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Design and Landscape for People: New Approaches to Renewal Illustrated Edition
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For many years planning was something done in the name of progress by distant committees with the abstract aim of tidying boundaries and controlling growth. In the past decade, however, heavy-handed ideology has given way to a new generation of planners from diverse backgroundsarchitecture, landscape, even art and performancewho seek fresh, creative ways of working with communities.
This book presents and explains, for the first time, the rise and success of this new global sensibility. Organized into five sectionsIdentity, Utility, Citizenship, Rural, Urbanit explores the challenges of planning in the developed and developing worlds through a series of detailed, often groundbreaking case studies.
Projects have been chosen to highlight a variety of approaches. They range from the recycled architecture of Rural Studio in Alabama to the remarkable revitalization of isolated communities in Japan, from the rehabilitation of industrial wasteland in Germany to novel ways to provide clean water in South Africa. Other projects include Edible Schoolyard (Berkeley, California), De Strip (Netherlands), Osuna Cattle Tracks Regeneration (Spain), Play or Rewind (Italy), and Ephemeral Vineyard (France). The in-depth studies are completed with valuable technical information. 200+ color illustrations.
- ISBN-100500342334
- ISBN-13978-0500342336
- EditionIllustrated
- PublisherThames & Hudson
- Publication dateJune 11, 2007
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions9.06 x 0.98 x 9.84 inches
- Print length224 pages
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- Publisher : Thames & Hudson; Illustrated edition (June 11, 2007)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0500342334
- ISBN-13 : 978-0500342336
- Item Weight : 3.12 pounds
- Dimensions : 9.06 x 0.98 x 9.84 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #5,905,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,212 in Landscape Architecture (Books)
- #3,996 in Urban & Land Use Planning (Books)
- #4,313 in Architecture (Books)
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Michelle ThomassonReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 20135.0 out of 5 stars Design in the landscape with participation and active engagement from the citizens who matter - the local people
In a complex world trying to build in a sustainable framework can be overwhelming, this book has a wonderful range of challenging projects that bring the process to life. Communities are not trampled upon nor are they disenfranchised, instead each project shows how they were participants in the creative endeavours of a design team (of many genres), enabling people and landscape in the long term to flourish. A very positive, helpful book.
smokeyReviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 20154.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
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