Site Analysis: Linking Program and Concept in Land Planning and Design [Hardcover]

James A. LaGro (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471344125 | ISBN-13: 978-0471344124 | Publication Date: March 27, 2001 | Edition: 1

For better plans-and better projects
The complete guide to site analysis
Site analysis is the key to a well-designed project. In fact, the careful and complete analysis of a site and its surrounding context can lead to better development proposals, smoother design implementation, and, ultimately, higher quality built environments.
This carefully conceived book is the first to detail each crucial step in the site analysis and planning process, from site selection through design development. It shows how these activities are integrated to arrive at a site plan that successfully balances the needs of the client and other stakeholders with the site's suitability for the intended land uses. With more than 130 illustrations, this book includes many outstanding examples of maps and site plans created by leading land planning firms. It offers guidance on:
* Site identification, evaluation, and selection
* Site inventories of physical, biological, and cultural attributes
* Land use suitability analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
* Concept planning and design development
* Graphic communication with clients, government agencies, and other stakeholders
Filled with need-to-know information on the entire land planning and design process, Site Analysis is a vital addition to the library of students and professionals in landscape architecture, urban design and planning, and related areas.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The process of evaluating the use of evaluating the use of land for institutional and residential development is clearly and comprehensively outlined in a very logical and systematic manner; relating, through a "program", the critical needs of a potential developer to the realities of the site.
The publication begins with a detailed description of the programming and site selection approaches which then leads to a description of the attributes that need to be considered for investigation within the site analysis.
The development of a "program" for site planning projects which includes architecture is both essential and uncommon. Although many of the examples are of relatively large-scale urban sites, the approach is applicable for all sizes of development. (Professor Laurence E. Coffin, Jr., FASLA, AICP reveiewed SITE ANALYSIS for the International Institute of Site Planning)

This work differs from existing texts that have addressed the same audiences in that it acquaints the reader with a more complete overview of the broader range of site design issues in a simplified "academic" style, but it does not attempt a more detailed "how to do it" approach for each topic. It provides more content and explanatory information than does a standard site analysis text that relies on sketches for communicating ideas. The book fills a niche as an introductory text for site designers and land use planners and a supplementary text for those in the development business to be knowledgeable about the type and quality of graphics that are available from capable and experienced practitioners.
Finally, the book explains the process which leads from the site analysis to the concept, design development, and implementation of the project. Througout the publication there are ample illustrations referenced to the text. (APA Journal)

Another fine attribute of this book is its thorough glossary, sources of information and references.
The application of geographic information systems (GIS), explained within the publication, is also useful for the organization and display of each phase of the site analysis process recorded.
It is hoped that future edition of this book will include analysis of commercial and industrial sites which have very different program requirements.

"The Book fills a niche as an introductory text for site designers and land use planners and a supplementary text for those in other disciplines. It also responds to the need of those in the development business to be knowledgeable about the type and quality of graphics that are available from capable and experienced practitioners." (APA Journal, May 2002)

"This book's nine chapters shepherd students through the process." (Planning, August 2002)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 27, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471344125
• ISBN-13: 978-0471344124
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #828,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars SITE ANALYSIS - Excellent for understanding the process, March 23, 2011

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Great resource; easy for a lay person to understand; provides step-by-step explanation of the process, tools, and resources for site analysis.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Site analysis book is very useful, October 27, 2007

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This review is from: Site Analysis: Linking Program and Concept in Land Planning and Design (Hardcover)

As a first year Landscape Architecture student, this book was very helpful for clearly laying out the site analysis concepts. You can't beat the graphics as well.

Apparently, there is a new edition coming out, which might have been nice to wait for, but I needed it for a class. overall, a very good book.