- SKU: 9780471392460
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Trees in the Urban Landscape: Site Assessment, Design, and Installation - Hardcover
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by Peter J. Trowbridge (Author), Nina L. Bassuk (Author)
This hands-on guidebook provides practical, applied information on design considerations, site planning and understand-ing, plant selection, installation, and maintenance of trees in challenging urban environments.
Back Jacket
The complete guide to using plants in urban landscape design
Trees in the Urban Landscape offers all the critical tools for successful planting in urban landscapes, from design conceptualization to daily maintenance. This is the perfect reference for addressing the complex issues involved in the greening of cities.
More than 100 illustrations clearly exemplify essential concepts, and helpful case studies demonstrate real-world practice. Complete with important technical specifications in each chapter, this concise resource for solving everyday issues provides guidance and up-to-date material on:
- Identifying limitations and opportunities of landscapes
- Site assessment, soil remediation, and plant selection
- Installing and maintaining urban plants
- Soil texture, compaction, pH, and nutrients
- Spatial limitations, drainage, and existing vegetation
- Designing for biological diversity and visual similarity
Trees in the Urban Landscape is an essential volume for anyone working in landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, and aboriculture, as well as students in these fields.
Author Biography
PETER J. TROWBRIDGE, MLA, is Professor of Landscape Architecture at Cornell University. He is a fellow of the ASLA, Chair of the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board, and has won numerous awards for his design work.
NINA L. BASSUK, PhD, is Professor of Horticulture and Program Leader of the Urban Horticulture Institute, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University.
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