Claudia Dinep, Kristin Schwab

Sustainable Site Design (eBook, ePUB)

Criteria, Process, and Case Studies for Integrating Site and Region in Landscape Design

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Sustainable Site Design introduces the core concepts of sustainability as applied to landscape architecture. Focusing on site-scale design, this book provides a regional framework for integrating sustainable practices throughout the design process. From landscape analysis to program and design development, each design phase is illustrated with detailed case studies covering a broad range of innovative built landscape architectural projects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470640241
• Artikelnr.: 37298339

Autorenporträt

Claudia Dinep, ASLA, former principal with the firm of RolfSauer and Partners in Philadelphia, currently consults, lectures,and writes on landscape sustainability. Kristin Schwab, ASLA, is a licensed landscape architectand an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at theUniversity of Connecticut.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgments. 1 Landscape Sustainability Framework and Criteria. 2 Program Development--Menomonee Valley IndustrialCenter. 3 Stakeholder Influence--Whitney Water PurificationFacility. 4 Regional and Site Assessment--Sandstone VisitorCenter. 5 Form-Making--Paradise Valley Residence. 6 Design Efficiency--Gannett/USA Today Headquarters. 7 User Experience--Tanner Springs Park. Glossary. References. Index.