The Resource Sustainable landscaping : principles and practices, Marietta Loehrlein
Sustainable landscaping : principles and practices, Marietta Loehrlein
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- Summary
- While landscaping has the potential to be part of the solution to certain environmental problems, the quest for beauty can also produce effects that are harmful to the environment. Sustainable Landscaping: Principles and Practices examines landscape practices that adversely affect the environment, which occur in the process of constructing, implementing, and managing residential and commercial landscapes. It explores ways to change these practices to have a more positive effect, describing the principles of sustainable landscaping and proposing solutions to challenges that can arise. This book covers a wide range of landscape practices that fall under the broad subject of sustainability, providing detailed coverage of principles. Each topic is introduced by providing background information and terminology, followed with practical solutions that are being implemented by landscape professionals. Written for a general audience{u2014}from students of landscaping to homeowners and professionals in the landscaping industry{u2014}this book provides background information and practical solutions, offering sustainable approaches to the way landscapes are designed and managed
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Contents
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- Sustainable landscaping
- Sustainability in the plantscape
- The sun and the sustainable landscape
- The wind and energy conservation
- Water issues
- Water conservation
- Managing excess water in the landscape
- Soil health
- Sustainable fertilization
- Improving landscape soils with organic matter
- Pesticides in the landscape
- Integrated pest management
- Energy: sources and uses
- Tools and equipment
- Sustainable landscape materials and products
- Appendix A: Sustainability audit
- Appendix B: Important websites used as resources in this book
- Isbn
- 9781466593206
- Label
- Sustainable landscaping : principles and practices
- Title
- Sustainable landscaping
- Title remainder
- principles and practices
- Statement of responsibility
- Marietta Loehrlein
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- While landscaping has the potential to be part of the solution to certain environmental problems, the quest for beauty can also produce effects that are harmful to the environment. Sustainable Landscaping: Principles and Practices examines landscape practices that adversely affect the environment, which occur in the process of constructing, implementing, and managing residential and commercial landscapes. It explores ways to change these practices to have a more positive effect, describing the principles of sustainable landscaping and proposing solutions to challenges that can arise. This book covers a wide range of landscape practices that fall under the broad subject of sustainability, providing detailed coverage of principles. Each topic is introduced by providing background information and terminology, followed with practical solutions that are being implemented by landscape professionals. Written for a general audience{u2014}from students of landscaping to homeowners and professionals in the landscaping industry{u2014}this book provides background information and practical solutions, offering sustainable approaches to the way landscapes are designed and managed
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Loehrlein, Marietta M
- Dewey number
- 577
- Illustrations
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- maps
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QH541.15.L35
- LC item number
- L57 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Devices, circuits, and systems
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Landscape ecology
- Environmental protection
- Carbon sequestration
- Sustainable development
- Climate change mitigation
- Label
- Sustainable landscaping : principles and practices, Marietta Loehrlein
- Accompanying material
- 1 computer disc (4 3/4 in.)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- computer disc
- Carrier MARC source
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- Contents
- Sustainable landscaping -- Sustainability in the plantscape -- The sun and the sustainable landscape -- The wind and energy conservation -- Water issues -- Water conservation -- Managing excess water in the landscape -- Soil health -- Sustainable fertilization -- Improving landscape soils with organic matter -- Pesticides in the landscape -- Integrated pest management -- Energy: sources and uses -- Tools and equipment -- Sustainable landscape materials and products -- Appendix A: Sustainability audit -- Appendix B: Important websites used as resources in this book
- Control code
- 853313618
- Dimensions
- 24 cm +
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Isbn
- 9781466593206
- Lccn
- 2013027627
- Media category
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- unmediated
- computer
- Media MARC source
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- rdamedia.
- rdamedia.
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
- System control number
- (OCoLC)853313618
- Label
- Sustainable landscaping : principles and practices, Marietta Loehrlein
- Accompanying material
- 1 computer disc (4 3/4 in.)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
-
- volume
- computer disc
- Carrier MARC source
-
- rdacarrier.
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
-
- text
- computer program
- Content type code
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- cop
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent.
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Sustainable landscaping -- Sustainability in the plantscape -- The sun and the sustainable landscape -- The wind and energy conservation -- Water issues -- Water conservation -- Managing excess water in the landscape -- Soil health -- Sustainable fertilization -- Improving landscape soils with organic matter -- Pesticides in the landscape -- Integrated pest management -- Energy: sources and uses -- Tools and equipment -- Sustainable landscape materials and products -- Appendix A: Sustainability audit -- Appendix B: Important websites used as resources in this book
- Control code
- 853313618
- Dimensions
- 24 cm +
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm.
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Isbn
- 9781466593206
- Lccn
- 2013027627
- Media category
-
- unmediated
- computer
- Media MARC source
-
- rdamedia.
- rdamedia.
- Specific material designation
- optical disk
- System control number
- (OCoLC)853313618
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