Main entry:

Preece, R. A. (Roy A.)

Title & Author:

Designs on the landscape : everyday landscapes, values, and practice / R.A. Preece.

Publication:

London [England] ; New York : Belhaven Press, 1991.

Description:

xvii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Choosing environments: Ecology and landscape design -- Ecocentric symbolism in landscape design -- Mind over nature: Formality in design -- Alternatives to formality: Ideas about nature and design -- Visual containment and the conservation of visual quality -- Accusations of subjectivity: Defending the scenery -- Measuring visual change: The importance of awareness -- Paths we tread: the symbolism of surface treatments -- Shaping the earth: The basis of design -- Common sense about the local climate -- Maintaining the stock of amenity trees -- Tree conservation and new development -- Future landscapes.
Also issued online.

Summary:

This book explains the principles of landscape design for landscape architects and environmental managers, blending the theory of landscape aesthetics with the practice of good architectural design. It recognizes that visual and cultural aspects are intimately related to technical and functional matters and accordingly sets out to treat these as parts of the whole. It articulates a concern over insidious and incremental changes occurring in the visual environment through both development and management processes and advocates more thought about details as well as strategy.

Resources:
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ISBN:

1852931728
9781852931728
1852931779 (pbk.)
9781852931773 (pbk.)

Subject:

Landscape architecture.
Landscape assessment.
Landscapes.
Architecture du paysage.
Paysages Évaluation.
Paysages.
landscapes (environments)
Landschaftsgestaltung
Landschapsarchitectuur.
Landscape design
landschap
landscape
landschapsbouw
landscaping
ruimtelijke ordening
physical planning
Landscape Architecture (General)
Landschapsarchitectuur (algemeen)
Landscaping.
Horticulture.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 92766
Call No.: ID:93-B73
Status: Available