With people in mind :: design and management of everyday nature /

With People in Mind explores how to design and manage areas of "everyday nature"--Parks and open spaces, corporate grounds, vacant lots and backyard gardens, fields and forests - in ways that are beneficial to and appreciated by humans. The authors introduce a new way of thinking about nat...

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Main Author: Kaplan, Rachel
Other Authors: Kaplan, Stephen, 1936-, Ryan, Robert L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1998.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:With People in Mind explores how to design and manage areas of "everyday nature"--Parks and open spaces, corporate grounds, vacant lots and backyard gardens, fields and forests - in ways that are beneficial to and appreciated by humans. The authors introduce a new way of thinking about natural areas and present concrete and detailed recommendations for effective design and management
Enhanced by a wealth of illustrations and images, With People in Mind translates the results of many years of empirical studies into practical design and management approaches. It is a readable and flexible guide for practitioners and students in landscape architecture, planning, resource management, environmental psychology, and other fields.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 225 pages) : illustrations, maps
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-215) and index.
ISBN:1417539879
9781417539871
9781597269490
1597269492
9781610911887
1610911881

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