Ayman Hassaan A. Mahmoud

Broschiertes Buch

Notes on Landscape Archiectural Design in Hot Arid Environments

The Case of Egyptian Desert Environments

Beschreibung

In arid countries such as Egypt, characterized by broad areas of dry lands and growing urban pressure in territorial and water resources, desertification process has been highly accelerated during last decades. The landscape architecture practice in Egypt needs a vision to maintain the national and environmental character. Sustainable landscape design is desirable to flourish future settlements in the desert. This book aims to help developing a landscape design strategy for outdoor environment in hot climates based on sustainability principles.

Autor

Dr. Ayman Hassaan A. Mahmoud is a professor of Landscape Architecture at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield, U.K. in 2001. His research interests include: landscape architecture, environmental planning, visual design and digital design.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 137g
• ISBN-13: 9783659784828
• ISBN-10: 3659784826
• Artikelnr.: 44501583