Sustainable Residential Landscapes:An International Perspective

• Main Author: Smith, Carl (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Architecture; carbon reduction; intergenerational engagement; tree planting structure; urban tree; All-Area Integrated Development; residential landscapes; small towns; rural landscape architecture; urban commons; demolition/relocation-oriented market model (D/RMM); parks; youth at risk; spatial theory; wellbeing; building energy saving; Guatemala; land use change; new rural construction model (NRCM); substrate; phosphorus; green infrastructure; Origin Farmer Indigenous Territory; dwellings; residential sustainability; residential neighborhood parks; sustainable livelihoods; sustainability; ecological priority; CPTED; ecological service; circular economy; action research; urban villages transformation; cohousing; public space recovery; Bolivian Amazon; design model; social sustainability; community service learning; rural revitalization; China; coordinated development of rural communities &; shared resources; rain gardens; tactical urbanism; climate sensitive design; prevention of gender-based violence; polyculture; comfort; Indigenous versus non-indigenous land-use; bioretention; monoculture; landscape performance evaluation; low impact development; governance; territory
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This book is a compilation of 10 recently published academic articles addressing sustainable residential landscape design and planning across geographies, scales, and perspectives: from American rain garden design to South Korean urban forestry; from Mexican community open space design to Australian neighborhood park planning; and from Chinese urban design to Bolivian land-use change. This volume brings together authors from a growing community of landscape sustainability scholars of landscape architecture and architecture; planning and construction; ecology and horticulture; agricultural and environmental sciences; and health, exercise, and nutrition. In summary, these papers address facets of a fundamental challenge for the 21st century: the design and planning of sustainable and resilient human settlements.