TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zimmermann,Astrid
AU  - Koralek, David
ED  - Birkh�user Verlag GmbH   
TI  - Planning landscape: dimensions, elements, typologies 
SN  - 9783034607605
U1  - 743.836 23
PY  - 2015///.
CY  - Basel
PB  - Birkh�user
KW  - Roadside improvement
KW  - Specifications
KW  - Urban landscape architecture
KW  - Designs and plans
KW  - Landscape architectural drawing
KW  - Topographical drawing
KW  - Conventional signs
N1  - Translated from German : Landschaft Planen: Dimensionen, Elemente, Typologien.; Includes bibliographical references and index.0; 1; Introduction --; 2; Human Measure : Basic human measurements -- Quantifying need --; 3; Elements : Climate and exposure -- Grading, stairs, and ramps -- Paths and roads -- Parking lots for motor vehicles and bicycleshicles -- Waste container areas -- Boundary enclosures and railings -- Seating -- Lighting -- Water features and stormwater infiltration -- Woody plants -- Vegetated roofing -- Vertical planting --; 4; Typologies : Gardens -- Open spaces in schools and preschools -- Play areas and playgrounds -- Sports facilities -- Swimming pools, bathing ponds, water treading pools -- Campgrounds -- Outdoor theaters and tiered seating --; 5; Reference guide : Dimensions and units -- Regulations -- Selected reference books -- Index.
N2  - When transforming a design concept into a feasible project, landscape architects continually oscillate between two levels of consideration: the specific overall design task in the context of a certain planning typology - such a park, playground, outdoor swimming poll, or sports facility - and the individual spatial elements, such as stairs, ramps, paths, enclosures, outdoor furniture, etc. The book presents planners and designers with a well-conceived planning instrument that is divides into two main parts : "Elements" and "Typologies", between which the reader can freely switch, depending on the scale being considered. All the information relevant to planning and design is presented here clearly , in detail and in context. These two main sections are flacked by the introductory section "Human Measure", which explains the fundamentals and parameters for designing outdoor spaces, and a reference guide at the end of the book, in which general dimensions and units as well as regulations and standards are brought together in a clear fashion. The author, Astrid Zimmermann, is an independent landscape architect with an office in Berlin.
ER  -