Landscape planning : environmental applications / by William M. Marsh

Preface -- Introduction -- SECTION I. PLANNING AND PROBLEMS OF THE LANDSCAPE: Chapter 1. Landscape planning: activities and fields -- SECTION II. TOPICS AND PROBLEMS IN LANDSCAPE PLANNING: Chapter 2. Sun angles, Solar heating, and environment -- Chapter 3. Microclimate and the urban environment -- Chapter 4. Seasonal ground frost, permafrost, and land development -- Chapter 5. Soil and development suitability-- Chapter 6. Soils and wastewater disposal -- Chapter 7: Stormwater discharge and landscape change -- Chapter 8: Streamflow and flood hazard -- Chapter 9. Watersheds, drainage nets, and land use -- Chapter 10. Water Quality, runoff, and land use -- Chapter 11. Topography, slopes, and land use planning -- Chapter 12. Soil erosion, land use, and stream sedimentation -- Chapter 13. Shoreline processes and coastal zone management -- Chapter 14. Vegetation and environmental assessment -- Section III. TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS: Chapter 15. Remote sensing and aerial photograph interpretation by John M. Grossa -- Chapter 16. Maps and map reading -- Chapter 17. Interpreting and displaying data with graphs -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Index.

The idea for this book grew from three observations: the need expressed by colleagues for a set of applied problems in physical geography, planning, and landscape architecture for the student without advanced training; the need in may departments for an applications book that encourages the student to go beyond soil maps, topographic maps, and climatic data; and my own experiences as a consultant on planning, architecture, and engineering projects that have led to the realization that there is much progress to me made toward integrating the "technical" fields such as geography and geomorphology with the "professional" fields such as urban planning and landscape architecture. The book is aimed at the student who has either completed or is taking a course in physical geography, natural resources, or environmental science. The chapters are not intended to be comprehensive treatments of the topics addressed; for that the student is directed to a standard text in physical geography or a related field. This book can be used as a supplement in various courses or as a text in applications courses. For the problems at the end of the chapters, the necessary data and maps are either printedherein or made available in the Instructor's Guidebook.