Sustainable landscaping : principles and practices / Marietta Loehrlein.

By:

Loehrlein, Marietta [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2021Edition: Second editionDescription: xix, 305 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780367250898 (hardback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 577 LOE 016150

Contents:

Sustainable landscaping -- Sustainability in the plantscape -- The sun and the sustainable landscape -- The wind and energy conservation -- Water issues -- Water conservation -- Managing excess water in the landscape -- Soil health -- Sustainable fertilization -- Improving landscape soils with organic matter -- Pesticides in the landscape -- Integrated pest management -- Energy: sources and uses -- Tools and equipment -- Sustainable landscape materials and products -- Appendix A: Sustainability audit -- Appendix B: Important websites used as resources in this book.

Summary: "Sustainable landscaping involves a set of practices implemented by landscape practitioners to help solve environmental concerns. Continuing in the tradition of its predecessor, the second edition of Sustainable Landscaping: Principles and Practices examines the underlying issues of landscaping adversely affecting the environment and illustrates alternative methods resulting in positive outcomes. This textbook examines all phases of landscaping in both residential and commercial landscaping, from design to construction and implementation to maintenance. Firmly anchoring landscaping practices in the context of sustainability, the book explores topics including: choosing appropriate plants and using plants for specific effects, such as shading; water quality and quantity; soil health and optimal preservation techniques; pesticide usage and its inherent dangers; energy consumption; and resource management and waste reduction. The book provides a thorough grounding in pertinent issues and terminology for each topic, followed by practical solutions applied by landscape professionals. Each chapter includes learning objectives and case studies of actual sustainable landscape activities. Contains updated government statistics and data, graphs, tables and color photographs throughout. Provides background information and sustainable solutions for students, homeowners, and landscaping professionals to effectively design and manage landscapes. Author: Dr. Marietta Loehrlein is Professor Emeritus of Horticulture and Landscaping at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. While there, she developed a new course, Sustainable Landscaping: as there were no textbooks for this course at the time, Dr Loehrlein wrote the first edition of this textbook"--

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Sustainable landscaping --
Sustainability in the plantscape --
The sun and the sustainable landscape --
The wind and energy conservation --
Water issues --
Water conservation --
Managing excess water in the landscape --
Soil health --
Sustainable fertilization --
Improving landscape soils with organic matter --
Pesticides in the landscape --
Integrated pest management --
Energy: sources and uses --
Tools and equipment --
Sustainable landscape materials and products --
Appendix A: Sustainability audit --
Appendix B: Important websites used as resources in this book.

"Sustainable landscaping involves a set of practices implemented by landscape practitioners to help solve environmental concerns. Continuing in the tradition of its predecessor, the second edition of Sustainable Landscaping: Principles and Practices examines the underlying issues of landscaping adversely affecting the environment and illustrates alternative methods resulting in positive outcomes. This textbook examines all phases of landscaping in both residential and commercial landscaping, from design to construction and implementation to maintenance. Firmly anchoring landscaping practices in the context of sustainability, the book explores topics including: choosing appropriate plants and using plants for specific effects, such as shading; water quality and quantity; soil health and optimal preservation techniques; pesticide usage and its inherent dangers; energy consumption; and resource management and waste reduction. The book provides a thorough grounding in pertinent issues and terminology for each topic, followed by practical solutions applied by landscape professionals. Each chapter includes learning objectives and case studies of actual sustainable landscape activities. Contains updated government statistics and data, graphs, tables and color photographs throughout. Provides background information and sustainable solutions for students, homeowners, and landscaping professionals to effectively design and manage landscapes. Author: Dr. Marietta Loehrlein is Professor Emeritus of Horticulture and Landscaping at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois. While there, she developed a new course, Sustainable Landscaping: as there were no textbooks for this course at the time, Dr Loehrlein wrote the first edition of this textbook"--

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