Sustainable landscape construction : a guide to green building outdoors /
William Thompson and Kim Sorvig ; with drawings by Craig D. Farnsworth.
- 2nd ed.
- Washington : Island Press, c2008.
- xxvii, 381 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-369) and index.
"Sustainability" in context -- Keep healthy sites healthy -- Heal injured sites -- Favor living, flexible materials -- Respect the waters of life -- Pave less -- Consider origin and fate of materials -- Know the costs of energy over time -- Celebrate light, respect darkness -- Quietly defend silence -- Maintain to sustain -- Conclusions and beginnings.
9781597261432 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2007026192
Landscape construction. Landscape protection. Green products. Ecological landscape design.