Motloch, J.L., 2001, Introduction to landscape design, John Wiley, New York
- Author : Motloch, J.L.
- Year : 2001
- Publisher : John Wiley
- Publisher's Location : New York
- ISBN : 0471352918
- Pages : 369
- Edition : 2
- Abstract : Landscape design is the process of managing, planning, and physically changing the landscape. This revised edition includes a section on landscape management, planning and design in professional practice and a section on the future of landscape design. Concepts and overview. Landscape meanings. Peoples, attitudes, and perceptions. Education and design thinking. Design influences. Landscape process. Available resources and technology. Sensual aspects of perception. Temporal aspects of perception. Visual arts as ordering mechanism. Geometry as ordering mechanism. Circulation as ordering mechanism. Spatial development. Architecture and site development. Placemaking and community-building. Contemporary design application. Professional practice. Site design as problem-solving. The future. An ecology of design. Landscape design education. Glossary. Index.
- Comments : KEYWORDS: landscape design, landscape architecture, landscape management, landscape ecology.