Nature, Place & People : Forging Connections Through Neighbourhood Landscape Design. - Tan, Puay-yok.; Liao, Kuei-hsien.; Hwang, Yun Hye.; Chua, Vincent (Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2018)
3.3 Principles and strategies for neighbourhood landscapes design -- Principle 1 - Neighbourhood landscapes are ecosystems connected to larger ecosystems -- Principle 2 - As part of a social-ecological system, social and ecological processes that interact in concert determine the character of neighbourhood landscapes -- Principle 3 - Neighbourhood landscapes are dynamic -- Principle 4 - Ecosystem functions remain important, even at the scale of neighbourhood landscapes -- Principle 5 - Heterogeneity in neighbourhood landscapes promotes biodiversity and ecosystem functions -- References -- PART II: Guidelines for Neighbourhood Landscape Design -- CHAPTER 4 Neighbourhood Landscape Development Process and Design Approaches -- 4.1 Neighbourhood landscape development process -- 4.2 Design approaches -- 4.2.1 Site-specific design -- 4.2.2 Integrated design -- 4.2.3 Participatory design -- 4.2.4 Biophilic design -- References -- CHAPTER 5 Designing Neighbourhood Landscapes with Landscape Services -- 5.1 Selection of landscape services for neighbourhoods -- 5.2 Tradeoffs in managing neighbourhood landscapes -- 5.3 Guidelines for neighbourhood landscape services -- 5.4 Soil -- S1 Nutrient cycling -- S2 Maintenance of soil quality -- S3 Erosion control -- 5.5 Water -- W1 Water cycling -- W2 Flood hazard mitigation -- W3 Stormwater and domestic wastewater treatment -- W4 Water for irrigation -- 5.6 Flora and fauna -- F1 Provision of habitat for biodiversity -- F2 Mosquito control -- F3 Fresh produce -- 5.7 Outdoor comfort -- C1 Heat mitigation -- C2 Noise abatement -- 5.8 People -- P1 Sense of place -- P2 Aesthetic values -- P3 Social relations -- P4 Environmental education -- P5 Recreation -- References -- Photo Credits -- Glossary -- Index.
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