Landscape category: 1155 books
Nature by Design
The Practice of Biophilic Design
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Biophilia is the theory that people possess an inherent affinity for nature, which developed during the long course of human evolution. In recent years, studies have revealed that this inclination continues to be a vital component to human health and wellbeing. Given the pace and scale of construction...
by Victoria Charles
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
The lighthouse, an indefatigable watchman, ceaselessly guides boats to their ports.This beacon of maritime signalisation has guided sailors since antiquity.The first known lighthouse appeared on the island of Pharos, and was the remarkable Lighthouse of Alexandria; however, it seems that volcanoes...
How to Grow a Playspace
Development and Design
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
How to Grow a Playspace takes you through a global perspective of the different stages of child development and the environments that engage children in play around the world. From the urbanity of Mumbai; to rainbow nets in Japan; nature play in Denmark; recycling waste in Peru; community building...
Sustainable Stockholm
Exploring Urban Sustainability in Europe’s Greenest City
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
Sustainable Stockholm provides a historical overview of Stockholm’s environmental development, and also discusses a number of cross-disciplinary themes presenting the urban sustainability work behind Stockholm’s unique position, and importantly the question of how well Stockholm’s practices...
Design and Ethics
Reflections on Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
The value of design for contributing to environmental solutions and a sustainable future is increasingly recognised. It spans many spheres of everyday life, and the ethical dimension of design practice that considers environmental, social and economic sustainability is compelling.
Approaches...
Creating Healthy Neighborhoods
Evidence-Based Planning and Design Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
Good housing. Easy transit. Food access. Green spaces. Gathering places. Everybody wants to live in a healthy neighborhood. Bridging the gap between research and practice, it maps out ways for cities and towns to help their residents thrive in placed designed for living well, approaching health from every side – physical mental, and social.
Heteroglossic Asia
The Transformation of Urban Taiwan
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2015
Heteroglossic Asia presents an analysis of geographic, historical, cultural, economic, spatial and political factors underlying Taiwan’s maritime urbanity by means of case studies based on Taipei and Kaohsiung; two cities which represent the multi-accentual character of Taiwan’s urban environment...
Housing in the European Countryside
Rural Pressure and Policy in Western Europe
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2003
Housing in the European Countryside provides an overview of the housing pressures and policy challenges facing Europe, while highlighting critical differences. By drawing on contemporary research work of leading authors in the fields of housing studies, rural geography and planning, the book provides...
by Nathaniel Coleman
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
Utopian thought, though commonly characterized as projecting a future without a past, depends on golden models for re-invention of what is. Through a detailed and innovative re-assessment of the work of three architects who sought to represent a utopian content in their work, and a consideration of...
Urban Design
The Composition of Complexity
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
For planning to be successful, design must mean more than simply blindly following the dictates of legislation and regulation – yet losing sight of the importance of the design process is all too often exactly what has happened.
Ron Kasprisin has written a book for students of planning and...
by Gordon Cullen
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
This book pioneered the concept of townscape. 'Townscape' is the art of giving visual coherence and organization to the jumble of buildings, streets and space that make up the urban environment. It has been a major influence on architects, planners and others concerned with what cities should look like.
Data Visualization for Design Thinking
Applied Mapping
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
Data Visualization for Design Thinking helps you make better maps. Treating maps as applied research, you’ll be able to understand how to map sites, places, ideas, and projects, revealing the complex relationships between what you represent, your thinking, the technology you use, the culture you...
Gardener’s Guide to the Perennial Chrysanthemum
Abe’s Guide to the Full Sun Perennial Flower Garden, #9
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2015
Gardener’s Guide to the Chrysanthemum is a planting guide for gardeners that wish to grow this beautiful perennial flower successfully. It covers cultural requirements, propagation tips, problems and many other topics related to growing the chrysanthemum.
Written for gardeners by a gardener...
Heaven is a Garden
Designing Serene Spaces for Inspiration and Reflection
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2016
Heaven Is a Garden is about creating havens for the senses. Drawing on ancient traditions of “sacred space,” Jan Johnsen identifies the key natural elements of a garden that can give us feelings of renewal and inspiration. She shows us how we can introduce these calming, inspiring elements into our...