Sustainable Landscape Construction : A Guide to Green Building Outdoors / by Kim Sorvig, J. William Thompson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sorvig, Kim, Author.

Thompson, J. William, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecology.

Sustainable architecture.

Design.

Environmental Sciences.

Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.

Local Subjects:

Environmental Sciences.

Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings.

Design.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXX, 471 p. 44 illus.)

Edition:

3rd ed. 2018.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2018.

Summary:

The publication of the first edition in 2000 spurred a movement towards resilient outdoor environments in the U.S. and throughout the world. The third edition has been updated to include important recent developments in this landscape revolution. It remains essential reading for everyone with an interest in "green" design of outdoor spaces and infrastructures. Like its predecessors, the third edition "color: rgba(63, 63, 63, 0.85); font-family: Verdana, "Verdana Ref", Corbel, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", "DejaVu Sans", "Bitstream Vera Sans", "Liberation Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">is organized around principles, recognizing that built environments, and our work in them, pose both pragmatic and ethical challenges. Each chapter focuses on one overarching site goal, such as “Pave Less,” “Heal Injured Sites,” and “Consider Origin and Fate of Materials.” These principles of land sustainability are clearly articulated and developed through specific examples of more than 100 projects from around the world, reflecting both traditions and recent innovations. Expanded coverage of industry trends toward performance monitoring, and of lessons from project failures, form an important enhancement in this edition. New content also details the necessity to plan adaptively, not just preventively, for the realities of changing climate and intensifying weather. Some of the trends covered will shift how landscape architects and contractors will do business in challenging years ahead: to survive, many professionals and clients will focus on restoration projects, motivated by ecosystem services and social justice, and funded by innovative methods. This volume is part of the canon of landscape construction texts, and with this update, remains a visionary, one of a kind reference for professionals and students.

Contents:

Basic principles : "Sustainability" in context

Principle 1 : Keep healthy sites healthy

Principle 2 : Heal injured soils and sites

Principle 3 : Favor living, flexible materials

Principle 4 : Respect the waters of life

Principle 5 : Pave less

Principle 6 : Consider origin and fate of materials

Principle 7 : Know the costs of energy over time

Principle 8 : Celebrate light, respect darkness

Principle 9 : Quietly defend silence

Principle 10 : Maintain to sustain

Principle 11 : Demonstrate performance, learn from failure

Sustaining principles, evolving efforts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781610918107

161091810X

9781610918114

1610918118