All landscapes are complex systems which are continually changing
as a result of relatively simple interactions. This condition of
adaption and evolution is called emergence. Related to chaos theory
and self-organising systems, emergence highlights the ever changing
and developing urban and natural world - and the need to work
flexibly within this. Just as an aborist must understand the
development and functions of a tree in order to fully understand
his actions in relation to it, so must a landscape architect
understand the ecological functions of a specific terrain in order
to appreciate how the landscape will respond to the conditions he
establishes. This bottom-up approach is essential when dealing with
the natural environment - and, as Barnett argues, the urban
environment. Covering critically the theory behind emergence in
landscape architecture, the author also uses practical examples
from international landscapes as a key tool in his mission to
explain the basis of emergence and how it is essential to our
understanding of both urban and natural systems. Ideal for students
and educators in landscape architecture, landscape urbanism and
architectural theory, this book provides a full discourse on the
theory and practice behind emergence in landscape and features full
colour images.
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