Landscape

Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment

3rd Edition

By Landscape Institute, I.E.M.A.

Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) can be key to planning decisions by identifying the effects of new developments on views and on the landscape itself. This fully revised edition of the industry standard work on LVIA presents an authoritative statement of the principles of assessment....

Published April 2nd 2013 by Routledge

Landscape Architect's Pocket Book

2nd Edition

By Siobhan Vernon, Rachel Tennant, Nicola Garmory

An indispensable tool for all landscape architects, this time-saving guide answers the most frequently asked questions in one pocket-sized volume. It is a concise, easy-to-read reference that gives instant access to a wide range of information needed on a daily basis, both out on site and in the...

Published April 10th 2013 by Routledge

Invasive and Introduced Plants and Animals

Human Perceptions, Attitudes and Approaches to Management

Edited by Ian D. Rotherham, Robert A. Lambert

There have been many well-publicized cases of invasive species of plants and animals, often introduced unintentionally but sometimes on purpose, causing widespread ecological havoc. Examples of such alien invasions include pernicious weeds such as Japanese knotweed, an introduced garden ornamental...

Published April 27th 2011 by Routledge

Land Use Intensification

Effects on Agriculture, Biodiversity, and Ecological Processes

Edited by David Lindenmayer, Saul Cunningham, Andrew Young

Series: Advances in Agroecology

By 2050, the global population of humans is predicted to increase by 35%. Approximately 70 % more food may be required, and this will take place against a backdrop of 15-40% land degradation. This book examines land use intensification and biodiversity conservation and its impacts. It also...

Published July 25th 2012 by CRC Press

Managing Cultural Landscapes

Edited by Ken Taylor, Jane Lennon

Series: Key Issues in Cultural Heritage

One of our deepest needs is for a sense of identity and belonging. A common feature in this is human attachment to landscape and how we find identity in landscape and place. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw a remarkable flowering of interest in, and understanding of, cultural landscapes. With...

Published February 13th 2012 by Routledge

Manufactured Sites

Rethinking the Post-Industrial Landscape

Edited by Niall Kirkwood

**This title was originally published in 2001. The version published in 2011 is a PB reprint of the original HB** Manufactured Sites focuses on the legacy of industrial production and pollutants on the contemporary landscape and their influence on new scientific research, innovative site...

Published November 28th 2011 by Taylor & Francis

Principles of Horticulture

6th Edition

By Charles Adams, Katherine Bamford, M K Early

This colourful guide will introduce you to the fundamentals of horticulture, whether you are taking an RHS course, are a keen amateur or seasoned gardener. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book explains the principles that underlie the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, turf...

Published October 23rd 2011 by Routledge

Transforming Parks and Protected Areas

Policy and Governance in a Changing World

Edited by Kevin S. Hanna, Douglas A. Clark, D. Scott Slocombe

**This title was originally published in 2007. The version published in 2012 is a PB reprint of the original HB** The protection of natural resources and biodiversity through protected areas is increasingly based on ecological principles. Simultaneously the concept of ecosystem-based management has...

Published June 13th 2012 by Routledge

Trees, Forested Landscapes and Grazing Animals

A European Perspective on Woodlands and Grazed Treescapes

Edited by Ian D. Rotherham

In this comprehensive book, the critical components of the European landscape – forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees are addressed. The book considers the history of grazed treed landscapes, of large grazing herbivores in Europe, and the implications of the past in shaping...

Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge

Restorative Redevelopment of Devastated Ecocultural Landscapes

By Robert L. France

Series: Integrative Studies in Water Management & Land Deve

A fusion of ecological restoration and sustainable development, restorative redevelopment represents an emerging paradigm for remediating landscapes. Rather than merely fixing the broken bits and pieces of nature, restorative development advocates the reuse of devastated landscapes to improve the...

Published July 18th 2010 by CRC Press

Spon's External Works and Landscape Price Book 2013

32nd Edition

By Davis Langdon

This year’s special focus is on water related issues. Now in its 32nd edition, SPON'S EXTERNAL WORKS AND LANDSCAPE PRICE BOOK 2013 offers the only comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. It covers all the items to be found in hard and soft landscape...

Published September 25th 2012 by CRC Press

Introduction To Environmental Impact Assessment

4th Edition

By John Glasson, Riki Therivel, Andrew Chadwick

Series: Natural and Built Environment Series

Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment provides students and practitioners with a clearly structured overview of the subject, as well as critical analysis and support for further studies. Written by three authors with extensive research, training and practical experience in EIA (...

Published December 21st 2011 by Routledge

Managing Forests as Complex Adaptive Systems

Building Resilience to the Challenge of Global Change

Edited by Christian Messier, Klaus J. Puettmann, K. David Coates

Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

This book links the emerging concepts of complexity, complex adaptive system (CAS) and resilience to forest ecology and management. It explores how these concepts can be applied in various forest biomes of the world with their different ecological, economic and social settings, and history....

Published January 21st 2013 by Routledge

Forest Wildlife Ecology and Habitat Management

By David R. Patton

Across the continental United States, one can identify 20 distinct forest cover types. Most of these are to be found on federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Those responsible for the management of trees that form the 20 different cover types and the...

Published October 11th 2010 by CRC Press

European Forest Recreation and Tourism

A Handbook

Edited by Simon Bell, Murray Simpson, Lisa Tyrväinen, Tuija Sievänen, Ulrike Pröbstl

In an increasingly urbanized world more and more people are turning to our forests and woodland for recreation and tourism. Planning and providing for this growing demand poses challenges that need to be addressed by managers and designers alike. Based on a study of forest recreation from across...

Published December 11th 2008 by Taylor & Francis

Environmental Noise Barriers

A Guide To Their Acoustic and Visual Design, Second Edition

By Benz Kotzen, Colin English

Environmental Noise Barriers is a unique one-stop reference for practitioners, whether acoustical engineers, landscape architects, or manufacturers, and for highways departments in local and central authorities. This extensively revised new edition is updated in line with UK and EU legislation and...

Published April 20th 2009 by CRC Press

The Dynamic Landscape

Design, Ecology and Management of Naturalistic Urban Planting

Edited by Nigel Dunnett, James Hitchmough

The last quarter of the twentieth century witnessed a burgeoning interest in ecological or naturally inspired use of vegetation in the designed landscape. More recently a strong aesthetic element has been added to what was formerly a movement aimed at creating nature-like landscapes. The Dynamic...

Published May 1st 2008 by Taylor & Francis