Landscape Design: Site Planning and Design Handbook (Third Edition)

Author: [US] Simonds
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Publish Date: 2000-08-01
Features: People need a book that uses concise and practical terminology to outline the process of site planning. Landscape Design is written precisely to meet this need. It helps us understand that nature is the background and foundation of all human activities; describes the planning constraints imposed by the forms, forces, and characteristics of natural and artificial landscapes; instills a sense of climate and its significance in design; discusses site selection and site analysis; guides the planning of usable land and related land use areas; considers the volumetric shaping of outdoor spaces; explores the potential of site-building organization; seeks historical lessons from expressive human environments, community planning, and modern planning trends; and provides guidelines for creating more effective and livable environments in urban and regional contexts. We do not expect every reader to become an expert in land planning. In other fields of training, experience comes from long-term learning, travel, observation, and professional experience. However, readers will gain from this book an effective and keen focus on their surroundings, along with many useful insights. These insights can be applied to design housing, schools, recreational areas, shopping malls, transportation, or other projects suitable for their landscape environment and that complement it through planning. This is precisely the clear purpose of this book.