Gardens and Designed Landscapes Books

New and Published Books

1. John Nolen and the Metropolitan Landscape

   By Jody Beck

   "A model city, the hope of democracy" – John Nolan on his suggested plans for Madison, Wisconsin This book connects John Nolen's political and social visions with his design proposals by analyzing his extensive writings, personal correspondence and some of his most significant works. While...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. Landscape: Pattern, Perception and Process

   2nd Edition

   By Simon Bell

   Landscapes develop and evolve through an interacting series of processes – climatic, geological, ecological and cultural – over varying periods of time. These processes shape the structure and character of the landscapes which we experience. Over time, distinctive patterns emerge – ranging in...

   Published July 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Transforming Parks and Protected Areas

   Policy and Governance in a Changing World

   Edited by 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...

   Published June 13th 2012 by Routledge
4. Representing Landscapes

   A Visual Collection of Landscape Architectural Drawings

   Edited by Nadia Amoroso

   What do you communicate when you draw an industrial landscape using charcoal; what about a hyper-realistic PhotoShop collage method? What are the right choices to make? Are there right and wrong choices when it comes to presenting a particular environment in a particular way? The...

   Published March 13th 2012 by Routledge
5. Sir John Vanbrugh and the Vitruvian Landscape

   By Caroline Dalton

   Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726) was one of the most important figures in English garden history although he is rarely recognised as such. An eclectic early career as a merchant, a soldier and a dramatist preceded Vanbrugh’s acceptance of the role of architect to the Third Earl of Carlisle in...

   Published January 9th 2012 by Routledge
6. To Design Landscape

   Art, Nature & Utility

   By Catherine Dee

   To Design Landscape sets out a distinctively practical philosophy of design, in accessible format. Based on the notion that landscape design is a form-based craft addressing environmental processes and utility, Dee establishes a framework for approaching such craft with modesty and ingenuity, using...

   Published January 5th 2012 by Routledge
7. Captured Landscape

   The Paradox of the Enclosed Garden

   By Kate Baker

   The enclosed garden, or hortus conclusus, is a place where architecture, architectural elements, and landscape, come together. It has a long history, ranging from the paradise garden and cloister, the botanic garden and the giardini segreto, the kitchen garden and the stage for social display, to...

   Published January 4th 2012 by Routledge
8. European Gardens

   History, Philosophy and Design

   By Tom Turner

   Garden design and usage has been a feature of human civilization as far back as Neolithic times, when the first gardens began to be used for residential, horticultural and sacred tasks. Tom Turner follows the entire history of the European garden from its prehistoric roots right up to the present...

   Published May 11th 2011 by Routledge
9. Every Nursery Needs a Garden

   A Step-by-step Guide to Creating and Using a Garden with Young Children

   By Ann Watts

   ‘If outdoor activities with young children have always baffled you, then this is the book for you. Practical in style and structure, it has an accessible approach which is based in the best early years practice and provides plenty of challenges and new ideas. It is a must have for your early years...

   Published March 23rd 2011 by David Fulton Publishers
10. Asian Gardens

    History, Beliefs and Design

    By Tom Turner

    The gardens made on the fringes of Central Asia in the past 5000 years form a great arc. From the Fertile Crescent, it runs west to Europe and east to China and Japan. Asia's fringe was a zone of interchange: a vast landscape in which herders encountered farmers and the design of symbolic gardens...

    Published August 10th 2010 by Routledge