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Gives an overview of the practice of ecological design and planning for landscape architects. It explores the concepts and themes important to contemporary landscape architecture.

Basics Landscape Architecture 02: Ecological Design provides an overview of ecological design and planning for landscape architects. It explores the concepts and themes important to the contemporary practice of ecological design and planning in a highly accessible and richly illustrated format. Focusing primarily on urban environments, this book examines the relationships between ecological design theory and design methods. It describes and illustrates the basic structures and functions of natural and human systems through landscape ecology principles and the dynamics of landscape processes.

Les conceptions contemporaines d'environnements urbains se doivent de respecter les principes du développement durable et de développer des sites en harmonie avec leur milieu naturel. Cet ouvrage présente les axes majeurs de l'écoconception et de l'écoplanification en architecture du paysage. De nombreuses études de cas, présentant des projets urbains respectueux de l'environnement issus du monde entier, illustrent son propos. Cette collection aborde le champ de l'architecture du paysage à travers une série de guides thématiques. Des exemples variés d'ouvrages contemporains illustrent les principes fondamentaux de la discipline. "Les essentiels architecture du paysage" mêle la théorie aux exemples concrets et constitue une série d'outils précieux pour comprendre et pratiquer l'architecture du paysage.

My father grew up in Wyoming in the 1930's. He lived in a 3 room house which had a central stove that also served for heat. There was no running water or electricity. His family owned a large sheep ranch. For my dad, those were his fondest memories. This is his book about them and some of his accompanying artwork.