Nancy Rottle, Ken Yocom (University of Washington)

Basics Landscape Architecture 02: Ecological Design

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Basics Landscape Architecture 02: Ecological Design provides an overview of ecological design and planning for landscape architects. It explores the concepts and themes important to the contemporary practice of ecological design and planning in a highly accessible and richly illustrated format. Focusing primarily on urban environments, the book examines the relationships between ecological design theory and design methods. It describes and illustrates the basic structures and functions of natural and human systems through landscape ecology principles and the dynamics of landscape processes. Basics Landscape Architecture 02: Ecological Design provides an overview of ecological design and planning for landscape architects. It explores the concepts and themes important to the contemporary practice of ecological design and planning in a highly accessible and richly illustrated format. Focusing primarily on urban environments, the book examines the relationships between ecological design theory and design methods. It describes and illustrates the basic structures and functions of natural and human systems through landscape ecology principles and the dynamics of landscape processes.

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Produktdetails

• Basics Landscape Architecture
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 164mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9782940411443
• ISBN-10: 2940411441
• Artikelnr.: 32544929

Autorenporträt

Nancy Rottle has focused most of her professional and academic life on the pedagogy and practice of ecological design and planning in landscape architecture. In addition to over a decade of teaching ecological and sustainable design courses, she founded and directs the Green Futures Lab in the University of Washington's College of Built Environments. Ken Yocom is an ecologist and landscape architect based in Seattle, Washington. He teaches in the Landscape Architecture Department at the University of Washington. Ken began his career as a wildlife ecologist working on a wide range of projects across the Pacific Northwest before migrating into landscape architecture.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. What is ecological design?: Defining ecological design
Why urban?
An emerging practice
Integrating science and design
Olympic Sculpture Park. Systems: The structure and function of systems
Systems hierarchy
Types of systems
Green infrastructure systems
Ecosystem health and diversity
Waitakere and Twin Streams. Landscape dynamics: The form and function of landscapes
Dynamic equilibrium and resilience
Resilient + sustainable + regenerative design
Port Lands Estuary. Project processes: Design processes for ecosystem health
Implementing a framework
Civic participation
Stewardship
Freshkills Park. Operations: Protect/Conserve/Reuse
Scaffold/Structure/Initiate
Catalyse/Seed/Regenerate
Stratify/Layer/Strengthen
Regulate/Contain/Collect
Sieve/Filter/Cleanse
Metabolize/Digest/Remediate
Mimic/Copy/Imitate
Synthesize/Connect/Integrate
Reveal/Immerse/Teach. Places: Region and watershed
Netherlands Green Heart
Community
Portland, Oregon
Neighbourhoods
High Point
Streets
SW Montgomery Street
Parks and trails
Barry Curtis Park
Site/Parcel
'Green Factor' programmes. Conclusion. Taking it further. Bibliography. Contacts and useful resources. Index. Acknowledgements and picture credits. Working with ethics.