Sustainable Site Design - Criteria, Process, and Case Studies for
Integrating Site and Region in Landscape Design
Book description
Sustainable Site Design
introduces the core concepts of sustainability as applied to landscape
architecture. Focusing on site-scale design, this book provides a
regional framework for integrating sustainable practices throughout the
design process. From landscape analysis to program and design
development, each design phase is illustrated with detailed case studies
covering a broad range of innovative built landscape architectural
projects. Claudia Dinep, ASLA
, former principal with the firm of Rolf Sauer and Partners in
Philadelphia, currently consults, lectures, and writes on landscape sustainability.
Kristin Schwab, ASLA, is a licensed landscape architect and an
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of
Connecticut.
