Books by Landscape Architecture Foundation

  •  Biodiversity Planning and Design

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    Biodiversity Planning and Design

    Sustainable Practices

    Jack Ahern

    How do you measure biodiversity, and why should landscape architects and planners care? What are the essential issues, the clearest terminology, and the most effective methods for biodiversity planning ...

  •  Urban Open Space
    Urban Open Space Landscape Architecture Foundation

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    Urban Open Space

    Designing For User Needs

    Landscape Architecture Foundation

    Research has shown that successful public spaces are ones that are responsive to the needs of their users, are democratic in their accessibility, and are meaningful for the larger community and society ...

  •  Village Homes
    Village Homes Landscape Architecture Foundation

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    Village Homes

    A Community By Design

    Landscape Architecture Foundation

    The Village Homes neighborhood in Davis, California is one of the few long-standing examples of sustainable community design. Mark Francis has been studying Village Homes for more than two decades and ...

  • The Paris-Lexington Road
    The Paris-Lexington Road Landscape Architecture Foundation

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    The Paris-Lexington Road

    Community-Based Planning And Context Sensitive Highway Design

    Landscape Architecture Foundation

    Located in the heart of the Kentucky Bluegrass Region, the "Paris Pike" is a scenic, twelve-mile corridor running between Lexington and Paris. Beginning in 1969, the state of Kentucky sought to widen ...

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The Landscape Architecture Foundation is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is the preservation, improvement and enhancement of the environment. It accomplishes its mission through scholarship, research, and information on landscape planning and design -- effective, inexpensive, and democratic tools for protecting natural environments, reclaiming disturbed land, and creating sustainable communities that foster health and safety.