2nd Edition

Landscape and Sustainability

Edited By John Benson, Maggie Roe Copyright 2008
336 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

336 Pages
by Taylor & Francis

This unique book addresses the issue of sustainability from the point of view of landscape architecture, dealing with professional practices of planners, designers and landscape managers. This second edition contains updated and new material reflecting developments during the last five years and comprehensively addresses the relationship between landscape architecture and sustainability. Much... Read more

1. The Scale and Scope of Landscape and Sustainability Maggie H Roe (& John F Benson)  2. The Ethics of Sustainability Ian H Thompson  3. The Landscape of Sustainable Economics Colin Price  4. The Social Dimensions of Landscape Sustainability Maggie H Roe  5. International Policies and Landscape Protection Adrian Phillips  6. Landscape Sustainability at the National and Regional Scales Paul Selman  7. Regional Landscape Strategies Sue Kidd  8. Multifunctional Landscapes: Conceptual and PLanning Issues for the Countryside Robert MacFarlane  9. Landscape, Planning and City Form John Handley, Stephan Pauleit & Susanna Gill  10. Resources: The Raw Materials of Landscape Nigel Dunnett & Andy Clayden  11. The Practice of Sustainable Landscape Architecture John Stuart Murray  12. Community Landscape Architecture Maggie H Roe & Maisie Rowe  13. Sustainable Landscape Management Tony D Kendle, Juliet E Rose & Junko Oikawa  14. Visions of Sustainability Kristina Hill

 

Biography

Maggie Roe is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle and is a Chartered Landscape Architect (Design).

John F Benson (1947-2004) was Professor of Landscape Planning & Management in the School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape, Newcastle University.