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With people in mind : design and management of everyday nature /

With People in Mind explores how to design and manage areas of "everyday nature"--Parks and open spaces, corporate grounds, vacant lots and backyard gardens, fields and forests - in ways that are beneficial to and appreciated by humans. The authors introduce a new way of thinking about nat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kaplan, Rachel
Otros Autores: Kaplan, Stephen, 1936-, Ryan, Robert L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:With People in Mind explores how to design and manage areas of "everyday nature"--Parks and open spaces, corporate grounds, vacant lots and backyard gardens, fields and forests - in ways that are beneficial to and appreciated by humans. The authors introduce a new way of thinking about natural areas and present concrete and detailed recommendations for effective design and management
Enhanced by a wealth of illustrations and images, With People in Mind translates the results of many years of empirical studies into practical design and management approaches. It is a readable and flexible guide for practitioners and students in landscape architecture, planning, resource management, environmental psychology, and other fields.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 225 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-215) and index.
ISBN:1417539879
9781417539871
9781597269490
1597269492
9781610911887
1610911881