Public Landscapes
Public Landscapes

Author: Song Jia

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789881997333

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Public landscapes are an integral part of city life. They not only add beauty to city, but also maintain a harmony and balance between human and environment. This book contains the most recent representative works of numerous excellent designers from across the world. The spaces illustrated include parks, streets, squares, commercial spaces, educational spaces, and cultural spaces. It illustrates the most unique landscape designs from design concept to detailed description, from overall landscapes to partial features.

Staging Urban Landscapes
Staging Urban Landscapes

Author: B. Cannon Ivers

Publisher: Birkhäuser

Published: 2018-10-08

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 3035610460

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Open urban spaces are an ideal stage for public events. An important prerequisite for their design in an increasingly heterogeneous multicultural cityscape is the relationship between design, use, and social function.The book documents both temporary as well as permanent installations of various kinds – from the open-air courtyard of a museum to the design of a river bank promenade, through to a city park.

Urban Garden Design
Urban Garden Design

Author: Kate Gould

Publisher: Kyle Books

Published: 2019-05-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780857834874

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A stunning guide for gardeners keen to transform small and awkward outdoor spaces into beautiful and practical escapes. From courtyards to rooftops, Kate Gould draws on her experience as an award-winning garden designer to provide tailored solutions and inspirational ideas. Covering topics such as how to design and measure the perfect garden, choose and use the best materials and maintain a lush garden all year round, Small Garden Design includes detailed advice for gardeners undeterred by limited space. This carefully illustrated guide ensures gardeners of all abilities achieve the best results outdoors. Creating a personal and unique space is also at the heart of each project and Kate makes sure to discuss how to tie each design back to the interior of the home.

Parks Plants and People
Parks Plants and People

Author: Lynden B Miller

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2009-08-25

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 9780393732030

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Offers advice on planning public spaces in urban areas, discussing the positive effects that parks and gardens can have on cities and their residents; and covering design, maintenance, volunteers, public funding, and private donations; with a list of plants and other resources.

Trees in the Urban Landscape
Trees in the Urban Landscape

Author: Peter J. Trowbridge

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2004-02-09

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 9780471392460

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This hands-on guidebook provides practical, applied information on design considerations, site planning and understand-ing, plant selection, installation, and maintenance of trees in challenging urban environments.

Urban Soil in Landscape Design
Urban Soil in Landscape Design

Author: Phillip J. Craul

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1992-11-11

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780471805984

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Presents essential information on the fundamental properties of soils and how they are affected under urban conditions. Coverage includes the physical, chemical and biological characterisitics of soil; how it can be classified, inventoried and mapped; urban soil properties; problems and solutions to many of the more common urban soils; methods of ameliorating compaction including other major drainage problems and much more. Contains over 150 illustrations.

Urban Ecological Design
Urban Ecological Design

Author: Danilo Palazzo

Publisher: Island Press

Published: 2012-06-22

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1610912268

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This trailblazing book outlines an interdisciplinary "process model" for urban design that has been developed and tested over time. Its goal is not to explain how to design a specific city precinct or public space, but to describe useful steps to approach the transformation of urban spaces. Urban Ecological Design illustrates the different stages in which the process is organized, using theories, techniques, images, and case studies. In essence, it presents a "how-to" method to transform the urban landscape that is thoroughly informed by theory and practice. The authors note that urban design is viewed as an interface between different disciplines. They describe the field as "peacefully overrun, invaded, and occupied" by city planners, architects, engineers, and landscape architects (with developers and politicians frequently joining in). They suggest that environmental concerns demand the consideration of ecology and sustainability issues in urban design. It is, after all, the urban designer who helps to orchestrate human relationships with other living organisms in the built environment. The overall objective of the book is to reinforce the role of the urban designer as an honest broker and promoter of design processes and as an active agent of social creativity in the production of the public realm.

Open Space
Open Space

Author: Shijian Lin

Publisher: Sendpoints

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789881683434

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"As the symbol and soul of a city, public landscape adds charm to a city, and public landscape design has thus become increasingly important in urban development process. Focusing mainly on the public landscape in the urban area, the book presents 56 of the world's most distinctive urban landscape projects with high quality pictures and design plans that stimulate readers' visual senses and detailed descriptions that provide an overall realization of the landscape design works."--Site web de l'editeur.

Oaks in the Urban Landscape
Oaks in the Urban Landscape

Author: Laurence Raleigh Costello

Publisher: UCANR Publications

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1601076800

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This publication offers a comprehensive look at the management of oaks in urban areas. As development moves into oak woodland areas, more and more oaks are becoming "urban" oaks. Oaks are highly valued in urban areas for their aesthetic, environmental, economic and cultural benefits. However, significant impacts to the health and structural stability of oaks have resulted from urban encroachment. Changes in environment, incompatible cultural practices, and pest problems can all lead to the early demise of our stately oaks. Using this book you'll learn how to effectively manage and protect oaks in urban areas - existing oaks as well as the planting of new oaks. Three key areas are addressed: selection, care, and preservation. You'll learn how cultural practices, pest management, risk management, preservation during development, and genetic diversity can all play a role in preserving urban oaks. Arborists, urban foresters, landscape architects, planners and designers, golf course superintendents, academics, and Master Gardeners alike will find this to be an invaluable reference guide.

Design Research for Urban Landscapes
Design Research for Urban Landscapes

Author: Martin Prominski

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-10

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1351104225

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Within the spatial design disciplines, research through design as a tool and practice has often been neglected. This book provides a much-needed companion to the theories, methods and processes involved in using design-based research in landscape, architecture and urban design. Aimed specifically at researchers completing PhD projects, supervisors and designers working in practice, it covers applied approaches to help you to use design research in your work. With fully illustrated examples of original international design research PhDs from a variety of programme types, such as individual, structured and practice-based, Design Research for Urban Landscapes offers PhD candidates and supervisors a clear foundational pathway.