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.
The residential landscape sustainability checklist gives housing
developers, landscape architects, architects and planners a tool
with which to assess the environmental implication of their schemes
throughout the design process – from site planning to
detailed design.
The checklist focuses on residential housing developments but
many features of the tool – including improving energy efficiency,
materials selection, planting design and management – can also be
applied to a wide range of different types of development, from
school grounds to retail parks.
Circa l’autore
Carl Smith BSc(Hons) Dip LA MA Ph D MLI – Visiting Garvan Professor,
Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Arkansas
Andy Clayden BSc Dip LA MA – Senior Lecturer, Department of
Landscape, University of Sheffield
Nigel Dunnett BSc MSc Ph D – Senior Lecturer, Department of
Landscape, University of Sheffield
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