Landscape Construction

This series is the first comprehensive guide on construction for the professional landscape designer and landscape design students. The four volumes cover all aspects of hard landscape building and construction work, straightforwardly explained, fully illustrated and backed up with tables and appendices of reference data and legislative information.Volume 3 provides guidance on construction principles of earth and water retaining structures, advising on the suitability of different types of embankments, grids, retaining walling, other types of containment. Chapters on water retaining construction, lakes and ponds also cover amenity, recreational and safety issues, water courses and water supply, and ornamental water features.

Catharine Fortlage is a former lecturer in systematic design at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Elizabeth Phillips was formerly Principal Research and Development Architect in the South-East Thames Regional Health Authority