Auteur: Steiner Frederick R. Steiner

Humans have always been influenced by natural landscapes, and always will be-even as we create ever-larger cities and our developments fundamentally change the nature of the earth around us. In Human …

Lewis Mumford, one of the most respected public intellectuals of the twentieth century, speaking at a conference on the future environments of North America, said, "In order to secure human surv …

The Essential Ian Mc Harg brings together a series of short essays that reveal the full range of Ian Mc Harg’s thoughts on design and nature. Adapted from the comprehensive book of his work, To Heal …

Ian L. Mc Harg’s landmark book Design with Nature changed the face of landscape architecture and planning by promoting the idea that the design of human settlements should be based on ecological prin …

The Living Landscape is a manifesto, resource, and textbook for architects, landscape architects, environmental planners, students, and others involved in creating human communities. Since its first …

This trailblazing book outlines an interdisciplinary "process model" for urban design that has been developed and tested over time. Its goal is not to explain how to design a specific city …

Human ecology is an emerging discipline that studies the interrelationships between humans and their environment, drawing on insights from biology, sociology, anthropology, geography, engineering, ar …

"Community and regional planning involve thinking ahead and formally envisioning the future for ourselves and others, " according to Frederick R. Steiner. "Improved plans can lead to h …