1st Edition
Construction in the Landscape A Handbook for Civil Engineering to Conserve Global Land Resources
By T.G. Carpenter
Copyright 2011
360 Pages
by
Routledge
360 Pages
by
Routledge
544 Pages
by
Routledge
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Construction in the Landscape describes the impact of construction on the land and landscape where it takes place. Geographical coverage is necessarily global to reflect the great variation both in people's economic and social needs and in the shortage or abundance of natural resources. Part one introduces both land resources, whether used for agriculture, human settlement or mineral... Read more
Preface Part 1: Land Resources 1. Land Features 2. The Impact of Construction Part 2: Man-Made Forms and Structures 3. Landforms and their Modification 4. Earthworks for Structures 5. Mines and Quarries 6. Dams and Other Hydraulic Structures 7. Coastal and Estuarial Construction 8. Transport Routes and Infrastructure 9. Bridges and Crossings 10. Military and Industrial Construction 11. Towers 12. Buildings and Settlements Part 3: Planning Construction in Various Landscapes 13. Construction in Scenic Country 14. Construction in Flat Open Country 15. Construction in Urban Landscapes 16. Built Landscapes in the Future. Subject Index. Index of Places and Projects
Biography
Tom Carpenter is a retired civil engineer with many years experience in planning a variety of construction projects in a wide range of physical situations in Asia, Africa and Europe. He is now a writer on natural resource and environmental aspects of construction.
'This book answers the call from multidisciplinary landscape design professionals and students who are striving to create engineered landscapes that are not only sustainable, but optimized for all aspects of human and environmental requirements. The text focuses on the primary obligation of engineered landscapes to reach specified performance goals but couples this with the priority of the hydrological, ecological and aesthetic expectations necessary for sustainable landscape design. Overall, a first class text book for practitioners, researchers and students in civil engineering, and associated disciplines including planning, restoration ecology, hydrology and landscape design. 'Dr. Mark Simmons, Director of Research and Consulting at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin.
