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Sustainable landscape management : design, construction, and maintenance / Thomas W. Cook, Ann Marie VanDerZanden.
Fine Arts Library SB472.3 .C66 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cook, Thomas W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Landscape protection.
- Grounds maintenance.
- Sustainable development.
- Sustainable horticulture.
- Landscape architecture--Environmental aspects.
- Landscape architecture.
- Landscape design--Environmental aspects.
- Landscape design.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 232 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2011]
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction to sustainability
- Historical perspective
- Emergence of the sustainability movement
- Sustainable landscapes
- 2. Sustainable landscape design
- The process of sustainable landscape design
- Selecting plants to increase sustainability
- Creating aesthetically pleasing landscapes
- Creating landscapes that meet basic human physical and cognitive needs
- Designing to minimize maintenance
- Designing to enhance a landscape's short- and long-term cost effectiveness
- Integrating specialized design approaches to maximize short- and long-term sustainability
- 3. Sustainable landscape construction: process, irrigation systems, and hardscape materials
- The conventional landscape construction process
- A sustainable landscape construction process alternative
- Sustainable irrigation design and installation strategies
- Sustainable hardscape materials
- 4. Retrofitting existing landscapes for sustainability
- Site analysis for retrofitting
- Identifying opportunities to improve landscape sustainability
- 5. Ecosystem development and management in the context of sustainable landscapes
- Sustainable landscapes and ecosystem services
- Historical review of ecological design
- How landscapes function as ecosystems
- Considerations in designing a new landscape ecosystem
- Establishment strategies for a new landscape ecosystem
- Management strategies for a landscape ecosystem
- 6. Environmental issues
- Nutrient leaching and runoff
- Pesticide leaching and runoff
- Health concerns associated with pesticides
- Fish and wildlife issues associated with pesticides
- Air pollution due to power equipment emissions
- Depletion of water resources
- Sustainability and environmental rhetoric
- Perspectives on environmental issues regarding pesticide use
- 7. Sustainable soils for landscapes
- Healthy soils
- sustainable options in developing soils for landscapes
- Manging soils sustainably
- 8. Managing trees, shrubs, and beds sustainably
- Planting
- Fertilization
- Irrigation
- Pruning
- Managing the waste system
- 9. Lawns in sustainable landscapes
- Matching grass types to climate in theory and practice
- Impact of grass breeding programs
- Species for sustainable lawns
- Sustainable maintenance strategies
- 10. Definition of integrated pest management
- Components of integrated pest management
- Insect control strategies
- Disease control strategies
- Weed control strategies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- ISBN:
- 0470480939
- OCLC:
- 595738773
- Publisher Number:
- 99948235919
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