Landscape Architecture

A Manual of Environmental Planning and Design

John Ormsbee Simonds, Barry W. Starke

396 pages, parution le 01/08/2006 (4^eme édition)

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With more than 30 percent new material, the fourth edition of this classic is an indispensable resource for practicing landscape architecture professionals as well as students. The most comprehensive overview of landscape architecture available, this reference covers every aspect of planning, design, installation, implementation, and maintenance.

Landscape architects, architects, and everyone else involved with the shaping of our living environment will find in this colorful book a systematic approach to the creation of more usable, efficient, and attractive outdoor places. Simply put--it is the best one-volume course ever written on landscape planning and landscape design.

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Prologue
Foreword
The Hunter and the Philosopher
The Human Habitat
Climate
Land
Water
Vegetation
Landscape Character
Topography
Site Planning
Site Planning
Landscape Planting
Site Volumes
Visible Landscape
Circulation
Structures
Habitations
Community Planning
Urban Design
Growth Management
The Regional Landscape
The Planned Environment
Perspective
Retrospective
Project Credits
Quotation Sources
Bibliography
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	John Ormsbee Simonds, Barry W. Starke
Parution	01/08/2006
Édition	4^eme édition
Nb. de pages	396
Format	22 x 28
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1661g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780071461207
ISBN13	978-0-07-146120-7