Soils For Landscape Development Selection Specification And Validation
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Soils for Landscape Development
This second edition of the award-winning Soils for Landscape Development provides a globally applicable method for landscape architects and designers, specification writers, landscape contractors, nursery growers, turf specialists and soil supply companies to properly specify landscape soils using objective and measurable criteria. It uses systematic, clear and practical templates. The book links landscape design processes with sound modern soil science practices to promote better quality project outcomes by ensuring that the basis of the landscape, the soil, is suitable for the intended purpose. The authors emphasise environmental impacts through site soil reuse, promoting appropriate minimal soil intervention and using recycled products, with example compliance specifications. Key features: Provides 14 updated performance-based soil and compliance specifications including on ultra lightweight green roof soil, high fertility display and vegetable production topsoil and biofiltration soil. Includes new sections on low budget landscapes, small projects and soil fundamentals for landscape architects and designers. The authors were awarded the 2015 Australian Institute of Horticulture (AIH) Literature Award and the 2014 Australian Institute of Landscape Architecture (AILA) NSW Research and Development Award for the first edition of this book.
Soils for Landscape Development
This second edition of the award-winning "Soils for Landscape Development" provides a globally applicable method for landscape architects and designers, specification writers, landscape contractors, nursery growers, turf specialists and soil supply companies to properly specify landscape soils using objective and measurable criteria. It uses systematic, clear and practical templates.The book links landscape design processes with sound modern soil science practices to promote better quality project outcomes by ensuring that the basis of the landscape, the soil, is suitable for the intended purpose. The authors emphasise environmental impacts through site soil reuse, promoting appropriate minimal soil intervention and using recycled products, with example compliance specifications.Key features:- Provides 14 updated performance-based soil and compliance specifications including on ultra lightweight green roof soil, high fertility display and vegetable production topsoil and biofiltration soil.- Includes new sections on low budget landscapes, small projects and soil fundamentals for landscape architects and designers.
Soils for Landscape Development
This second edition of Soils for Landscape Development provides a clear, practical and systematic template for specifying landscape soils based on scientific criteria. The soil specifications provide essential information and a universally applicable method for landscape architects and designers, specification writers, landscape contractors and soil supply companies to ensure quality and fit-for-purpose soils. A strong emphasis is placed on reducing environmental impacts by reuse of on-site soil, promoting appropriate minimal soil intervention, and using recycled products. The first edition won the Award of Excellence for Research and Communication in Landscape Architecture at the AILA NSW (Australian Institute of Landscape Architects) Awards in 2014. The authors won a 2nd award for this book through The Australian Institute of Horticulture (AIH) in 2015).