Product Description

With contributions from people at the forefront of developments in this field, in both Europe and North America, The Dynamic Landscape provides a valuable synthesis of current thinking.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #161631 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 332 pages

Review

'Buy it for its excellent text and celebrate the fact that the contributors are such articulate horticulturists, capable of presenting so clearly an increasingly important aspect of the use of plants in public open space.' – Peter Thoday, The Horticulturist

'This is a much-needed book containing vast amounts of useful information ... It should help all those involved in the design and management of public landscapes to take the plunge into naturalistic planting.' – Isabelle van Groeningen, Garden Design Journal March 2005

'Its clear and easy-to-read text will be of value to all working in amenity horticulture and the design and management of public greenspace. It is a textbook for social horticulture, but of real interest to everyone who has an interest in plants. I can think of very few IoH members who would not be delighted to own this book.' – Peter Thoday, The Horticulturist

From the Back Cover

The last quarter of the twentieth century witnessed a burgeoning interest in ecological or naturally inspired use of vegetation in the designed landscape. More recently a strong aesthetic element has been added to what was formerly a movement aimed at creating nature-like landscapes.

The Dynamic Landscape advances a fusion of scientific and ecological planning design philosophy that can address the need for more sustainable designed landscapes. It is a major statement on the design, implementation and management of ecologically inspired landscape vegetation.

With contributions from people at the forefront of developments in this field, in both Europe and North America, it provides a valuable synthesis of current thinking.

About the Author
Nigel Dunnett and James Hitchmough have a wide experience of theory and practice in contemporary planting design in Europe, Norht America and Australia, and are leading academic researchers in the field of new sustainable landscape plantings. Both are based at the University of Sheffield.

Nigel Dunnett, Roland Gustavvson, James Hitchmough, Anna Jorgenson, Noel Kingsbury, Wolfram Kircher, Hein Koningen, Darrel Morrison, Jan Woudstra.

Customer Reviews

Naturalistic plantings in the urban landscape
I find this book very useful as a planner of urban landscapes. It gives me an academic insight into plant communities, an overview of contemporary naturalistic planting design and information about creative management. In a context where money are sparce and natural look is valued, this book is a tresure of information.

The Dynamic Landscape
The pictures in this book are of a very poor quality: many are very small or out of focus, or black-and-white where colour would have been the obvious choice. I was very disappointed with this purchase and returned the book for a refund. I was expecting better from Nigel Dunnett.