Since the publication of the first edition in 2000, Sustainable Landscape Construction has helped to spur a movement towards resilient outdoor environments, in the U.S. and throughout the world. The third edition has been updated to include important recent developments in this landscape revolution. It remains essential reading for everyone with an interest in ""green"" design of outdoor spaces and infrastructures.
Like its predecessors, the new edition of Sustainable Landscape Construction is organized around principles, recognizing that built environments, and our work in them, pose both pragmatic and ethical challenges. Each chapter focuses on one overarching site goal, such as Pave Less,a Heal Injured Sites,a and Consider Origin and Fate of Materials.a These principles of land sustainability are clearly articulated and developed through specific examples of more than 100 projects from around the world, reflecting both traditions and recent innovations. Expanded coverage of industry trends toward performance monitoring, and of lessons from project failures, form an important enhancement in this edition. New content also details the necessity to plan adaptively, not just preventively, for the realities of changing climate and intensifying weather. Some of the trends covered will shift how landscape architects and contractors will do business in challenging years ahead: to survive, many professionals and clients will focus on restoration projects, motivated by ecosystem services and social justice, and funded by innovative methods.
Sustainable Landscape Construction is part of the canon of landscape construction texts, and with this update, remains a visionary, one of a kind reference for professionals and students.
Contents
List of Figures List of Tables Preface to the Third Edition
Authorship Changes Why a New Edition? What's New in This Edition? Who Should Use This Book? How to Use This Book Finding Landscapes Along the Information Highway Acknowledgments Contacting the Author
Basic Principles: ""Sustainability"" in Context
What Is Sustainability? Politics, Ethics, and Semantics Sustainability: Convention, Tradition, and Innovation Landscapes Against Climate Change Sustainability, Substance, and Style Rethinking Special Landscape Types for Sustainability
Principle 1: Keep Healthy Sites Healthy
What Is a Healthy Site? Take a Role in ""Pre-construction"" Do Your Homework First: Knowledge as Sustainability Avoid Survey Damage Minimize Utility Damage Physically Protect Sites During Construction Preserve Healthy Topsoil Save Every Possible Existing Tree-- Even Just One Use Appropriate Construction Machinery Related Design and Planning Issues Coordination and Follow-Up
Principle 2: Heal Injured Soils and Sites
Turn Wastelands to Gardens Balance the Environmental Costs and Benefits of Restoration Involve the Community in Site Restoration Make a Virtue of the Necessity for Landfills Recognize Agricultural and Rural Restoration Restore Lanscapes Structurally Restore Damaged Soils On-site Restore Regionally Appropriate Vegetation Restore Forests and Coexist with Wildfire
Principle 3: Favor Living, Flexible Materials
Highlight the Benefits of Vegetation Hold Slopes in Place with BTEC-- Biotechnical Erosion Control Make Vertical Structures ""Habitat-able"" with Greenwalls Turn Barren Roof Space into Greenroofs Construct for and with Plants Evaluate Turf: The Green, the Bad, and the Ugly Count on Plants to Sustain
Principle 4: Respect the Waters of Life
Work with the Site's Water Regime Understand, Protect, and Restore Natural Wetlands Know the Issues Before Working in or near Wetlands Restore Rivers and Streams to Full Health Collect and Conserve Water Irrigate Intelligently and Sparingly Reuse Graywater Purify Water at Every Opportunity Test Modern Hardware for Cleaner Piped Stormwater Let Constructed Wetlands Treat Water
Principle 5: Pave Less
Plan and Design to Reduce Paving Take Advantage of Context-sensitive Road Design Use Techniques That Reduce Runoff from Paving Use Porous Paving Materials Cool Asphalt with Planting and Albedo
Principle 6: Consider Origin and Fate of Materials
The Devil Is in the Design Recall Some Simple Guidelines Let Reuse Be Re-inspiration Use Local, Salvaged, or Recycled Materials Evaluate Environmental Costs When Choosing Suppliers Use Sustainably Harvested Renewables Use Nonrenewable Materials Sparingly Avoid Toxic Materials Know General Toxicity Issues by Material Type Avoid Three Controversial Materials Prioritize Hazard-reduction Efforts
Principle 7: Know the Costs of Energy over Time
Understand How Landscape Energy Use Is Different Manage Energy for Machines, Tools, and Labor Embodied Energy-- Why Do We Care? Use Life-cycle Costing to Justify Sustainable Design Apply Guidelines for Landscape Energy Conservation
Principle 8: Celebrate Light, Respect Darkness
Respect the Need for Darkness Talk Lighting-- a Brief Glossary Use Lighting Efficiently Try Low-voltage Lighting for Flexibility Use Solar Lighting Evaluate Lamp Performance Join LED Lighting Revolution
Principle 9: Quietly Defend Silence
Understand Noise Terminology Be Aware of Damage Cause by Noise Don't Rely on Noise ""Barries"" in Most Landscapes Try Noise-absorbing Materials Modify Pavement to Reduce Road Noise Make Noise Invisible Fight Noise with Noise Push for Quieter Landscape Tools Protect ""Soundscapes"" Through Planning
Principle 10: Maintain to Sustain
Know the Resource Costs of Conventional Landscape Maintenance Plan for maintainable Spaces Expect Change Evaluate Bio-based Maintenance Products with Care Apply Integrated Pest Management Use Fertilizers Sustainably Don't Waste On-site Resources Consider Alternatives to Mowing Adapt to Using Native Plants Manage Large Public Landscapes Holistically, Too Evaluate Life-cycle Costs of Maintenance Options Use Innovative Funding Coordinate Design, Construction, and Maintenance
Principle 11: Demonstrate Performance, Learn from Failure
Anatomy of a Certification System Landscape Certification Programs Better Measures Landscape Forensics and Learning (or Not) from Failure
Sustaining Principles, Evolving Efforts
Learning from the Landscape: Themes and Strategies Green Education in Design and Construction Landscapes as Public Environmental Education Thinking One Hundred Years Ahead
