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Landscape planning : environmental applications / William M. Marsh

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: [United States of America] : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2010Edition: Fifth editionDescription: xv, 511 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780470570814
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD 108.6 .M37 2010
Contents:
Preface -- An introduction to the book, the field, and some perspectives -- 1. Landscape planning : roots, problems, and content -- 2. The Physiographic framework of the United States and Canada -- 3. Landscape form and function in planning and design -- 4. Topography : slopes, and land use planning -- 5. Assessing soil for land use planing and wast disposal -- 6. Site, soils, and wastewater disposal systems -- 7. Groundwater systems, land use planning, and aquifer protection -- 8. Runoff and stormwater management in a changing landscape -- 9. Watershed, drainage nets and land use planning -- 10. Streamflow, floodplains, flood hazard and land use planning -- 11. Water quality and runoff considerations in landscape management -- 12. Soil erosion, stream sedimentation and landscape management -- 13. Best management practices, local watersheds and development sites -- 14. The Riparian landscape : streams, channel forms and valley floors -- 15. The Coastal landscape : shoreline systems, landforms and management considerations -- 16. Solar climate near the ground : landscape and the built environment -- 17. Microclimate, climate change and the urban landscape -- 18. Ground frost, permafrost, land use, and environment -- 19. Vegetation, land use and environmental assessment -- 20. Landscape ecology, land use, and habitat conservation planning -- 21. Wetlands, habitat, and land use planning -- 22. Framing the land use plan : a system approach -- Glossary -- Credits -- Index.
Summary: With its wide variety of topics and up-to-date coverage, Landscape Planning Fifth Edition is an excellent resource for students in a variety of disciplines including landscape planning, geography and environmental studies. It focuses on environmental problems associated with land planning, landscape design, and land use. New coverage is included on adaptive planning as an approach necessary to build a sustainable landscape. Greater emphasis is placed on systems and updated case studies are integrated throughout the chapters. This edition also arms the student with a collection of the best management practices, which can be applied in the field.
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Preface -- An introduction to the book, the field, and some perspectives -- 1. Landscape planning : roots, problems, and content -- 2. The Physiographic framework of the United States and Canada -- 3. Landscape form and function in planning and design -- 4. Topography : slopes, and land use planning -- 5. Assessing soil for land use planing and wast disposal -- 6. Site, soils, and wastewater disposal systems -- 7. Groundwater systems, land use planning, and aquifer protection -- 8. Runoff and stormwater management in a changing landscape -- 9. Watershed, drainage nets and land use planning -- 10. Streamflow, floodplains, flood hazard and land use planning -- 11. Water quality and runoff considerations in landscape management -- 12. Soil erosion, stream sedimentation and landscape management -- 13. Best management practices, local watersheds and development sites -- 14. The Riparian landscape : streams, channel forms and valley floors -- 15. The Coastal landscape : shoreline systems, landforms and management considerations -- 16. Solar climate near the ground : landscape and the built environment -- 17. Microclimate, climate change and the urban landscape -- 18. Ground frost, permafrost, land use, and environment -- 19. Vegetation, land use and environmental assessment -- 20. Landscape ecology, land use, and habitat conservation planning -- 21. Wetlands, habitat, and land use planning -- 22. Framing the land use plan : a system approach -- Glossary -- Credits -- Index.

With its wide variety of topics and up-to-date coverage, Landscape Planning Fifth Edition is an excellent resource for students in a variety of disciplines including landscape planning, geography and environmental studies. It focuses on environmental problems associated with land planning, landscape design, and land use. New coverage is included on adaptive planning as an approach necessary to build a sustainable landscape. Greater emphasis is placed on systems and updated case studies are integrated throughout the chapters. This edition also arms the student with a collection of the best management practices, which can be applied in the field.

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