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

Sustainable Site Design : Criteria, Process, and Case Studies for Integrating Site and Region in Landscape Design
Item #: 165-8783-09
Author: C. Dinep
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:0470187832
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
Manufacturer Item #: 9780470187838
Format: Hardcover
Your Price: $74.95
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This text serves as an invaluable guide to sustainable approaches in the landscape design process from project inception through implementation

Focusing on site-scale design, this complete guide to sustainable approaches to the landscape design process will lead you from project inception through implementation. This comprehensive approach to site analysis, and program development and design, includes land use typologies that provide a framework for examining sustainable practices. Incorporated are twenty case studies diverse in scale, scope, location and program that contain an aspect of experimentation. Chapters include: In-Site/Out Framework, Program Development, Stakeholder Influence, Regional & Site Assessment, Form Making, Design Efficiency, and User Experience. 288 pp.

Table of Contents:

  • Chapter 1 In-Site/Out Framework.
  • Chapter 2 Program Development - Menomonee Valley Industrial Center.
  • Chapter 3 Stakeholder Influence - Whitney Water Purification Facility.
  • Chapter 4 Regional & Site Assessment - Sandstone Visitor Center
  • Chapter 5 Form Making - Paradise Valley Residence.
  • Chapter 6 Design Efficiency - Gannett/USA Today Headquarters.
  • Chapter 7 User Experience - Tanner Springs Park.
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