Dynamic Landscape
Subtitle: Design, Ecology and Management of Naturalistic Urban
Contributors: Hitchmough, James
Publisher: Spon Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9780203402870
Subjects: Landscape gardening
Description: This book advances a fusion of scientific and ecological planting design philosophy that can address the need for more sustainable designed landscapes.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustration Credits; 1. Introduction to Naturalistic Planting in Urban Landscapes; 2. The Changing Nature of Ecology: A History of Ecological Planting (1800-1980); 3. Contemporary Overview of Naturalistic Planting Design; 4. The Dynamic Nature of Plant Communities; title: Pattern and Process in Designed Plant Communities; 5. A Methodology for Ecological Landscape and Planting Design; title: Site Planning and Spatial Design; 6. Naturalistic Herbaceous Vegetation for Urban Landscapes.; title: 7. Exploring Woodland Design: Designing with Complexity and Dynamics; title: Woodland Types, Their Dynamic Architecture and Establishment8. Wetlands and Water Bodies; 9. Communicating Naturalistic Plantings: Plans and Specifications; 10. Creative Management; 11. The Social and Cultural Context of Ecological Plantings; Index.