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Landschapstaal : een stelsel van basisbegrippen voor de landschapsecologie
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ISBN: 9022007790 Year: 1982 Publisher: Wageningen Centrum voor landbouwpublikaties en landbouwdocumentatie

Garden history : philosophy and design 2000BC-2000AD.
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ISBN: 0415317487 1134370822 1134370830 1280290129 9786610290123 0203589335 Year: 2005 Publisher: London : Spon Press,

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Highly illustrated to present and explain in a most appealing way, the historic styles of gardens with particular emphasis on the philosophy of garden design. This carefully structured overview makes the large subject of garden history accessible to a wide range of readers.The sections on history and philosophy are written as succinct essays, illustrated with photographs or perspective drawings. The essays deal with the ideas and historical conditions, which led to the making of particular types of gardens.The section on styles will focus on plan analysis and will be illustrated. Diagrams illu

Elements of visual design in the landscape
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ISBN: 0419220208 Year: 1993 Publisher: Weinheim ; New York, NY ; London : E. & F. N. Spon,

Wind power in view
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ISBN: 1281033464 9786611033460 0080521037 9780080521039 9780125463348 0125463340 9781281033468 6611033467 Year: 2002 Publisher: San Diego Academic Press

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More than ever, travelers are encountering a different sort of landscape, one not only of nature but of technology. Wind Power in View is the first authoritative discourse on the aesthetic impact of wind turbines on the landscape and what can be done about it. It is a detailed and thoroughly illustrated discussion of the issue from several different perspectives. The book also provides an overview of the status of wind energy at the dawn of the new millennium, examines some of the ongoing battles, and offers guidelines on minimizing its visual impact.Taking examples from the United Sta


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A Sustainable Future : Urban Parks and Gardens
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ISBN: 9783791359960 3791359967 Year: 2021 Publisher: Munich London New York Prestel

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For centuries the garden has served as a central element in Muslim culture. In that tradition, the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has been rehabilitating existing parks and creating new spaces for more than 20 years. The results, seen in this fascinating book, show how these urban oases are catalysts for positive economic, social and cultural change--as well as encourage ethical ideals of stewardship, ecology, and beauty in the built environment. Philip Jodidio first traces the history of Islamic gardens and helps clarify the environmental and design ethos in the Islamic religion. He also discusses the beneficial sociological and economic impacts of urban gardens and parks. Succeeding chapters identify thirteen specific projects that illustrate these principles. There are historic sites, such as Humayun's Tomb Garden in Delhi and Timur Shah Mausoleum in Kabul; contemporary locations, including the National Park of Mali, and Al Azhar Park in Cairo; and settings that celebrate cultural and multi-cultural identities, such as Aga Khan Garden in Alberta and a city park Khorog, Tajikistan. Each chapter offers color photographs, plans, and brief texts about the site and its environment, and each site demonstrates how green spaces bring people of different backgrounds together to provide space for reflection, spirituality, education and leisure. Together these achievements demonstrate how parks and gardens can enhance the economic, cultural, and general wellbeing of their neighboring populations.

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