{"product_id":"residential-landscape-sustainability-carl-smith-9781405158732","title":"Residential Landscape Sustainability: A Checklist Tool","description":"This valuable resource for developers and designers will help to develop design solutions sympathetic to the environment and improve the sustainability of residential landscapes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The landscapes around housing have a crucial role in creating a more sustainable future with carbon-neutral homes. This book shows how to improve the sustainable profile of new residential developments through landscape planning, design and management - by conserving resources and minimising pollution, and by enhancing ecological diversity. This may be achieved without significant additional capital outlay.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The residential landscape sustainability checklist gives housing developers, landscape architects, architects and planners a tool with which to assess the environmental implication of their schemes throughout the design process - from site planning to detailed design.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The checklist focuses on residential housing developments but many features of the tool - including improving energy efficiency, materials selection, planting design and management - can also be applied to a wide range of different types of development, from school grounds to retail parks.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Also of interest\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Green Guide: BREEAM specification\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fourth Edition\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jane Anderson and David Shiers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 4051 1961 6\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 978 14051 1961 0\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sustainable Development Policy Directory\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e W. Alan Strong and Lesley Hemphill\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1 4051 2150 5\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 978 14051 2150 7\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Evaluating Sustainable Development\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Peter Brandon and Patrizia Lombardi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 0 6320 6486 2\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 978 06320 6486 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cover design by Andy Love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Smith,Nigel Dunnett,Andy Clayden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405158735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405158732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.81h x 7.70w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2008 pg. 136","brand":"Carl Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088163090687,"sku":"9781405158732","price":135.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e51d7a8-98e7-40c6-b8a9-43c8c066a386.jpg?v=1769103405","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/residential-landscape-sustainability-carl-smith-9781405158732","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}