Ecological design is an integral part of landscape architecture and there is a need to explain the basics to students and those looking for a simple guide. Rottle and Yocom’s book – Basics Landscape Architecture 02: Ecological Design
Ecological Design breaks down the subject into separate topics covered in several chapters:
1. What is ecological design?
2. Systems
3. Landscape Dynamics
4. Project processes
5. Operations
6. Places
Within each chapter Rottle and Yocom cover such basics as types of systems, form and function of landscapes, design processes for ecosystem health, watershed, protect|conserve|reuse|, sieve|filter|cleanse and various other topics that are integral in understanding Ecological.
The book is easy to read and uses high quality images of projects from across the world and uses unbuilt and built projects for case studies. The only improvement I would make to this book is to include more simple diagrams of processes and case studies to give the reader a better understanding of the basic principles and processes. This is my only criticism of a book that students and professionals should have on their shelf as a go-to reference. The book also gives a list of great web resources for landscape architects and the publisher notes includes a few pages on ‘working with ethics’ and further reading for those who wish to learn more about ecological design.
Basics Landscape Architecture 02: Ecological Design can be purchased through Amazon for $23-24USD (depending on the day)
can be purchased through Amazon for $23-24USD (depending on the day)Publisher | AVA Publishing
184 pages – 6.3 x 0.6 x 9 inches
ISBN-13: 978-2940411443
REVIEW IMAGES & REVIEW TEXT CREDIT | Damian Holmes
