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020			_a9780199681204
082			_aVSCL _bTHO
100			_aThompson, Ian
245		0	_aLandscape Architecture: A Very Short Introduction
260			_aOxford _bOxford University Press _c2014
300			_a152 _c‎ 6.7 x 0.3 x 4.4 inches _rPaperback
440			_aVery short introduction
504			_aLandscape architecture plays an important role in shaping the places in which we live and work. But what is it? Landscape architects are involved, amongst other things, in the layout of business parks, the reclamation of derelict industrial sites, the restoration of historic city parks, and the design of major pieces of infrastructure such as motorways, dams, power stations, and flood defenses, as well as the planning of parks and gardens. Taking a historical perspective, Ian Thompson looks at both the roots of landscape architecture and the people that established it. This Very Short Introduction explores some of the misconceptions about landscape architecture and considers the discipline's origins in landscape gardening. Thompson takes a look at a number of areas, including the influence of Modernism, the difference between landscape design and landscape planning, and the way that planning legislation has driven the growth of the discipline. He also explores contemporary environmentalism, the debate as to whether landscape architecture is an art or a science, landscape architecture in the community, post-industrial projects, and its relationship with ecological urbanism.
650			_aArchitecture
650			_aDesign
650			_aLandscape architecture
650			_aLandscape art
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