Landscape Planning


The Death and Life of Great American Cities
Eyes on the Street: The Life of Jane Jacobs
Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier and Happier
Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century
Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less are the Keys to Sustainability
Tom  Turner
Single-purposism, as we have seen, tends to create projects that harm the environment. Instead, we should design projects with as favourable an environmental impact as possible. This is the objective of environmental impact design.
Tom Turner, Landscape Planning And Environmental Impact Design

Tom  Turner
In town and in country there must be landscapes where we can walk in safety, pick fruit, cycle, work, sleep, swim, listen to the birds, bask in the sun, run through the trees and laze beside cool waters.
Tom Turner, Landscape Planning And Environmental Impact Design

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