Landscape category: 1155 books
Re-forming Britain
Narratives of Modernity before Reconstruction
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Re-forming Britain considers the nature and practice of architectural modernism in inter-war Britain in a new light. Bringing hitherto little considered protagonists and projects to the fore, it argues that rather than being an imported idiom, the new architecture in Britain formed part of an ongoing...
Intelligent Cities
Innovation, Knowledge Systems and Digital Spaces
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
At the turn of the century some cities and regions in Europe, Japan and the USA, displayed an exceptional capacity to incubate and develop new knowledge and innovations. The favourable environment for research, technology and innovation created in these areas was not immediately obvious, yet it was...
by Kristin Ann Hass
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
For the city’s first two hundred years, the story told at Washington DC’s symbolic center, the National Mall, was about triumphant American leaders. Since 1982, when the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated, the narrative has shifted to emphasize the memory of American wars. In the last thirty...
Regenerating London
Governance, Sustainability and Community in a Global City
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Regenerating London explores latest thinking on urban regeneration in one of the fastest changing world cities. Engaging with social, economic, and political structures of cities, it highlights paradoxes and contradictions in urban policy and offers an evaluation of the contemporary forms of urban redevelopment.
The Visual Language of Spatial Planning
Exploring Cartographic Representations for Spatial Planning in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
At a time when strategic spatial planning is undergoing a renaissance in Europe, The Visual Language of Spatial Planning makes a unique contribution to this rapidly growing area of teaching and research. Discussing the relevant theoretical perspectives on policy-making and planning, combined with...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2013
'Several high quality scientific journals are published in the area of building energy and indoor/outdoor environment; however, one has been missing. Advances in Building Energy Research fills the gap. I recommend ABER to all technical libraries, research institutes and universities. It should also...
by Nick Gallent, Johan Andersson, Marco Bianconi
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
More than a tenth of the land mass of the UK comprises 'urban fringe': the countryside around towns that has been called 'planning's last frontier'. One of the key challenges facing spatial planners is the land-use management of this area, regarded by many as fit only for locating sewage works, essential...
Slope Stabilization and Erosion Control: A Bioengineering Approach
A Bioengineering Approach
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
This book is an up-to-date review of research and practice on the use of vegetation for slope stabilization and control of surface erosion caused by water and wind. From a basic understanding of the principles and practices of vegetation growth and establishment, it describes how vegetation can be treated as an engineering material and used to solve erosion and slope stability problems.
Conservation Design for Subdivisions
A Practical Guide To Creating Open Space Networks
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
In mcommunities, land use regulations are based on a limited model that allows for only one end result: the production of more and more suburbia, composed of endless subdivisions and shopping centers, that ultimately covers every bit of countryside with "improvements." Fortunately, sensible alternatives...
by Peter Shirley, J. C. Moughtin
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2006
In Green Dimensions, Cliff Moughtin relates sustainable development and green design to the realm of urban design and development. Examining regional and local frameworks for design and planning, this book shows how sustainable urban design can be implemented on every scale.
Working from a...
Sowing Beauty
Designing Flowering Meadows from Seed
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2017
**“A hopeful and expansive book for the gardener who sees a field as a canvas.” —*Publishers Weekly ***
James Hitchmough is well-regarded in the design world for his exuberant, colorful, and flower-filled meadows. His signature style can be seen in prominent places like London’s Olympic...
by Daniel Maudlin
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2015
The Idea of the Cottage in English Architecture is a history of the late Georgian phenomenon of the architect-designed cottage and the architectural discourse that articulated it. It is a study of small buildings built on country estates, and not so small buildings built in picturesque rural settings,...
Insurgent Public Space
Guerrilla Urbanism and the Remaking of Contemporary Cities
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2010
Winner of the EDRA book prize for 2012.
In cities around the world, individuals and groups are reclaiming and creating urban sites, temporary spaces and informal gathering places. These ‘insurgent public spaces’ challenge conventional views of how urban areas are defined and used, and how...
Entourage 5th Edition
A Tracing File and Color Sourcebook
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2011
The definitive tracing file for design professionals--updated and expanded
Packed with hundreds of traceable drawings and more than 1000 photographic images, Entourage, Fifth Edition, provides a quick and easy way to create visually persuasive architectural presentations. This fully revised volume...