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394 pages, 279 x 216 mm
Publisher:
Island Press, USA
The Living Landscape is a manifesto, resource and textbook for architects, environmental planners, students and others involved in creating human communities. Since its first edition, published in 1990, it has taught its readers how to develop new built environments while conserving natural resources. No other book presents such a comprehensive approach to planning that is rooted in ecology and design. And no other book offers a similar step-by-step method for planning with an emphasis on sustainable development. This second edition of The Living Landscape offers Frederick Steiner's design-oriented ecological methods to a new generation of students and professionals.
The Living Landscape offers:
more than 20 challenging case studies
checklists and step-by-step guides
coverage of major advances in GIS technology and global sustainability standards
As Steiner emphasises throughout this book, all of us have a responsibility to the Earth and to our fellow residents on this planet to plan with vision.
Frederick Steiner is Dean and Henry M. Rockwell Chair, School of Architecture, University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of several books, including Human Ecology: Following Nature's Lead and The Essential Ian McHarg (Island Press).
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