CK - Landscape 1

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Today, there is a growing demand for designed landscapesーfrom public parks to backyardsーto be not only beautiful and functional, but also sustainable. Sustainability means more than just saving en……続きを見る

In metropolitan areas across the country, you can hear the laments over the loss of green space to new subdivisions and strip malls. But some city residents have taken unprecedented measures to prot……続きを見る

How we design our cities over the next four decades will be critical for our planet. If we continue to spill excessive greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, we will run out of time to keep our global ……続きを見る

Humans have always been influenced by natural landscapes, and always will beーeven as we create ever-larger cities and our developments fundamentally change the nature of the earth around us. In Hum……続きを見る

Stormwater management as art? Absolutely. Rain is a resource that should be valued and celebrated, not merely treated as an urban design problemーand yet, traditional stormwater treatment methods of……続きを見る

The Living Landscape is a manifesto, resource, and textbook for architects, landscape architects, environmental planners, students, and others involved in creating human communities. Since its first……続きを見る

This practical handbook bridges the gap between those scientists who study landscapes and the planners and conservationists who must then decide how best to preserve and build environmentally-sound ……続きを見る

Human ecology is an emerging discipline that studies the interrelationships between humans and their environment, drawing on insights from biology, sociology, anthropology, geography, engineering, a……続きを見る

From New York City's urban forest and farmland in Virginia to the vast Sonoran Desert of Arizona and riverside parks in Vancouver, Washington, green infrastructure is becoming a priority for cities,……続きを見る

Can natureーin all its unruly wildnessーbe an integral part of creative landscape design? In her beautifully illustrated book, Wild by Design, award-winning designer Margie Ruddick urges designers t……続きを見る

What if the future were vast enough to change humanity forever? Epic Sci-Fi Odyssey is a thrilling collection of science fiction masterpieces that explore distant worlds, bold ideas, and humanity's ……続きを見る

Winner of the Paul H. Giddens Prize in Oil History from Oil Heritage Region, Inc. In Petrolia, Brian Black offers a geographical and social history of a region that was not only the site of America'……続きを見る

Understanding Cultural Landscapes provides an introduction to the range of approaches characterising the study of landscape and culture. This textbook discusses the origins, underpinnings, and pract……続きを見る

This collection brings together some of the most incredible sci-fi stories ever told in one convenient, high-quality, Kindle volume! This book now contains several HTML tables of contents that will ……続きを見る

Architects, landscape designers, builders, gardeners and teachers have all at some time been called upon to design a play area. Unfortunately, this diversity has not resulted in a similar diversity ……続きを見る

If travel is knowledge, the landscape is its richest source of information. Any territory expresses its environmental, historical, and cultural characteristics through the landscape, making them acc……続きを見る

The landscape is a vital spatial and material frame for our natural and man-made environment and is considered by many stakeholders to be one of the most important aspects of a healthy, enjoyable li……続きを見る

In un futuro non lontano una misteriosa nebbia cala improvvisamente sull'Umanità, diventando in breve una condizione con cui la popolazione deve convivere. La ricerca delle cause e di una possibile ……続きを見る

In the first collection of published writings of Thomas Affleck (1812--1868), Lake Douglas re-establishes the reputation of a tireless agricultural reformer, entrepreneur, and horticulturist. Afflec……続きを見る

Published in 1559 and appearing here for the first time in English, La Villa is a rare source of Renaissance landscape theory. Written by Bartolomeo Taegio, a Milanese jurist and man of letters, aft……続きを見る

Se il viaggio è conoscenza, il paesaggio è la sua più ricca fonte di informazione. Qualsiasi territorio esprime attraverso il paesaggio i suoi caratteri ambientali, storici e culturali, e li rende a……続きを見る

In the not-too-distant future, a mysterious fog suddenly descends upon Humanity, quickly becoming a condition with which the population must learn to coexist. The search for its causes and a possibl……続きを見る

"If you can't get to the High Line. . . this is the next best thing." ー The Washington Post Before it was restored, the High Line was an untouched, abandoned landscape overgrown with wildflowers. T……続きを見る

This new edition of bestselling textbook Introducing Property Valuation provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and methods of valuing real estate, helping them to progre……続きを見る

Drawing conceptually and directly on music notation, this book investigates landscape architecture’s inherent temporality. It argues that the rich history of notating time in music provides a critic……続きを見る

More than a tenth of the land mass of the UK comprises 'urban fringe': the countryside around towns that has been called 'planning's last frontier'. One of the key challenges facing spatial planners……続きを見る

The main objective of this research is to investigate the governing processes and characteristics that drive morphodynamic evolution in alluvial estuaries by application of a process-based numerical……続きを見る

Applied Urban Design combines 'why' we design and 'who' we design for, with 'how' we design, by providing the reader with a comprehensive and accessible bespoke framework for both understanding and ……続きを見る

'**Brilliant. London never looked so good. A glorious celebration of the city that will leave a big smile on your face.’ Daisy May Cooper 'This book celebrates suburbia in all its quirky glory' Dail……続きを見る