Eco-Landscape Design

The ability to adapt to a changing environment has ensured the continued survival of the human race into the 21st century. The challenges to be faced in this century are now well documented by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The effects of drought, melting polar ice and increased incidences of extreme weather events will impact on the diverse landscapes of the earth and a human population predicted to be 9 billion by the middle of the 21st century, a three-fold increase in less than one hundred years. This book provides a valuable insight into landscaping activity worldwide by those tasked with housing, feeding and nurturing all species that share the planet. Research for this publication reveals the growth of non-anthropised design philosophies, acknowledging that humanity cannot be indefinitely sustained if animal, bird and plant life are excluded. The precious resources of water and the air that we breathe are no longer taken for granted; rivers flowing through the world's mega-cities are now being cleaned, restored and given pride of place in the landscapes they flow through. Conservation projects provide evidence that even fragile island and desert landscapes can be protected from the negative impacts of population. Eco-Landscape Design demonstrates that an intelligent and thoughtful approach to landscape design can not only ensure survival, it can reap compound benefits and rewards far in excess of those originally envisaged.;Introduction -- Public Open Space -- Dwellings and Workplace -- Rivers, Shores and Islands -- Conservation and Education. The ability to adapt to a changing environment has ensured the continued survival of the human race into the 21 st century. The challenges to be faced in this century are now well documented by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The effects of drought, melting polar ice and increased incidences of extreme weather events will impact on the diverse landscapes of the earth and a human population predicted to be 9 billion by the middle of the 21 st century, a three-fold increase in less than one hundred years. This book provides a valuable insight into landscaping activity worldwide by those tasked with housing, feeding and nurturing all species that share the planet. Research for this publication reveals the growth of non-anthropized design philosophies, acknowledging that humanity cannot be indefinitely sustained if animal, bird and plant life are excluded. The precious resources of water and the air that we breathe are no longer taken for granted; rivers flowing through the world’s mega-cities are now being cleaned, restored and given pride of place in the landscapes they flow through. Conservation projects provide evidence that even fragile island and desert landscapes can be protected from the negative impacts of population. Eco-Landscape Design demonstrates that an intelligent and thoughtful approach to landscape design can not only ensure survival, it can reap compound benefits and rewards far in excess of those originally envisaged. Front Matter....Pages i-3 Introduction....Pages 4-5 Grand Park....Pages 6-19 Junk to Park over Ancient Athens....Pages 20-27 Qinhuangdao Forest Park....Pages 28-33 Evergreen Brickworks....Pages 34-39 Windsor Street Linear Trail....Pages 40-47 Parc Hydro-Quebec....Pages 48-51 Bosco Verticale....Pages 52-61 Drs. Julian and Raye Richardson Apartments....Pages 62-69 Lochiel Park....Pages 70-75 Smith-Clementi Residence....Pages 76-79 Lamar Advertising Headquarters....Pages 80-87 Gardens by the Bay....Pages 88-103 Bushwick Inlet Park....Pages 104-111 Pirrama Park....Pages 112-121 Kunming Ecological Infrastructure and Greenways....Pages 122-141 The Hive Worcester Library Landscape....Pages 142-149 Landscapes of Cohabitation....Pages 150-161 Narrabeen Lagoon Multi-use Trail Stage 1....Pages 162-167 Viewpoint....Pages 168-177 The Center for Early Education Sustainability Vision Project....Pages 178-187 The Dyck Field....Pages 188-193 Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center....Pages 194-211 VanDusen Botanical Gardens....Pages 212-221 Back Matter....Pages 222-227 This book provides a valuable insight into landscaping activity worldwide by those tasked with housing, feeding and nurturing all species that share the planet ... Eco-Landscape Design demonstrates that an intelligent and thoughtful approach to landscape design can not only ensure survival, it can reap compound benefits and rewards far in excess of those originally envisaged.--Provided by publisher