Landscape Architecture: A Very Short Introduction

ISBN: 9780199681204 Categorii: Diverse. An apariție: 2014 Autor: Ian Thompson Editură: Oxford University Press Colecție: Very Short Introductions Tip copertă: Paperback Număr pagini: 152 Stoc: Stoc limitat

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Landscape architecture plays an important role in shaping the places in which we live and work. But what is it? Landscape architects are involved, amongst other things, in the layout of business parks, the reclamation of derelict industrial sites, the restoration of historic city parks, and the siting and design of major pieces of infrastructure such as motorways, dams, power stations, and flood defences, as well as the planning of parks and gardens. Taking a historical perspective, Ian Thompson looks at both the roots of landscape architecture and the people that established it. This Very Short Introduction explores some of the misconceptions about landscape architecture and considers the discipline's origins in landscape gardening. Thompson takes a look at a number of areas, including the influence of Modernism, the difference between landscape design and landscape planning, and the way that planning legislation has driven the growth of the discipline. He also explores contemporary environmentalism, the debate as to whether landscape architecture is an art or a science, landscape architecture in the community, post-industrial projects, and its relationship with ecological urbanism.

Limba
Engleza
Autor
Ian Thompson
Data Publicarii
2014
Editura
Oxford University Press
Latime
11.4
Inaltime
17.5
Grosime
1
Greutate
150
Tip Coperta
Paperback
Nr Pag
152
Colectie
Very Short Introductions
Isbn 13
9780199681204
Cod
9780199681204
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