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	Título: Sustainable Landscape Construction. A Guide To Green Building Outdoors Secon Edi
	Autor: J. William Thompson, Kim Sorvig	Precio: $700.00
	Editorial: Island Press	Año: 2008
	Tema: Construccion, Medio Ambiente, Arquitectura	Edición: 1ª
	Sinopsis	ISBN: 9781597261432
	Published at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Sustainable Landscape Construction took a new approach to what was then a nearly new subject: how to construct outdoor environments based on principles of sustainability. This enormously influential book helped to spur a movement that has taken root around the U.S. and throughout the world. The second edition has been thoroughly updated to include the most important developments in this landscape revolution, along with the latest scientific research in the field. It has been expanded to provide even more ideas for designing, building, and maintaining environmentally sensitive landscapes. It is essential reading for everyone with an interest in "green" landscape design. Like its predecessor, the new edition of Sustainable Landscape Construction is organized around principles that reflect the authors' desire to put environmental ethics into practice. Each chapter focuses on one over-arching idea. These principles of sustainability are clearly articulated and are developed through specific examples. More than 100 projects from around the globe are described and illustrated. A new chapter details ways in which landscape architectural practice must respond to the dangers posed by fire, floods, drought, extreme storms, and climate change. Sustainable Landscape Construction is a crucial complement to basic landscape construction texts, and is a one-of-a-kind reference for professionals, students, and concerned citizens. Biographies J. William Thompson is editor for Landscape Architecture, the magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Kim Sorvig is a research assistant professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of New Mexico, and co-author of the Sustainable Building Technical Manual, published by the U.S. Green Building Council. Table Of Contents List Of FiguresList Of TablesPreface: The Why, What and How of the Second Edition Why a New Edition?What's New in This Edition? How to Use This BookAcknowledgementsContacting the AuthorsIntroduction: "Sustainability" In Context Principle 1: Keep Healthy Sites Healthy Principle 2: Heal Injured Sites Principle 3: Favor Living, Flexible Materials Principle 4: Respect the Waters of Life Principle 5: Pave LessPrinciple 6: Consider Origin & Fate Of Materials Principle 7: Know the Costs of Energy over Time Principle 8: Celebrate Light, Respect Darkness Principle 9: Quietly Defend Silence Principle 10: Maintain to Sustain Conclusions and BeginningsNotes Index

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