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020 _a9781472590626 (paperback : alk. paper)
020 _z9781472590633 (epdf : alk. paper)
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100 1 _aZeunert, Joshua.
245 1 0 _aLandscape architecture and environmental sustainability
_hBook :
_bcreating positive change through design /
_cJoshua Zeunert.
300 _a320 pages :
_billustrations, (color) ;
_c27 cm.
365 _a01
_b8,898.00
490 0 _aRequired reading range
520 _aLandscape architecture has a pivotal role in ensuring environmental sustainability through design interventions. This book takes a broad look at strategies and completed projects to provide the reader with a strong understanding of the sustainability challenges being faced by designers today, and potential routes to addressing them.The book covers essential concepts of landscape rchitecture and environmental sustainability, including:- Ecology, multifunctional landscapes and sensitive intervention- Remediation, cleansing and environmental infrastructure - Social ustainability, design activism and healthy landscapes - Food systems, productive landscapes and transportation - Performance ratings, materials and life cycles Through case studies from around the world and interviews with leading landscape architects and practitioners, this book invites discussion about possible future scenarios, relevant theories and project responses in landscape environmental design. With hundreds of color images throughout the book, and additional study material in the companion website, Joshua Zeunert provides an overview of the multidimensional qualities of landscape sustainability.
521 _aAll
650 0 _aLandscape architecture.
650 0 _aSustainable architecture.
650 0 _aSustainable development.
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_h712 ZEU-L 61855
_vKhaliqia Azizia Book Company
_bGround Floor
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