Main entry:

Engler, Mira, 1957-

Title & Author:

Designing America's waste landscapes / Mira Engler.

Publication:

Baltimore : J. Hopkins University Press, ©2004.

Description:

xxi, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Center books on contemporary landscape design

Notes:
"Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Harrisonburg, Virginia."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-261) and index.
Contemplating waste : theories and constructs -- Private landscapes of waste -- Dumps : centers of waste treatment, research, and education -- Waste recycling/reuse institutions : places of material transactions and resource parks -- Sewage treatment plants : wastewater gardens -- Challenges for thought and action.
Reproduces CCA collection material.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"In Designing America's Waste Landscapes, landscape architect and scholar Mira Engler takes a close look at the landfills, recycling and waste transfer centers, and sewage treatment plants that accommodate and redistribute the by-products of consumption. For Engler, waste is not only a pervasive, essential, and constructive process of civilization; it is a key element in the way we consider, order, and shape our landscape. Yet the overwhelmingly negative, defensive perceptions we have of these places - and their marginalization within public debate - limits our ability to respond creatively and effectively to the growing problem of waste disposal." "Engler address two distinct aspects of waste landscapes in America: the historic and cultural context of waste and the theories, practices, and concerns of the planners, engineers, landscape designers, and other waste management professionals. She reviews the physical evolution of waste sites across the country, scrutinizes perceptions and representations of these landscapes, and highlights attempts by environmental designers and artists to change public perceptions. Illustrated with more than 70 photographs, maps, drawings, and other images, Designing America's Waste Landscapes is a cogent and compelling inquiry into the scientific, environmental, and aesthetic parameters of cutting-edge waste management technology and design."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

0801878039 (alk. paper)
9780801878039 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Waste disposal sites United States.
Landscape design United States.
Déchets Élimination Sites États-Unis.
Aménagement paysager États-Unis.
Landscape design.
Waste disposal sites.
Deponiebau
Abfallbehandlung
Landschaftsplanung
Afvalverwerking.
Landschapsarchitectuur.
Landscape architecture United States.
Déchets États-Unis.
Architecture du paysage États-Unis.
United States.
USA.
Centre canadien d'architecture Collection

Added entries:

Center for American Places.
Center books on contemporary landscape design.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 232926
Call No.: TD788 .E54 2004
Status: Available