen und Pergolen 3.7 Stegkonstruktionen und Holzpodeste 3.8 Kleine Brücken 3.9 Pflanzungen und Pflanztechnik 3.10 Rasen- und Saatarbeiten 3.11 Entwässerungsanlagen und -systeme 3.12 Wasseranlagen 3.13 Vertikalbegrünung 3.14 Dachbegrünung 3.15 Standard und Non-Standard Anhang mit Bibliography und Index

Read more less

Book SynopsisDas Interesse an Parks und Gartenanlagen, in denen moderne Skulpturen und Natur eine besondere Verbindung eingehen, steigt stetig. Landschaft dient als inspirierendes Ambiente für Kunstwerke, die ihrerseits die Anlagen beleben und so ein ganz eigenes Spannungsmoment zwischen Kunst und Natur erzeugen. In zweiter Auflage präsentiert der Führer mehr als 90 Parks aus 27 europäischen Ländern, neu sind u. a. Finnland, Ungarn und Polen. Zu den präsentierten Anlagen gehören Klassiker wie die Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul de Vence oder das Louisiana Museum in Humlebaek, aber auch spektakuläre neue Anlagen wie das Museo Atlantico, der erste Unterwasser-Park Europas vor der Küste Lanzarotes. Jeder Park und die in ihm ausgestellten Kunstwerke werden mit Fotografien, Plänen und Texten vorgestellt.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisAustria’s Semmering Railway is regarded as a milestone in the history of railway construction. When it opened in 1854, it demonstrated the feasibility of building railways through even ruggedly mountainous regions. With the ongoing construction of the Semmering Base Tunnel to relieve the historic railway line, questions have arisen about the management, maintenance, and further development of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. This book, produced by the Working Group for World Heritage in Austria, includes contributions from a variety of disciplines and provides a comprehensive overview of the many activities involved in managing this mountain railway. Specially commissioned photographs by Hertha Hurnaus offer impressive views of the railway line, historic buildings, and the surrounding landscape.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less