Landscape Performance: Ian McHarg's Ecological Planning in the Woodlands, Texas

ISBN-13: 9780367664794 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 280 str.

Bo Yang

Opis

McHarg’s ecological planning approach has been influential since the 20th century. Yet few empirical studies have been conducted to evaluate the performance of his projects. Using the framework of landscape performance assessment, it demonstrates the long-term benefits of The Woodlands town development through quantitative and qualitative method

Spis treści

Part 1  1. Overview of Landscape Performace Scholarship  2. Ian McHarg: A Pioneer in Performance Evaluation  Part 2  3. Premier Research Programs  4. Social Benefits  5. Economic Benefits  Part 3  6. The Woodlands: An Exemplary Case for Performance Assessment  7. Planning and Design Process  8. Resilience to Flood  9. Runoff Volume  10. Stormwater Quality  11. Urban Heat Island  Part 4  12. An Evolving Ecological Plan  13. Modeling Development and Runoff Scenarios  14. Stormwater Performance  15. Safety Perception  16. Major Players and Barriers  Part 5  17. McHarg’s Ecological Wisdom  18. Urban Resilience and Contemporary Relevance

 

O autorze

Bo Yang is an associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Arizona, USA.