Landscape architecture and design Books

Book SynopsisTrailblazing greenway projects from vision to reality.In this eye-opening journey through some of America's most innovative landscape architecture projects, Charles Flink shows why we urgently need greenways. A leading authority in greenway planning, design, and development, Flink presents inspiring examples of communities that have come together to build permanent spaces for the life-sustaining power of nature.The Greenway Imperative reveals the stories behind a variety of multiuse natural corridors, taking readers to Grand Canyon National Park, suburban North Carolina, the banks of the Miami River, and many other settings. Flink, who was closely involved with each of the projects in this book during his 35-year career, introduces the people who jump started these initiatives and the challenges they overcame in achieving them.Flink explains why open green spaces are increasingly critical today. "Much more than a path through the woods," he says, greenways conserve irreplaceable real estate for the environment, serve as essential green infrastructure, shape the way people travel within their communities, reduce impact from flooding and other natural disasters, and boost the economies of cities and towns. Greenways can and should dramatically reshape the landscape of America in the coming years, Flink argues. He provides valuable reflections and guidance on how we can create resilient communities and satisfy the human need for connection with the natural world.Table of Contents Foreword Introduction 1. A Close Family Legacy: Anne Springs Close Greenway, Fort Mill, South Carolina 2. Come Hell and High Water: Greater Grand Forks Greenway, Grand Forks, North Dakota 3. Turning Trash into Trails: Swift Creek Recycled Greenway, Cary, North Carolina 4. Something Grand: Grand Canyon Greenway, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona 5. Open Space in Vegas—It's a Sure Bet: Las Vegas Open Space and Trails, Las Vegas, Nevada 6. Miami Means "Sweet Water": Miami River Greenway, Miami, Florida 7. Lowcountry Life: Charleston County Greenbelt Plan, Charleston County, South Carolina 8. Callin' the Hogs: The Northwest Arkansas Razorback Regional Greenway, Arkansas 9. White Russia: International Greenway Efforts in Belarus 10. America's Longest Urban Greenway: East Coast Greenway, from Maine to Florida 11. A National Greenway System: Envisioning a Coast-to-Coast Greenway System Acknowledgments Glossary Notes and Sources Index

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Book SynopsisLandscape architects, design professionals and contractors alike require a good working knowledge of how to achieve plant establishment under a variety of conditions and situations. Overlooking the physiological needs of plants can lead to potential problems that can have negative financial and design impacts. Plants and Planting on Landscape Sites is a practical book giving practitioners in landscape design the essential horticultural knowledge and concepts needed to understand the limits of the material they are working with and make informed decisions. From specification to supervision, this book provides concrete advice along with practical examples for each stage of a typical project. It contains sections on: the landscape site; selecting, assessing and purchasing plants; understanding nursery practice; forms and types of transplant traded; seeds and direct seeding; pre-planting site work; transplanting; and care in the establishment phase. Specially commissioned high quality line diagrams and full colour photographs are used throughout to demonstrate meaning and give examples. Peter Thoday is an experienced consultant, international lecturer in landscape management, and past president of The Institute of Horticulture, who has had numerous roles in high-profile projects, such as Horticultural Director of the Eden Project. Written by an expert, this book is as an essential tool for landscape architects, project managers, contractors and nursery managers.Table of Contents-: Preface 1: Introduction 2: Landscape Sites 3: The Plants 4: Background to the Plants we Use 5: Selecting, Assessing and Purchasing Landscape Plants 6: Understanding Nursery Practice 7: Forms and Types of Transplant Traded 8: Seeds and Direct Seeding 9: Site Work before Planting 10: Transplanting and Seeding 11: Care in the Establishment Phase

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Book SynopsisLandscape architects, design professionals and contractors alike require a good working knowledge of how to achieve plant establishment under a variety of conditions and situations. Overlooking the physiological needs of plants can lead to potential problems that can have negative financial and design impacts. Plants and Planting on Landscape Sites is a practical book giving practitioners in landscape design the essential horticultural knowledge and concepts needed to understand the limits of the material they are working with and make informed decisions. From specification to supervision, this book provides concrete advice along with practical examples for each stage of a typical project. It contains sections on: the landscape site; selecting, assessing and purchasing plants; understanding nursery practice; forms and types of transplant traded; seeds and direct seeding; pre-planting site work; transplanting; and care in the establishment phase. Specially commissioned high quality line diagrams and full colour photographs are used throughout to demonstrate meaning and give examples. Peter Thoday is an experienced consultant, international lecturer in landscape management, and past president of The Institute of Horticulture, who has had numerous roles in high-profile projects, such as Horticultural Director of the Eden Project. Written by an expert, this book is as an essential tool for landscape architects, project managers, contractors and nursery managers.Trade Review"When designing the Eden Project, I was working alongside Peter...he was a gentle and authoritative guide, as he is in this book. Easy to read and containing sensible, practical advice for anyone involved with commercial landscape planting...this book will calmly explain the issues you are facing and how to make decisions during initial assessment, design, specification and execution of work site."--Dominic Cole, Dominic Cole Landscape Architects, UKTable of Contents-: Preface 1: Introduction 2: Landscape Sites 3: The Plants 4: Background to the Plants we Use 5: Selecting, Assessing and Purchasing Landscape Plants 6: Understanding Nursery Practice 7: Forms and Types of Transplant Traded 8: Seeds and Direct Seeding 9: Site Work before Planting 10: Transplanting and Seeding 11: Care in the Establishment Phase

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Book SynopsisThe work of an unjustly neglected antiquarian brought to life, showing his contribution to the field. After his military career, Major Hayman Rooke undertook detailed studies of landscape, ancient trees, natural history, meteorology, and ancient and Roman Britain. He was linked into a broad network of friends and correspondents, including landowners such as Earl Bathurst and the Duke of Portland, and their agents (among them Humphry Repton); he was also connected to numerous learned societies. Information from these sources, coupled with his wide-ranging reading and first-hand observations, gave him a unique perspective on the landscape. This book examines Rooke's work, showing how landscapes were interpreted and understood in the eighteenth century; more broadly, it offers new insights into the antiquarian movement of the time. It is richly illustrated, making use of many of Rooke's own sketches and drawings. EMILY SLOAN gained her doctoral thesis from the University of Nottingham.Trade Review[An] indispensable aid to anyone wishing to learn more about Rooke and his world. -- AGRICULTURAL HISTORY REVIEWEmily Sloan offers a portrait of the life and work of an as-yet under-studied figure in English natural history. . . . The result is a picture of eighteenth-century natural history as a varied field of study, wherein a number of writers, collectors, and illustrators collaborated to draw together diverse lines of inquiry. -- Margaret McGowan * Journal of British Studies *Table of ContentsIntroduction Rooke and his World Rooke and the Natural World Rooke and Ancient Britain Rooke and Roman Britain Conclusion: Rooke and his Landscape Studies Appendix One: List of Rooke's publications Appendix Two: Reconstruction of Rooke's diary Bibliography

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Book Synopsis This volume of three books presents recent advances in modelling, planning and evaluating city logistics for sustainable and liveable cities based on the application of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems). It highlights modelling the behaviour of stakeholders who are involved in city logistics as well as planning and managing policy measures of city logistics including cooperative freight transport systems in public-private partnerships. Case studies of implementing and evaluating city logistics measures in terms of economic, social and environmental benefits from major cities around the world are also given. Table of ContentsPreface xv Chapter 1. Urban Logistics Spaces: What Models, What Uses and What Role for Public Authorities? 1 Danièle PATIER and Florence TOILIER 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. Literature review 2 1.3. ULS typology . 4 1.3.1. The Urban Logistics Zone (ULZ) or freight village 4 1.3.2. The Urban Distribution Center (UDC) 6 1.3.3. Vehicle Reception Points (VRP) 9 1.3.4. Goods Reception Points (GRP) 12 1.3.5. The Urban Logistics Box (ULB) 13 1.3.6. Mobile Urban Logistics Spaces (mULS) 15 1.4. Recommendations 18 1.5. Conclusion 19 1.6. Bibliography 20 Chapter 2. Dynamic Management of Urban Last-Mile Deliveries 23 Tomislav LETNIK, Matej MENCINGER and Stane BOZICNIK 2.1. Introduction 23 2.2. Review of urban freight loading bay problems and solutions 25 2.3. Information system for dynamic management of urban last-mile deliveries 26 2.4. Algorithm for dynamic management of urban freight deliveries 29 2.5. Application of the model to a real case 32 2.6. Conclusions 33 2.7. Bibliography 34 Chapter 3. Stakeholders’ Roles for Business Modeling in a City Logistics Ecosystem: Towards a Conceptual Model 39 Giovanni ZENEZINI, J.H.R. VAN DUIN, Lorant TAVASSZY and Alberto DE MARCO 3.1. Introduction 39 3.2. Research background 41 3.2.1. Business model concept 41 3.2.2. Business ecosystem 42 3.2.3. Role-based networks and ecosystems 43 3.3. The CL business model framework: roles, business entities and value exchanges 43 3.4. City logistics concepts and role assignment 48 3.4.1. Parcel lockers installation: MyPUP 48 3.4.2. Urban consolidation centers 51 3.4.3. Business model implications 54 3.5. Conclusions 55 3.6. Bibliography 56 Chapter 4. Establishing a Robust Urban Logistics Network at FEMSA through Stochastic Multi-Echelon Location Routing 59 André SNOECK, Matthias WINKENBACH and Esteban E. MASCARINO 4.1. Introduction 59 4.2. Strategic distribution network design 62 4.2.1. Distribution network 63 4.2.2. Network cost 63 4.2.3. Distribution cost 64 4.2.4. Optimization model 65 4.3. Solution scheme 67 4.3.1. Scenario generation and selection 67 4.3.2. Design generation 68 4.3.3. Design evaluation 68 4.4. Case study 68 4.4.1. Data and parameters 69 4.4.2. Analysis results 70 4.5. Results 71 4.5.1. Design generation 71 4.5.2. Design evaluation 72 4.5.3. Sensitivity to cost of lost sales 73 4.6. Conclusion 75 4.7. Bibliography 75 Chapter 5. An Evaluation Model of Operational and Cost Impacts of Off-Hours Deliveries in the City of São Paulo, Brazil 79 Cláudio B. CUNHA and Hugo T.Y. YOSHIZAKI 5.1. Introduction 79 5.2. Literature review 81 5.3. Proposed approach 84 5.4. Scenario generation 87 5.5. Results 90 5.6. Concluding remarks 94 5.7. Bibliography 94 Chapter 6. Application of the Bi-Level Location-Routing Problem for Post-Disaster Waste Collection 97 Cheng CHENG, Russell G. THOMPSON, Alysson M. COSTA and Xiang HUANG 6.1. Introduction 97 6.2. Model formulation 99 6.3. Solution algorithm 104 6.3.1. Genetic Algorithms 104 6.3.2. Greedy Algorithm 105 6.3.3. Simulated Annealing 106 6.4. Case study 106 6.4.1. Case study area 106 6.5. Result analysis 109 6.5.1. Models comparison 109 6.5.2. Sensitivity analysis 111 6.6. Conclusion 113 6.7. Bibliography 114 Chapter 7. Next-Generation Commodity Flow Survey: A Pilot in Singapore 117 Lynette CHEAH, Fang ZHAO, Monique STINSON, Fangping LU, Jing DING-MASTERA, Vittorio MARZANO, and Moshe BEN-AKIVA 7.1. Introduction 117 7.2. Integrated commodity flow survey 119 7.2.1. Overview 119 7.3. Key survey features 121 7.3.1. Sampling related supply network entities 121 7.3.2. Multiple survey instruments leveraging sensing technologies 121 7.3.3. A unified web-based survey platform 122 7.4. Pilot survey implementation 123 7.4.1. Sample design and recruitment 124 7.4.2. Shipment and vehicle tracking methods 125 7.4.3. Pilot survey experience and lessons learnt 126 7.4.4. Preliminary data analysis 127 7.5. Conclusion 129 7.6. Acknowledgements 129 7.7. Bibliography 130 Chapter 8. City Logistics and Clustering: Impacts of Using HDI and Taxes 131 Rodrigo Barros CASTRO, Daniel MERCH N, Orlando Fontes LIMA JR and Matthias WINKENBACH 8.1. Introduction 131 8.2. Methodology 133 8.2.1. Principal component analysis 135 8.2.2. K-means clustering 135 8.3. Results 135 8.4. Conclusion 140 8.5. Bibliography 140 Chapter 9. Developing a Multi-Dimensional Poly-Parametric Typology for City Logistics 143 Paulus ADITJANDRA and Thomas ZUNDER 9.1. Introduction 143 9.2. Literature review 144 9.3. Methodology 145 9.4. Evaluation and analysis 146 9.4.1. Inventory of all EU projects 146 9.4.2. Inventory of typologies 147 9.4.3. Land use typologies 148 9.4.4. Measure typologies 149 9.4.5. Urban freight markets 151 9.4.6. Traffic flow typology 152 9.4.7. Impacts 153 9.4.8. Gaps 153 9.5. Validation and enhancement of the inventory 154 9.6. Proposed typology 155 9.6.1. Approach 155 9.6.2. Dimension: Why? 157 9.6.3. Dimension: Where? 157 9.6.4. Dimension: Who? 158 9.6.5. Dimension: What? 158 9.6.6. Dimension: How? 159 9.7. Reflections 159 9.8. Conclusion 160 9.9. Acknowledgements 160 9.10. Bibliography 160 Chapter 10. Multi-agent Simulation with Reinforcement Learning for Evaluating a Combination of City Logistics Policy Measures 165 Eiichi TANIGUCHI, Ali Gul QURESHI and Kyosuke KONDA 10.1. Introduction 165 10.2. Literature review 166 10.3. Models 166 10.4. Case studies in Osaka and Motomachi 168 10.4.1. Settings 168 10.4.2. Results 170 10.5. Conclusion 175 10.6. Bibliography 176 Chapter 11. Decision Support System for an Urban Distribution Center Using Agent-based Modeling: A Case Study of Yogyakarta Special Region Province, Indonesia 179 Bertha Maya SOPHA, Anna Maria Sri ASIH, Hanif Arkan NURDIANSYAH and Rahma MAULIDA 11.1. Introduction 179 11.2. Theoretical background 182 11.2.1. Urban distribution center 182 11.2.2. Decision support system of city logistics 183 11.3. The proposed decision support system 184 11.3.1. System characterization 184 11.3.2. The logical architecture 185 11.3.3. Agent-based modeling (ABM) 187 11.3.4. Model verification and validation 190 11.4. Example of application: the case of Yogyakarta Special Region 191 11.5. Conclusion 192 11.6. Acknowledgements 193 11.7. Bibliography 194 Chapter 12. Evaluating the Relocation of an Urban Container Terminal 197 Johan W. JOUBERT 12.1. Introduction 197 12.2. Methodology 199 12.2.1. MATSim 199 12.2.2. Initial demand 200 12.2.3. Alternative scenarios 201 12.3. Results 201 12.3.1. Directly affected vehicles 202 12.3.2. Extended effects 205 12.4. Conclusion 208 12.5. Acknowledgements 209 12.6. Bibliography 209 Chapter 13. Multi-Agent Simulation Using Adaptive Dynamic Programing for Evaluating Urban Consolidation Centers 211 Nailah FIRDAUSIYAH, Eiichi TANIGUCHI and Ali Gul QURESHI 13.1. Introduction 211 13.2. Literature review 212 13.2.1. Evaluation models for city logistics measures 212 13.2.2. ADP for evaluating city logistics measures 213 13.3. Models 214 13.3.1. Freight carrier’s MAS-ADP model 215 13.3.2. Freight carrier’s MAS Q-learning model 217 13.3.3. Vehicle routing problem with soft time windows (VRPSSTW) 218 13.4. Case study 220 13.5. Results and discussions 221 13.5.1. Case 0 (base case) 222 13.5.2. Case 1 223 13.6. Conclusion and future work 226 13.7. Bibliography 226 Chapter 14. Use Patterns and Preferences for Charging Infrastructure for Battery Electric Vehicles in Commercial Fleets in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region 229 Christian BLUSCH, Heike FLÄMIG and Sören Christian TRÜMPER 14.1. Introduction 229 14.2. State of the art/context of study 230 14.3. Research goal and approach 231 14.4. Method of data collection 232 14.5. Results and discussion 232 14.6. Conclusions 237 14.7. Acknowledgements 238 14.8. Bibliography 238 Chapter 15. The Potential of Light Electric Vehicles for Specific Freight Flows: Insights from the Netherlands 241 Susanne BALM, Ewoud MOOLENBURGH, Nilesh ANAND and Walther PLOOS VAN AMSTEL 15.1. Introduction 241 15.2. Definition of LEFV 243 15.3. State of the art 244 15.4. Methodology 246 15.5. Potential of LEFV for different freight flows 247 15.5.1. Selection of freight flows 247 15.5.2. Description of freight flows 248 15.5.3. Receivers’ perspective 253 15.6. Multi-criteria evaluation 253 15.6.1. Setup 253 15.6.2. Outcome 254 15.7. Discussion 256 15.8. Conclusion 257 15.9. Acknowledgements 258 15.10. Bibliography 259 Chapter 16. Use of CNG for Urban Freight Transport: Comparisons Between France and Brazil 261 Leise Kelli DE OLIVEIRA and Diana DIZIAIN 16.1. Introduction 261 16.2. Brief literature review 263 16.3. Methodology 264 16.4. Brazilian case 264 16.5. French case 265 16.6. Comparison of Brazilian and French experience 267 16.7. Conclusion 268 16.8. Acknowledgements 268 16.9. Bibliography 268 Chapter 17. Using Cost–Benefit Analysis to Evaluate City Logistics Initiatives: An Application to Freight Consolidation in Small- and Mid-Sized Urban Areas 271 Johan HOLMGREN 17.1. Introduction 271 17.2. Characteristics of city logistics and some terminology 273 17.2.1. Efficiency in city logistics 274 17.2.2. Evaluation methods 275 17.3. Potential costs and benefits of implementing urban consolidation centers 279 17.4. Coordinated freight distribution in Linköping 280 17.5. Evaluating urban freight initiatives by cost–benefit analysis 281 17.6. The problem of cost allocation 286 17.7. Conclusion 286 17.8. Bibliography 287 Chapter 18. Assumptions of Social Cost–Benefit Analysis for Implementing Urban Freight Transport Measures 291 Izabela KOTOWSKA, Stanisław IWAN, Kinga KIJEWSKA and Mariusz JEDLIŃSKI 18.1. Introduction 291 18.2. The assumptions for utilization of SCBA in city logistics 295 18.2.1. External air pollution cost 296 18.2.2. Marginal climate change costs 299 18.2.3. Marginal accident costs 301 18.2.4. Congestion costs 302 18.2.5. Marginal external noise costs 304 18.2.6. Employment growth and development of local economy 305 18.2.7. Final calculations 308 18.3. Conclusions 310 18.4. Acknowledgements 310 18.5. Bibliography 310 Chapter 19. Barriers to the Adoption of an Urban Logistics Collaboration Process: A Case Study of the Saint-Etienne Urban Consolidation Centre 313 Kanyarat NIMTRAKOOL, Jesus GONZALEZ-FELIU and Claire CAPO 19.1. Introduction 313 19.2. Background and theoretical framework 315 19.2.1. The stakeholders in an urban logistics collaboration project 315 19.2.2. Urban Consolidation Centre (UCC) as an organizational innovation 316 19.2.3. Barriers in urban logistics projects 318 19.3. Research methodology 320 19.3.1. The research approach 320 19.3.2. Qualitative study: selection of respondents 320 19.3.3. Quantitative analysis: purpose and CBA methodology 321 19.4. Results 322 19.4.1. The UCC of Saint-Etienne: background and objectives 322 19.4.2. Operation aspects 323 19.4.3. The conditions of economic viability of Saint-Etienne’s UCC 324 19.4.4. Barriers identified by stakeholders 326 19.5. Conclusions 328 19.6. Bibliography 328 Chapter 20. Logistics Sprawl Assessment Applied to Locational Planning: A Case Study in Palmas (Brazil) 333 Lilian dos Santos Fontes Pereira BRACARENSE, Thiago Alvares ASSIS, Leise Kelli DE OLIVEIRA and Renata Lúcia Magalhães DE OLIVEIRA 20.1. Introduction 333 20.2. Logistics sprawl and the importance of logistics facilities’ location 334 20.3. Methodology 335 20.4. Area of study 339 20.4.1. Logistics sprawl assessment and scenario comparison 342 20.5. Conclusion 347 20.6. Acknowledgements 348 20.7. Bibliography 348 Chapter 21. Are Cities’ Delivery Spaces in the Right Places? Mapping Truck Load/Unload Locations 351 Anne GOODCHILD, Barb IVANOV, Ed MCCORMACK, Anne MOUDON, Jason SCULLY, José Machado LEON and Gabriela GIRON VALDERRAMA 21.1. Introduction 351 21.2. Moving more goods, more quickly 352 21.3. Establishment of a well-defined partnership 353 21.4. The Final 50 Feet project 354 21.5. Getting granular 356 21.6. Mapping the city’s freight delivery infrastructure 358 21.6.1. Step 1: collect existent data 358 21.6.2. Step 2: develop survey to collect freight bay and loading dock data 358 21.6.3. Preliminary site visits 359 21.6.4. Initial survey form and the pilot survey 360 21.6.5. Step 3: implement the survey 363 21.7. Research results 366 21.8. Conclusion 368 21.9. Bibliography 368 List of Authors 369 Index 375

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Book SynopsisThis stimulating book explores the intersection of landscape, democracy and spatial justice on an international scale to offer an overarching definition and examination of the emerging field of landscape democracy.The concept of landscape in academia, policy and practice is being met with growing interest and a wider understanding that it is a complex living environment, moulded by tangible and intangible mediums, processes and systems. This book examines how physical, mental, emotional, economic, social and cultural wellbeing depend in large part on inclusive planning and management of landscapes. Through a broad set of theoretical and conceptual frameworks and international case studies, the authors of Defining Landscape Democracy address critical questions, such as: Why is democracy relevant to landscape? How do we democratise landscape? How might we achieve landscape and spatial justice?This work will provide new knowledge and insights for researchers in the fields of landscape architecture, human geography, planning, public policy, sociology, landscape management, and designers and planners actively engaged in shaping democratic public spaces and communities.Contributors include: A. Aagaard Christensen, R. Alomar, P. Angelstam, F. Arler, M. Bose, A. Butler, B. Castiglioni, M. Clemetsen, S. Egoz, M. Elbakidze, V. Ferrario, C. Geisler, P. Horrigan, K. Jøgensen, M. Jones, N.T. King, U. Krippner, L.C. Knudtzon, J. Langhorst, L. Licka, E. López-Bahut, J. Makhzoumi, D. Mitchell, K.R. Olwig, E. Oureilidou, L. Paz Agras, J. Primdahl, D. Ruggeri, E. Schwab, B. Sirowy, L. Søderkvist Kristensen, K.B. Stokke, T. Waterman, B. Yigit TuranTrade Review'''Land belongs to someone but landscape belongs to everyone'' sums up for me the message at the heart of this important book. Politically the world is at a crossroads and landscape, be it through the European Landscape Convention or as urban space occupied by a new wave of activists, literally forms a stage for playing out conflicts. I believe that the book is needed right now as a starting point for a new approach to landscape for the twenty-first century.' --Simon Bell, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia'This international collection of papers has its roots in multiple interpretations of democratic principles. All its authors share the view that people who are affected by design and planning decisions should be included in the process of making those decisions. In sum, the authors expand the traditional boundaries of landscape thinking in theory and practice to make this an invaluable contribution for all audiences.' --Henry Sanoff, North Carolina State University, US'The world we inhabit is increasingly created by developers unconcerned about justice, facilitated by governments fiddling while democracy smoulders. This anthology searches for ways to reverse this trend. The contributors pose questions seldom raised in the making of the city. By asking the right questions they provide uniquely hopeful alternatives that show how to bend the arc of the universe towards justice.' --Randolf T. Hester, University of California and Center for Ecological Democracy, USTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Preface Introduction SECTION A FRAMING THE DISCOURSE 1. Democratic theories and potential for influence for civil society in spatial planning processes Lillin Knudtzon 2. Landscape democracy: more than public participation? Michael Jones 3. Landscape architecture and the discourse of democracy in the Arab Middle East Jala Makhzoumi 4. Exploring the concept of ‘democratic landscape’ Benedetta Castiglioni and Viviana Ferrario 5. Shatter-zone democracy? What rising sea levels portend for future governance Charles Geisler 6. Making the case for landscape democracy: context and nuances Shelley Egoz, Karsten Jørgensen and Deni Ruggeri SECTION B CONTEXTUALISING LANDSCAPE DEMOCRACY 7. Towards democratic professionalism in landscape architecture Paula Horrigan and Mallika Bose 8. Landscape assessment as conflict and consensus Andrew Butler 9. Invisible and visible lines: landscape democracy and landscape practice Richard Alomar 10. Enacting landscape democracy: assembling public open space and asserting the right to the city Joern Langhorst 11. Public space and social ideals: revisiting Vienna’s Donaupark Lilli Lička, Ulrike Krippner and Nicole Theresa King 12. Storytelling as a catalyst for democratic landscape change in a Modernist utopia Deni Ruggeri 13. Democracy and trespass: political dimensions of landscape access Tim Waterman 14. Rural landscape governance and expertise: on landscape agents and democracy Jørgen Primdahl, Lone Søderkvist Kristensen, Finn Arler, Per Angelstam, Andreas Aagaard Christensen and Marine Elbakidze 15. Managing cherished landscapes across legal boundaries Morten Clemetsen and Knut Bjørn Stokke 16. Landscape as the spatial materialisation of democracy in Marinaleda, Spain Emma López-Bahut and Luz Paz-Agras 17. Planning the cultural and social reactivation of urban open spaces in Greek metropoles of crisis Eleni Oureilidou 18. Landscape democracy in the upgrading of informal settlements in Medelín, Colombia Eva Schwab 19. Learning from Occupy Gezi Park: redefining landscape democracy in an age of ‘planetary urbanism’ Burcu Yiğit-Turan 20. Democracy and the communicative dimension of public art Beata Sirowy Index

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a horticultural overview of the main plant families of trees and shrubs from temperate regions that are cultivated in urban and rural landscape schemes. Most of the plants used come from a limited number of plant families and within these families, certain genera contribute very significantly.The largest chapter in the book describes 37 plant families according to their identification, functional use and management in landscape schemes. With this information readers will be able to assess the suitability of species and prepare planting designs for prevailing sites.Table of Contents1: Functional uses of vegetation in urban and rural areas 2: Ornamental qualities of trees and shrubs 3: Plant Identification - an introduction 4: Plant Families 5: Designing with trees and shrubs

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the extent to which the 18th-century English Landscape Garden spread through Europe and Russia. While this type of garden acted widely as an inspiration, it was not slavishly copied but adapted to local conditions, circumstances and agendas. A garden ‘in the English style’ is commonly used to denote a landscape garden in Europe, while the term ‘landscape garden’ is used for layouts that are naturalistic in plan and resemble natural scenery, though they might be highly contrived and usually large in scale. The landscape garden took hold in mainland Europe from about 1760. Due to the differing geopolitical character of several of the countries, and a distinct division between Catholic and Protestant, the notion of the landscape garden held different significance and was interpreted and applied variously in those countries: in other words, they found it a very flexible medium. Each country is considered individually, with a special chapter devoted to ‘Le Jardin Anglo-Chinois’, since that constitutes a major issue of its own. The gardens have been chosen to illustrate the range and variety of applications of the landscape garden, though they are also those about which most is known in English. Trade ReviewA perfect read for a gardener with a love of garden history, it is full of facts, describing garden features of note that can still be seen on the continent today and that reflect the Brownite style.The English Garden MagazineTable of Contents1. The many faces of the landscape garden 2. Exporting the English garden 3. Le jardin anglo-chinois 4. France 5. Germany 6. Russia 7. Poland 8. The Czech Republic 9. Sweden 10. Hungary 11. Italy 12. Other countries

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Book SynopsisExplores how revolutionary ideas were translated into landscape design, encompassing liberty, equality, improvement and colonialism Spanning the designed landscapes of England’s Glorious Revolution of 1688, the American Revolution of 1776 and the Irish rebellion of 1798, with some detours into revolutionary France, this book traces a comparative history of property structures and landscape design across the eighteenth-century Atlantic world and evolving concepts of plantation and improvement within imperial ideology. Revolutionaries such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau, George Washington, Arthur Young, Lord Edward FitzGerald and Pierce Butler constructed houses, farms and landscape gardens—many of which have since been forgotten or selectively overlooked. How did the new republics and revolutionaries, having overthrown social hierarchies, translate their principles into spatial form? As the eighteenth-century ideology of improvement was applied to a variety of transatlantic and enslaved environments, new landscape designs were created—stretching from the suburbs of Dublin to the sea islands of the state of Georgia. Yet these revolutionary ideas of equality and freedom often contradicted reality, particularly where the traditional design of the great landed estate—the building block of aristocratic power throughout Europe—intersected with that of the farm and the plantation. Distributed for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British ArtTrade Review“This is a complex but profoundly rewarding book. . . . The revolutionary reconfiguration of space and landscape can be a vital, indeed necessary, engine of progress.”—World of Interiors

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Book SynopsisThe commons as a contested political idea has been continually articulated and reproduced in many disciplines and in relation to specific historical and geographical contexts. Since the 1960s, the concept of commons has started to play an increasingly important role in the field of urban studies. While commons are usually perceived as the material spaces of the city such as streets, parks, public spaces, etc., they are also perceived as the immaterial public realm—including subaltern and mainstream culture, knowledge, language, and modes of sociality. As the commoning process continuously involves the substance of urban spaces, be it physical or virtual, the concept of commons has actively contributed to reshaping spatial imaginaries such as urban islands, archipelagos, and thresholds.This issue of New Geographies proposes the concept of commons as a mode of thinking that challenges assumptions in the design disciplines such as public and private spaces, local and regional geographies, and capital and state interventions. It expands the production of space as the commons into a planetary territory all the way from the intimate and subjective scale of the body to the connected material and immaterial spaces. In doing so, NG 12 aims to foreground the significance of political thinking in the process of space production, and invites to imagine alternative social relations and modes of urbanization.

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Book SynopsisAcetate film, an exhaust fan, lollipops, a bicycle, paper and pens-in Group Efforts: Changing Public Space, vital voices in art and design use everyday objects to transform surroundings in remarkable ways. An illustrated chronicle of projects organized by the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University in collaboration with Elastic City, this volume contains interviews with Todd Shalom and Hayal Pozanti, who assemble new shapes from Manhattan's West Village streetscape; Greta Hansen, Kyung Jae Kim, and Adam Koogler, who host spontaneous political forums in a pavilion built with plastic and blown air; and Karen Finley, who detourns Columbus Circle into an urban-scale mandala of resistance, reparation, and discovery. An incisive essay by designer and cultural historian Mabel O. Wilson positions these creative occupations alongside recent acts of protest.

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Book SynopsisThis perplexity of common people inspired me to record technical information in concise way on garden designing in the form of this book. The main purpose is to provide basic information on design, features, plants, maintenance and how to combine these in the form of gardens. The way these have been illustrated with examples, photographs and list of plants for each feature will certainly help all for finalizing various issues of garden developments. Students of ornamental horticulture and researchers will find s on historical aspects, principles and various styles of garden designing of the world supported with relevant reference for further studies. Amateur garden lovers and house owners who like to do designing, selection of plants for their own garden, will find the practical guidelines contained in the book most useful. Professionals, who are associated with designing and development of gardens, will find complete guidelines in the form of designs, features, plants and maintenance of specialized gardens to fulfill the requirements of various situations like factories, temples, avenues, airports, home etc.Those who like to get the garden development job thorough agencies / landscape contractors will find relevant information in the appendix. Even sources of supplies in different region have been provided for facilitating procurement of plant and sundries. By that way, the book will serve as a complete guide for those who are in need of technical information on garden development.

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Book SynopsisFor some time, residential architecture has not been limited simply to creating a place to live, but also to providing a quality of life for its occupants. The addition of a green space - be it a roof terrace, small atrium, an enclosed garden, or even just a window box - can have a huge impact on the feel of a building. This superbly illustrated volume brings together a selection of innovative architectural projects that feature unusual green spaces. Each project is accompanied by full-colour photography, detailed architectural plans, and a brief introduction.

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Book SynopsisArchitecture in Context analyzes the work of contemporary international architects through the presentation of projects that exemplify their architectural vision and their connection with the spaces with which they work. It explains how the interaction between architecture and landscape is a pivotal aspect, and it describes the design strategies that architects use to insert buildings into the landscape with minimal environmental impact. At the center of designers' work, we find an attention to the identity of the place and the environment, consideration of cultural and social values, and observation of the intrinsic characteristics of the local site and materials. Presenting projects of different scales and sizes, from airports to museums, schools, private houses, public buildings, hotels, and industrial sites, this volume offers up a wide array of the most significant architectural projects by the most respected contemporary architects around the world. Projects: Azerbaijan: Autoban, Heydar Aliyev International Airport (Baku). China: Li Xiaodong Atelier, Liyuan Library (Beijing). Chile: Cazu Zegers Arquitectura, Tierra Patagonia Hotel (Torres del Paine); Rodrigo Duque Motta, Elqui Domos Astronomical Hotel (Pisco Elqui, Paihuano). Colombia: El Equipo Mazzanti, Parque Biblioteca Espana (Medellin). Denmark: 3XN, Frederiksberg Courthouse (Copenhagen). France: 5+1AA Alfonso Femia Gianluca Peluffo, Renovation of Les Docks (Marseille). Italy: Diverserighestudio, Opificio Golinelli (Bologna); Pietro Carlo Pellegrini Architetto, Secondary School (Riccione); MCA Mario Cucinella Architects, Municipal Nursery School (Guastalla); Enzo Eusebi + Partners, Salpi Plant (Preci). Portugal: ANDRE, Casa do Vigario (Paredes). Senegal: Toshiko Mori Architect, Thread Artist Residency and Cultural Center (Sinthian). South Africa: Peter Rich Architects, Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre (Limpopo). The Netherlands: Neutelings Riedijk Architects, Rozet Cultural Center (Arnhem). UK: Steven Holl Architects, Reid Building, Glasgow School of Art (Glasgow). USA: Diller Scofidio + Renfro, The Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center (New York); Michael Maltzan Architecture, Star Apartments (Los Angeles); Thomas Phifer and Partners, Corning Museum of Glass Extension (Corning).

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Book SynopsisThis perplexity of common people inspired me to record technical information in concise way on garden designing in the form of this book. The main purpose is to provide basic information on design, features, plants, maintenance and how to combine these in the form of gardens. The way these have been illustrated with examples, photographs and list of plants for each feature will certainly help all for finalizing various issues of garden developments. Students of ornamental horticulture and researchers will find s on historical aspects, principles and various styles of garden designing of the world supported with relevant reference for further studies. Amateur garden lovers and house owners who like to do designing, selection of plants for their own garden, will find the practical guidelines contained in the book most useful. Professionals, who are associated with designing and development of gardens, will find complete guidelines in the form of designs, features, plants and maintenance of specialized gardens to fulfill the requirements of various situations like factories, temples, avenues, airports, home etc. Those who like to get the garden development job thorough agencies / landscape contractors will find relevant information in the appendix. Even sources of supplies in different region have been provided for facilitating procurement of plant and sundries. By that way, the book will serve as a complete guide for those who are in need of technical information on garden development.Table of Contents01. Introduction 02. History of Gardening in India 03. Principles of Garden Designing 04. Different Styles of Garden Designing 05. Planning a Garden 06. Features and Structures 07. Lawn 08. Plants for the Garden 09. Ornamental Shrubs 10. Ornamental Climbers 11. Ornamental Annuals 12. House Plants 13. Bougainvilleas 14. Chrysanthemums 15. Coleus 16. Rose 17. Hedge, Edge and Topiary 18. Bulbous and Rhizomatous Plants 19. Cacti and Succulents 20. Bonsai 21. Dahlia 22. Cycads 23. Rock Garden and Pool 24. Designing of Specialized Gardens 25. Factory Garden 26. Institutional Gardens 27. Park 28. Airport Garden 29. Vertical Gardening 30. Temple, Mosque and Shrine Garden 31. Roof Garden 32. Roadside Gardens, Traffic Islands, Central Verge 33. Garden for the Visually Impaired and Disabled 34. Floral Decoration 35. Maintenance Calender of the Garden

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Book SynopsisThe Art of City Sketching: A Field Manual guides readers through the process of freehand architectural sketching and explains orthographic, diagrammatic, three-dimensional, and perceptual-type drawings. The book presents hundreds of drawings of historic buildings and urban spaces, examples, and exercises, which help readers develop their drawing skills and employ sketching as an analytical tool. The book is divided into three parts, based on the reader's skill level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. As an architect and field sketching instructor, the author shows that through drawing the reader can discover, analyze, and comprehend the built environment. The new edition of The Art of City Sketching expands on the drawing techniques of the previous version by adding new drawing examples, exercises, and two new chaptersChiaroscuro and Storyboard. New drawing tips, demonstrations, and composition do's and don'ts will support readers whenTrade ReviewIn The Art of City Sketching, Michael Abrams reminds us that one of most innate and intriguing of human abilities is our capacity to use our hands as a sensing device for "seeing," perceiving, and knowing our environments. Like spending time outdoors, eating well, and exercising, sketching is a way to engage in the kinds of full-body, sensory experiences that humans need in order to feel healthy. In this important book, Abrams beckons us into the world of sketching by using accessible language and an extensive collection of compelling original images to illustrate how beginners and those with years of practice alike can experience the full range of benefits of sketching. -Jana VanderGoot, RA, Associate Professor in Architecture, University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning, Preservation, and Real Estate DevelopmentNow more than ever, The Art of City Sketching is proving itself to be an essential reference for architects, landscape architects, and urbanists. In an age preoccupied with digital simulations, parametrics, automations, and abstractions, where the designed artifact is often understood as an object estranged from its context, The Art of City Sketching affirms tools that have been essential to designers for centuries, namely drawing by hand and diagramming in situ. Michael Abram’s book challenges readers to imagine a myriad of ways in which the city can be represented and interpreted. It supports the notion that the individual building, or the unique place within a city, are all part of a broader and richer urban context that contribute to the utility, beauty, and meaning of a designed urban set-piece. And, what better way is there to understand architecture, landscape, and the city than by keeping a sketchbook or a visual journal? - Brian Kelly, AIA, Professor, Associate Dean for Development and Faculty Affairs, Area Chair / Director, Architecture Program, School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, University of MarylandIn times overcome by the advantages of digital representation, Michael Abrams recognizes free-hand sketching as a current and valuable tool to explore and exploit the intricate relationship between the human eye, hand, and mind to properly represent what we see, understand, think, and feel about the built environment. Impressive in quantity and quality, the exemplary sketches in this book attest to the relevance of free hand drawing as a fundamental translator of design intentions whether observed in analysis or proposed in design. For anyone committed to improve on his/her drawing ability, the lessons in this book are thorough, well organized, and carefully delivered to effectively assist in the development of practical skill and technique. -Juan C. Penabad-Sánchez, Assistant Professor, Architectural Design & Method, University of Puerto RicoThe feedback loop that’s created between the hand, eyes, and brain, while sketching, is an invaluable way of comprehending the world around you. In the age of SketchUp and Revit, learning this analog method and concentrating on how to see are imperative for the beginning architecture or design student. Sketching brings to life one’s ideas and makes them visible, ultimately, communicating intentions. This book is highly accessible and underscores succinct, yet important lessons that brings an analytic approach to each topic, providing the "why" to the "what" and "how" of sketching.- Catherine K. Anderson, Assistant Professor of Interior Architecture, The George Washington UniversityThe Art of City Sketching is an essential graphic handbook for students and emergent professionals of architecture and urban design. In an immediately accessible way, and through beautifully rendered illustrations, the book provides clear tips, lessons, and principles for drawing space and place.-Austin Raimond, Adjunct Professorial Lecturer of Interior Architecture, The George Washington UniversityTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION SKETCHING SUPPLIES GENERAL DRAWING TIPS PART I BEGINNER: ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION 1. ELEVATIONS 2. SECTIONS 3. PLANS PART II INTERMEDIATE: 3D PROJECTION 4. PARALLEL PROJECTION 5. PERSPECTIVES 6. TONE PART III ADVANCED: PERCEPTUAL PROJECTION 7. CHIAROSCURO 8. ANALYTIQUE METHOD 9. SPATIAL SEQUENCE 10. STORYBOARD CONCLUSION

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