Simonds, John Ormsbee

Landscape architecture: a manual of environmental planning and design / John Ormsbee Simonds and Barry W. Strake - 5th ed. - New York : McGraw-Hill, 2013. - xvii, 396 p.

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--Title page verso.

Landscape : connections and disconnections --
Functions, services and values of landscapes --
Change and Resilience in Landscapes --
Physical Connections in Landscapes --
Social Connections in Landscapes --
Landscape Connectivity in the Future : Thinking and Doing.

This book explains how to plan and design for the human use of land with the least environmental impact. New coverage in this updated volume includes topics such as sustainablility, climate change, water conservation, land reuse, urban agriculture, stormwater management, low-impact design and more.

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Ecological landscape design
Sustainable development-- Planning
Ecological landscape design --Europe

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