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  • New Geographies of the American West

    Land Use and the Changing Patterns of Place

    de William Riebsame Travis ...
    Series series Orton Foundation Innovation in Place
    Reconciling explosive growth with often majestic landscape defines New Geographies of the American West. Geographer William Travis examines contemporary land use changes and development patterns from the Mississippi to the Pacific, and assesses the ecological and social outcomes of Western development.Unlike previous "boom" periods dependent on oil or gold, the modern population explosion in the ... Leer más

    $31.69 USD

  • Let the People Judge

    Wise Use And The Private Property Rights Movement

    de Grant Ferrier, Suzanne Iudicello, Jack Archer, Mary Ann Glendon, Carl Safina, Thomas Eisner, Michael Bliss, Donald Connors, Randall Snodgrass, Beverly Reece, Tom H. Watkins, Roy Morgan, Jim Bernfield, Neil Hamilton, Beth Parke, Sharon Dennis, Janet Ellis, Don Judge, Robert Ekey, Thomas Michael Power, Florence Williams, Robert Woodmansee, Dana Larsen, Henry Carey, Meri Loeks, Linda Trocki, Eve Pell, Tarso Ramos, Douglass North, Philip Brick, Jon Roush, Teresa Erickson, William Riebsame, Holmes Rolston, III ...
    One of the most serious challenges to environmentalism that has emerged in the 1990s is the so-called Wise Use movement. While operating under the guise of an independent movement of small landowners, it is in reality a backlash against environmental protection measures, funded and organized by corporations with a vested interest in preventing further environmental gains. Let the People Judge ... Leer más

    $25.19 USD

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  • The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture

    de Tim Waterman ...
    Series series Fundamentals
    From climate change to sustainable communities, landscape architecture is at the forefront of today's most crucial issues and this book provides an introduction to the key elements of this broad field.The Fundamentals of Landscape Architecture explains the process of designing for sites, calling upon historical precedent and evolving philosophies to discuss how a project moves from concept to ... Leer más

    $36.99 USD

  • Design First

    de David Walters, Linda Brown ...
    Well-grounded in the history and theory of Anglo-American urbanism, this illustrated textbook sets out objectives, policies and design principles for planning new communities and redeveloping existing urban neighborhoods. Drawing from their extensive experience, the authors explain how better plans (and consequently better places) can be created by applying the three-dimensional principles of ... Leer más

    $79.99 USD

  • Measuring Landscapes

    A Planner's Handbook

    de Andre Botequilha Leitao, Joseph Miller, Jack Ahern, Kevin McGarigal ...
    This practical handbook bridges the gap between those scientists who study landscapes and the planners and conservationists who must then decide how best to preserve and build environmentally-sound habitats. Until now, only a small portion of the relevant science has influenced the decision-making arenas where the future of our landscapes is debated and decided.The authors explain specific tools ... Leer más

    $39.59 USD

  • Transcultural Cities

    Border-Crossing and Placemaking

    Edición de Jeffrey Hou ...
    Transcultural Cities uses a framework of transcultural placemaking, cross-disciplinary inquiry and transnational focus to examine a collection of case studies around the world, presented by a multidisciplinary group of scholars and activists in architecture, urban planning, urban studies, art, environmental psychology, geography, political science, and social work. The book addresses the ... Leer más

    $70.99 USD

  • Slope Stabilization and Erosion Control: A Bioengineering Approach

    A Bioengineering Approach

    de Roy P.C. Morgan, R.J. Rickson ...
    This book is an up-to-date review of research and practice on the use of vegetation for slope stabilization and control of surface erosion caused by water and wind. From a basic understanding of the principles and practices of vegetation growth and establishment, it describes how vegetation can be treated as an engineering material and used to solve erosion and slope stability problems. ... Leer más

    $82.99 USD

  • Transforming Parks and Protected Areas

    Policy and Governance in a Changing World

    Edición de Kevin S. Hanna, Douglas A. Clark, D. Scott Slocombe ...
    **This title was originally published in 2007. The version published in 2012 is a PB reprint of the original HB** The protection of natural resources and biodiversity through protected areas is increasingly based on ecological principles. Simultaneously the concept of ecosystem-based management has become broadly accepted and implemented over the last two decades. However, this period has also ... Leer más

    Antes $74.99 USD Ahora $63.99 USD

  • Creating Healthy Neighborhoods

    Evidence-Based Planning and Design Strategies

    de Ann Forsyth ...
    Good housing. Easy transit. Food access. Green spaces. Gathering places. Everybody wants to live in a healthy neighborhood. Bridging the gap between research and practice, it maps out ways for cities and towns to help their residents thrive in placed designed for living well, approaching health from every side – physical mental, and social. ... Leer más

    $48.99 USD

  • Insurgent Public Space

    Guerrilla Urbanism and the Remaking of Contemporary Cities

    Edición de Jeffrey Hou ...
    Winner of the EDRA book prize for 2012.In cities around the world, individuals and groups are reclaiming and creating urban sites, temporary spaces and informal gathering places. These ‘insurgent public spaces’ challenge conventional views of how urban areas are defined and used, and how they can transform the city environment. No longer confined to traditional public areas like neighbourhood ... Leer más

    $70.99 USD

  • Introduction to Residential Layout

    de Mike Biddulph ...
    Introduction to Residential Layout is ideal for students and practitioners of urban design, planning, engineering, architecture and landscape seeking a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of designing and laying out residential areas. Mike Biddulph provides a clear and coherent framework from which he offers comprehensive practical advice for designers of housing developments. Referring ... Leer más

    Antes $66.99 USD Ahora $56.99 USD

  • Place-Keeping

    Open Space Management in Practice

    Edición de Nicola Dempsey, Harry Smith, Mel Burton ...
    Place-Keeping presents the latest research and practice on place-keeping – that is, the long-term management of public and private open spaces – from around Europe and the rest of the world. There has long been a focus in urban landscape planning and urban design on the creation of high-quality public spaces, or place-making. This is supported by a growing body of research which shows how high ... Leer más

    $82.99 USD