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An introduction to landscape design and construction / James Blake.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Brookfield, Vt. : Gower, c2016.Description: xv, 307 p. : ill. ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Other title:
  • Landscape design and construction
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 712 BLA 21 12407
LOC classification:
  • SB472.45 .B58 1999
Summary: How do you design a landscape suitable for its intended uses? How can the natural landscape be enhanced with new features and focal points? How can you make pedestrians stay on the footpath? What sort of contract should you choose for your client's contractor? This introduction to landscape design aims to tackle all of these questions and guide the student through the many facets of professional practice and welding together the artistic, legal, financial, environmental and management issues. The relative merits of hard and soft landscaping are examined and the book provides a step-by-step guide through all the stages of project management, from initial discussions and site inspection, to final plans and drawings and maintenance.
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Book Marium Abdulla Library Non-Ref Architecture 712 BLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 12407

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293) and index.

How do you design a landscape suitable for its intended uses? How can the natural landscape be enhanced with new features and focal points? How can you make pedestrians stay on the footpath? What sort of contract should you choose for your client's contractor? This introduction to landscape design aims to tackle all of these questions and guide the student through the many facets of professional practice and welding together the artistic, legal, financial, environmental and management issues. The relative merits of hard and soft landscaping are examined and the book provides a step-by-step guide through all the stages of project management, from initial discussions and site inspection, to final plans and drawings and maintenance.

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