Sustainable Landscaping and Building Design
by Krishnamurthy, Sita & V V Rao
ISBN: 9781787159419
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Imprint : Kruger Brentt Publishers UK Ltd.
Year : 2025
Price : Rs. 269.00
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About The Book
KEY FEATURES
It is written in a lucid style with the most recent advances and with theoretical discussions for easy understanding of the subject.
This book cover new techniques and applications of sustainable landscaping in building design.
Well labelled illustrations, diagrams, tables and figures amply support the text wherever necessary.
It provides basic principles of sustainable landscaping and building design in a simple and easy language.
The book is also supported with a comprehensiv
Table of Contents
CONTENTS
Preface v
1. Sustainable Landscaping 1
?? What Is Sustainability? 1
?? History and Background 7
?? The Sustainable Sites Initiative 15
?? Environmental Issues and Landscaping 17
?? Renewable natural resources 23
?? The Role of the Landscaping Industry in Sustainability 26
?? Sustainable Practices and Resources for the Landscaping 29
2. Sustainability in the Plantscape 33
?? Introduction 33
?? Environmental Aspects of Plants 36
?? Turfgrass 37
?? Woody Plants 40
?? Benefic
