Routledge Handbook of Urban Landscape Research (Routledge International Handbooks)

Routledge Handbook of Urban Landscape Research (Routledge International Handbooks)

Kate Bishop (Editor), Linda Corkery (Editor)
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Publication Date: December 27th, 2022
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN:
9780367625252
Pages:
448

Description

Landscape architecture is one of the key professions dedicated to making cities hospitable and healthy places to live, work and play, while respecting and enhancing the natural environments and landscapes we inhabit. This edited collection presents current writing about the pivotal roles that landscape architects play in addressing some of the most pressing problems facing the planet, its environments and its populations through their research, analysis and speculative practice.

The book has assembled current writings on recent research structured around five major themes: governance, power and partnership; infrastructure, systems and performance; environment, resilience and climate change; people, place and design; and culture, heritage and identity. As a collection, the chapters demonstrate the diversity of themes and topics that are expanding the scholarly body of knowledge for the discipline and its relevance to the practice of landscape architecture.

The contributors to this book are academic researchers and practitioners from the discipline of landscape architecture. The chapters draw on their research, teaching and experience as well as analysis of project examples. Fifty-two contributors from the United Stsates, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Malaysia, Spain, Colombia, Australia, New Zealand and Canada discuss a diverse range of contemporary themes in urban landscape architecture. Collectively, the contributors demonstrate the breadth of experience, shared concerns and distinct issues that challenge urban landscape architecture and cities in the 21st century.

About the Author

Kate Bishop is Associate Professor and Discipline Director of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment, at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Kate's background in environment-behavior research underpins her teaching and research and her particular area of interest: children, youth and environments. She specializes in the research and design of environments for children with special needs, child and youth-friendly urban planning and design, and participatory methodologies with children and young people. Kate worked in private industry and government before becoming an academic.Linda Corkery is Professor Emerita, Landscape Architecture, at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. Throughout her academic and professional career, Linda has focused on the planning and design of public landscapes and their social dimensions, provision of greenspace in high-density cities, and planning and design for inclusive public spaces. Her research and publications consider public open space and parklands as essential green infrastructure features supporting urban ecologies, as well as human health and well-being. Linda is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects and a founding director of the Landscape Foundation of Australia.

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