Landscape: Pattern, Perception and Process

Author: Simon Bell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1135820066
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description
Providing a fresh approach to the theory of design, Landscape: Pattern, Perception and Process synthesizes planning, design and ecology and shows a new view of where design can develop. The book brings together the work and subject areas of a range of disciplines including psychologists, philosophers, geologists, ecologists, cultural geographers, foresters, urban planners and landscape architects and synthesizes all these together. Since many landscape and environmental problems require multi-disciplinary approaches for their solution, this book demonstrates how the best integration can be achieved. Highly illustrated, it contains examples from North America, Canada, Europe and Australasia. Glossary, references and further reading provide the reader with guidance and back-up resources.

Landscape

Author: Simon Bell
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0415608376
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 362

Book Description
These processes shape the structure and character of the landscapes which we experience.

Landscape

Author: Simon Bell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780419203407
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Landscape Pattern Language

Author: Yuncai Wang
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9811964300
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 447

Book Description
This book presents a landscape pattern language framework for describing landscape spaces and offers a new approach to landscape expression and spatial reasoning. In addition to describing a conceptual model of landscape pattern language and its inner logical connections, the book discusses the functionality of landscape pattern language from both local and universal perspectives—effectively demonstrating that it can be used to highlight the individuality and characteristics of landscape space shaping. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for all graduate students, lecturers, researchers, and practitioners in the areas of landscape architecture, landscape planning, and regional planning, especially ecological planning and design.

Landscape Ecology in Theory and Practice

Author: Monica G. Turner
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387216944
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 353

Book Description
An ideal text for students taking a course in landscape ecology. The book has been written by very well-known practitioners and pioneers in the new field of ecological analysis. Landscape ecology has emerged during the past two decades as a new and exciting level of ecological study. Environmental problems such as global climate change, land use change, habitat fragmentation and loss of biodiversity have required ecologists to expand their traditional spatial and temporal scales and the widespread availability of remote imagery, geographic information systems, and desk top computing has permitted the development of spatially explicit analyses. In this new text book this new field of landscape ecology is given the first fully integrated treatment suitable for the student. Throughout, the theoretical developments, modeling approaches and results, and empirical data are merged together, so as not to introduce barriers to the synthesis of the various approaches that constitute an effective ecological synthesis. The book also emphasizes selected topic areas in which landscape ecology has made the most contributions to our understanding of ecological processes, as well as identifying areas where its contributions have been limited. Each chapter features questions for discussion as well as recommended reading.

Dynamic Patterns

Author: Karen M'Closkey
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1317401425
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Dynamic Patterns explores the role of patterns in designed landscapes. Patterns are inherently relational, and the search for and the creation of patterns are endemic to many scientific and artistic endeavors. Recent advances in optical tools, sensors, and computing have expanded our understanding of patterns as a link between natural and cultural realms. Looking beyond the surface manifestation of pattern, M’Closkey and VanDerSys delve into a multifaceted examination that explores new avenues for engagement with patterns using digital media. Examining the theoretical implications of pattern-making, they probe the potential of patterns to conjoin landscape’s utilitarian and aesthetic functions. With full color throughout and over one hundred and twenty images, Dynamic Patterns utilizes work from a wide range of artists and designers to demonstrate how novel modes of visualization have facilitated new ways of seeing patterns and therefore of understanding and designing landscapes.

Landscape Perception

Author: Amita Sinha
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
Consists of papers previously published in the Journal of environmental psychology.

Landscape Aesthetics

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description

Form and Fabric in Landscape Architecture

Author: Catherine Dee
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1134577893
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 222

Book Description
This book is an introduction to landscape architecture for students. Landscape architecture is a visual subject so the book is be illustrated with the author's own drawings.

Development and Perspectives of Landscape Ecology

Author: O. Bastian
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402009194
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 534

Book Description
The book gives a fundamental representation of landscape ecology, which proves to be a young, but an interesting and very important trans-disciplinary science for the solution of environmental problems. Both the theoretical basis and practical application of landscape ecology are considered. Great value is attached to describe approaches and experiences from Germany and Central Europe, and to discuss them in an international context. The book is addressed to landscape planners, managers, conservationists and architects, to biologists and geographers, to colleges, universities, authorities, and to the general public being interested in ecological issues. Among the themes are e. g. the roots and the position of landscape ecology, problems of scale and dimension, landscape analysis, diagnosis, potentials, evaluation, change, prognosis, tools like remote sensing and information systems, spatial planning and nature conservation.