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Subject(s)

• Urbanization—Social aspects [Browse]
• Cities and towns [Browse]
• City planning—Environmental aspects [Browse]
• Architecture—Designs and plans [Browse]

Editor

• Bishop, Kate (Lecturer on the built environment) [Browse]
• Corkery, Linda, 1951- [Browse]

Series

Routledge international handbooks [More in this series]

Summary note

"Landscape architecture is one of the key professions dedicated to making cities hospitable and healthy places to live, work and play, while respecting and enhancing the natural environments and landscapes we inhabit. This edited collection presents current writing about the pivotal roles that landscape architects play in addressing some of the most pressing problems facing the planet, its environments and its populations through their research, analysis and speculative practice. The book has assembled current writings on recent research structured around five major themes, including: Governance, Power and Partnership; Infrastructure, Systems and Performance; Environment, Resilience and Climate Change; People, Place and Design; and Culture Heritage and Identity. As a collection, the chapters demonstrate the diversity of themes and topics that are expanding the scholarly body of knowledge for the discipline and its relevance to the practice of landscape architecture. The contributors to this book are academic researchers and practitioners from the discipline of Landscape Architecture. The chapters draw on their research, teaching, and experience as well as analysis of project examples. Fifty-two contributors from the USA, UK, Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Malaysia, Spain, Colombia, Australia, New Zealand and Canada discuss a diverse range of contemporary themes in urban landscape architecture. Collectively, the contributors demonstrate the breadth of experience, shared concerns and distinct issues that challenge urban landscape architecture and cities in the 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

• 9780367625252 (hardcover)
• 0367625253 (hardcover)
• 9780367625290 (paperback)
• 0367625296 (paperback)

LCCN

2022030415

OCLC

1333265495

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