What if environmentally damaged landscapes could not only be
remediated from an ecological standpoint, but also designed to
replenish an entire community as well as the nature surrounding it?
The Handbook of Regenerative Landscape Design incorporates ecology,
engineering, sociology, and design elements into a new paradigm for
environmental restoration and the renewal of urban and cultural
sites.
This is the first resource in the field to examine the
collaborative roles of scientists, landscape architects, and urban
planners in transforming degraded landscapes into sustainable
communities for both people and wildlife. Top practitioners and
theorists from different fields and perspectives contribute
innovative case studies that converge in their emphasis on new uses
for reclaimed land, rather than a return to its original state.
In addition, this book is one in only a handful to address the
system conditions necessary for the repair of severely degraded
landscapes, especially in an urban context. It elucidates the most
suitable remediation strategies for treating degraded environments
such as industrial landfills, mining sites, buried urban rivers,
heavily polluted or effectively destroyed wetlands, Superfund
sites, and abandoned factories.
Bringing the perspectives of landscape architects, scientists,
and urban planners to a wider audience, the Handbook of
Regenerative Landscape Design demonstrates how ecological landscape
restoration processes can facilitate sociological and urban renewal
initiatives.
General
| Imprint: |
Crc Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2007 |
| First published: |
June 2007 |
| Authors: |
Robert L. France
|
| Dimensions: |
254 x 178 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
488 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8493-9188-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Earth & environment >
The environment >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8493-9188-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780849391880 |
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