Today, there is a growing demand for designed landscapes--from
public parks to backyards--to be not only beautiful and functional,
but also sustainable. Sustainability means more than just saving
energy and resources. It requires integrating the landscapes we
design with ecological systems. With "Principles of Ecological
Landscape Design," Travis Beck gives professionals and students the
first book to translate the science of ecology into design
practice.
This groundbreaking work explains key ecological concepts and their
application to the design and management of sustainable landscapes.
It covers biogeography and plant selection, assembling plant
communities, competition and coexistence, designing ecosystems,
materials cycling and soil ecology, plant-animal interactions,
biodiversity and stability, disturbance and succession, landscape
ecology, and global change. Beck draws on real world cases where
professionals have put ecological principles to use in the built
landscape.
The demand for this information is rising as professional
associations like the American Society of Landscape Architects
adopt new sustainability guidelines (SITES). But the need goes
beyond certifications and rules. For constructed landscapes to
perform as we need them to, we must get their underlying ecology
right. "Principles of Ecological Landscape Design "provides the
tools to do just that.
General
Imprint: |
Island Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2013 |
First published: |
February 2013 |
Authors: |
Travis Beck
|
Foreword by: |
Carol Franklin
|
Dimensions: |
254 x 216 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
296 |
Edition: |
2nd None Ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59726-701-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-59726-701-5 |
Barcode: |
9781597267014 |
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