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The Planting Design Handbookby Nick Robinson
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2007; US$ 59.95First published in 1992, Nick Robinsons Planting Design Handbook has since become widely used as a definitive text on landscape architecture courses throughout the world. This second edition still provides a complete examination of both the principles and the practice of design with plants, for public, institutional and private landscapes, but is fully revised and updated, taking account of developments in professional practice and reflecting a variety of media which are currently used. The layout of the book is clearer and more spacious, with colour illustrations. While retaining the beautiful drawings of Jia-Hua Wu, it includes an international range of new photographs and professional drawings, including examples of CAD and other digital... more...
Landscapeby Simon Bell
Spon Press 1999; US$ 165.00The original concept for Landscape: Pattern, Perception and Process is to bring together the work and subject areas of a range of disciplines. This book demonstrates how the best integration can be achieved. more...
Spon's Grounds Maintenance Contract Handbookby R.M. Chadwick
Spon Press 1990; US$ 252.00Aimed at those at the sharp end of contract grounds maintenance, this book will provide guidance for anyone unfamiliar with the process of contracting work out. Written in a clear and readable style and full of practical details it will be particularly valuable to local authorities who, from 1990 will be thrown into contractual maintenance and competitive tendering for the first time. more...
Landscape Planning And Environmental Impact Designby Tom Turner
Routledge 1998; US$ 61.95Part of a series of books on environmental planning, this comprehensive text focuses on environmental impact assessment and design. more...
High-Tech Fantasiesby Doreen Massey; David Wield
Routledge 1991; US$ 72.00The first comprehensive survey and criticism of the economic effectiveness and social impact of science parks. We need to rethink the relation between society, science and space to provide the basis for a socially progressive science. more...
Greek Sanctuariesby Nanno Marinatos; Robin Hagg
Routledge 1995; US$ 44.95A collection of articles about the function of sanctuaries in Archaic and Classical Greece. The book deals with the origins, historical developments and social functions of sanctuaries. more...
Modelling the Cityby C. S. Bertuglia; G. P. Clarke; A. G. Wilson
Routledge 1994; US$ 226.00Examines the changing role of urban models in relation to urban well-being and planning problems and offers a `new geography of performance indicators' for the public and private sector based on principles of spatial interaction. more...
Classic Golf Hole Designby Robert Muir Graves; Geoffrey S. Cornish
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 90.00Golf course construction continues to burgeon in the United States, Asia, and around the world. This book meets the needs of practicing landscape architects and other practicing professionals involved in the design or re-design of golf courses. Each classic hole is described in terms relevant to the designer including its basic design, its maintenance, and its impact on the golfer's game. Three samples accompany each classic hole illustrating varying replications and how those replications were appropriated for the new course. Graves and Cornish are two of the most famous and respected golf course architects in the United States, who have designed or remodeled a combined 1,000+ courses, taught more than 60 seminars on golf course design, and... more...
Dimensions of Sustainabilityby Andrew MIT Scott
Spon Press 1998; US$ 100.95The edited summary of twelve key presentations at an International Design Symposium held at MIT, this book presents an important collection of contributions from key designers in the field of environmentally conscious buildings. more...
Manufactured Sitesby Niall Kirkwood
Spon Press 2001; US$ 130.00This collection of interdisciplinary essays presents internationally renowned designers, scientists, regulators, environmental and civil engineers and their research and project work on the integration of cleanup. more...









