Description:Ian McHarg's ecological planning approach has been influential since the 20th century. However, few empirical studies have been conducted to evaluate the performance of his projects. Using the framework of landscape performance assessment, this book demonstrates the long-term benefits of a renowned McHargarian project (The Woodlands town development) through quantitative and qualitative methods.Including 45 black and white illustrations, Landscape Performance systematically documents the performance benefits of the environmental, social, and economic aspects of The Woodlands project. It also delves into McHarg's planning success in Houston which demonstrated urban resilience after Hurricane Harvey.Yang also includes a number of appendices which provide valuable information on the methods of assessing performance in landscape development. This book would beneficial to academics and students of landscape and planning with a particular interest in Ian McHarg.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Landscape Performance: Ian McHarg's Ecological Planning in the Woodlands, Texas. To get started finding Landscape Performance: Ian McHarg's Ecological Planning in the Woodlands, Texas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Landscape Performance: Ian McHarg's Ecological Planning in the Woodlands, Texas
Description: Ian McHarg's ecological planning approach has been influential since the 20th century. However, few empirical studies have been conducted to evaluate the performance of his projects. Using the framework of landscape performance assessment, this book demonstrates the long-term benefits of a renowned McHargarian project (The Woodlands town development) through quantitative and qualitative methods.Including 45 black and white illustrations, Landscape Performance systematically documents the performance benefits of the environmental, social, and economic aspects of The Woodlands project. It also delves into McHarg's planning success in Houston which demonstrated urban resilience after Hurricane Harvey.Yang also includes a number of appendices which provide valuable information on the methods of assessing performance in landscape development. This book would beneficial to academics and students of landscape and planning with a particular interest in Ian McHarg.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Landscape Performance: Ian McHarg's Ecological Planning in the Woodlands, Texas. To get started finding Landscape Performance: Ian McHarg's Ecological Planning in the Woodlands, Texas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.