Nature-Based Design in Landscape Architecture showcases a range of built works designed by landscape architects from many countries of the world representing diverse environmental regions and uses. These projects demonstrate the transformative potential of a nature-based approach to landscape design.
Nature-Based Design in Landscape Architecture showcases a range of built works designed by landscape architects from many countries of the world representing diverse environmental regions and uses. These projects demonstrate the transformative potential of a nature-based approach to landscape design.
Bruce Sharky is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects and professor emeritus at the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. His interests in landscape architecture are varied and have evolved over the years and through work in varied locations and countries. He has worked professionally for award-winning firms in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Winnipeg, as well as in state government. His master's degree at the University of California Berkeley was the basis of legislation for the creation of the California Coastal Planning Commission. He has lectured and taught design courses in countries as varied as Portugal, China, Chile, Japan, and Israel, and was twice a Fulbright Scholar, in Mexico and Portugal. He had a private landscape practice in Anchorage, Alaska, for 15 years prior to taking the position of director of the Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture, Louisiana State University. In 1990, Professor Sharky was honored as a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects for his years of service and contributions to the profession. He has published four previous books on subjects as varied as professional practice, grading and drainage, a text for introductory courses in landscape architecture, and recently on the theory and use of shadows in creating memorable outdoor spaces.
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1. Employing the process of natural plant succession in landscape architecture 2. Achieving resiliency in using native plants 3. Wild play environments 4. Practicing at different scales for different purposes 5. Garden as art 6. Working with streams 7. Adaptive reuse 8. Re-energizing an older city center 9. Creating a native plant garden in the city 10. Creating resilient stormwater management 11. Cultural and ecological regeneration through infrastructure 12. Public healing spaces through nature-based design 13. Community engagement 14. Wrap-up
1. Employing the process of natural plant succession in landscape architecture 2. Achieving resiliency in using native plants 3. Wild play environments 4. Practicing at different scales for different purposes 5. Garden as art 6. Working with streams 7. Adaptive reuse 8. Re-energizing an older city center 9. Creating a native plant garden in the city 10. Creating resilient stormwater management 11. Cultural and ecological regeneration through infrastructure 12. Public healing spaces through nature-based design 13. Community engagement 14. Wrap-up
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