Residential landscape sustainability : a checklist tool /
This valuable resource for developers and designers will help to develop design solutions sympathetic to the environment and improve the sustainability of residential landscapes. The landscapes around housing have a crucial role in creating a more sustainable future with carbon-neutral homes. This b...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford, UK ; Malden, MA :
Blackwell Pub.,
2008.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This valuable resource for developers and designers will help to develop design solutions sympathetic to the environment and improve the sustainability of residential landscapes. The landscapes around housing have a crucial role in creating a more sustainable future with carbon-neutral homes. This book shows how to improve the sustainable profile of new residential developments through landscape planning, design and management - by conserving resources and minimising pollution, and by enhancing ecological diversity. This may be achieved without significant additional capital outlay. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 197 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470692370 0470692375 9780470691588 0470691581 1281309281 9781281309280 9786611309282 6611309284 |