Biodiversity Planning and Design: Sustainable Practices
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How do you measure biodiversity, and why should landscape architects and planners care? What are the essential issues, the clearest terminology, and the most effective methods for biodiversity planning and design? These are a few of the critical questions that Ahern, Leduc, and York answer in this timely and useful book. Using real-world case studies from across the United States, the authors show how an interdisciplinary approach led by planners and designers with conservation biologists, restoration ecologists, and natural and social scientists can yield successful results and sustainable practices.About the Author:Jack Ahern is professor of landscape architecture at the University of Massachusetts AmherstAbout the Author:Mary Lee York is currently working on her masters of landscape architecture degree at UMass while teaching high school biology
Case study methods and design 1Introduction: Biodiversity Planning and Design 3Woodland Park Zoo 23Devens Federal Medical Center Complex: Stormwater Project 37Crosswinds Marsh 47Willamette Valley Alternative Futures Project 57Florida Statewide Greenways System Planning Project 69Conclusions and Discussion 79Acknowledgements 91Glossary 93Bibliography 99Index 107
