Designing the Reclaimed Landscape
Published on 3. December 2007
200 pages
978-1-135-97904-1 (ISBN)
Description
The first practical yet in-depth exploration of how to reclaim the post-industrial landscape, this volume includes excellent case studies by practitioners and policy makers from around the US, giving first rate practical examples.
The book addresses new thinking about landscape, which applies new techniques to the task of transforming outdated and disused post-extraction landscapes through design. In the USA alone, there are nearly 500,000 abandoned mines in need of reclamation and this book provides the first in-depth guidance on this real and pressing issue.
Drawing on the work of the well-known Project for Reclamation Excellence at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, this volume outlines the latest design thinking, theory and practice for landscape planners, landscape architects and designers and others interested in maximizing the future potential of reclaimed land.
The book addresses new thinking about landscape, which applies new techniques to the task of transforming outdated and disused post-extraction landscapes through design. In the USA alone, there are nearly 500,000 abandoned mines in need of reclamation and this book provides the first in-depth guidance on this real and pressing issue.
Drawing on the work of the well-known Project for Reclamation Excellence at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, this volume outlines the latest design thinking, theory and practice for landscape planners, landscape architects and designers and others interested in maximizing the future potential of reclaimed land.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
52 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 16 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 5 s/w Zeichnungen
5 Line drawings, black and white; 16 Halftones, color; 52 Halftones, black and white
File size
7,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-97904-1 (9781135979041)
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Additional editions
Alan Berger
Designing the Reclaimed Landscape
Book
12/2007
1st Edition
Routledge
€215.33
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Person
Alan Berger is Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Project for Reclamation Excellence at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Content
Part 1: Contextualizing Landscape Alteration through Historic, Systemic, and Biologic Perspectives Part 2: Interdisciplinary Responses and Opportunities in Reclamation Part 3: Technology, Representation, and Information in Reclamation Design Part 4: Future Directions and Programs in US Reclamation Policy and Law
