Dictionary of Landscape Architecture and Construction

In an industry that involves the skills, expertise, and labor of a wide-range of professionals and workers, good communications become crucial, and a common vocabulary is key to successful projects. Many of the terms used in landscape architecture, land planning, environmental planning, and landscape construction are unavailable, or so new, or industry-specific that they can't be found in conventional dictionaries.This unique resource delivers definitions as well as how-to information via details and photos, going above and beyond the scope of a typical professional dictionary. With straightforward definitions and clear illustrations on each page, everyone from architects, designers, and contractors through grounds maintenance workers will benefit from this important resource. In addition, an appendix with labeled construction details will illustrate not just what a term means, but also how it's applied in the profession.

Alan Christensen (American Fork, UT), ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects), AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners), IEES (International Ecological Engineering Society), has more than 25 years experience as a landscape architect and contractor. He has received a patent for a method of planting trees and targeting contaminants on brownfields. He has taught Land Planning at Brigham Young University, conducted research at Harvard regarding the fallacy of common landscape misconceptions, and has written several articles for landscaping publications.