Bradshaw, A.D., 1984, Ecological principles and land reclamation practice, in: Landscape planning, 11,
- Author : Bradshaw, A.D.
- Year : 1984
- Journal/Series : Landscape planning
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 11
- Pages : 35-48
- Abstract in English : Any landfill or other reclamation sited will revegetate naturally given time. What happens naturally may seem to the province of the naturalist, and little to do with the practical steps which have to be taken when we want to hasten the revegetation process artificially, which many will think is the province of landscape architect and engineer. Yet these two processes are indissolubly linked, because they are both te outcome of the interaction between the ecological charateristict of the site and the natural requirements of plants. We cannot get effective reclamation unless we understand the ecology of the site and of the materials we want to use.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: landfills, quarries, revegetation, ecological principles, planting design