Principles of Ecological Landscape Design

Travis Beck

ISBN 10: 1597267023 / ISBN 13: 9781597267021

Published by Island Press, 2013

About this Item

2012. Illustrated. paperback. Today, there is a growing demand for designed landscapes - from public parks to back gardens - to be not only beautiful and functional, but also sustainable. This book gives professionals and students the ability to translate the science of ecology into design practice. It covers topics from biogeography and plant selection to global change. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 692. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Principles of Ecological Landscape Design
• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1597267023
• ISBN 13: 9781597267021
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Today, there is a growing demand for designed landscapes—from public parks to backyards—to be not only beautiful and functional, but also sustainable. Sustainability means more than just saving energy and resources. It requires integrating the landscapes we design with ecological systems. With Principles of Ecological Landscape Design, Travis Beck gives professionals and students the first book to translate the science of ecology into design practice.
 
This groundbreaking work explains key ecological concepts and their application to the design and management of sustainable landscapes. It covers biogeography and plant selection, assembling plant communities, competition and coexistence, designing ecosystems, materials cycling and soil ecology, plant-animal interactions, biodiversity and stability, disturbance and succession, landscape ecology, and global change. Beck draws on real world cases where professionals have put ecological principles to use in the built landscape.
 
The demand for this information is rising as professional associations like the American Society of Landscape Architects adopt new sustainability guidelines (SITES). But the need goes beyond certifications and rules. For constructed landscapes to perform as we need them to, we must get their underlying ecology right. Principles of Ecological Landscape Design provides the tools to do just that.

About the Author

Travis Beck is Superintendent of Parks for the City of Santa Cruz, California. He has also served as Director of Horticulture at the Mt. Cuba Center, a non-profit horticultural institution in Northern Delaware, and Landscape and Gardens Project Manager with the New York Botanical Garden. He is a registered landscape architect and LEED Accredited Professional with a Master’s degree in horticulture from The Ohio State University. The author's website is http://ecologyanddesign.com/.