Sustainable landscape construction : a guide to green building outdoors / William Thompson and Kim Sorvig ; with drawings by Craig D. Farnsworth.

By:

Thompson, J. William

Contributor(s):

Sorvig, Kim

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Washington : Island Press, c2008.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxvii, 381 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:

9781597261425 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1597261424 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781597261432 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1597261432 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

712.01 22

LOC classification:

TH380 .T46 2008

Online resources:

Table of contents only

Contents:

"Sustainability" in context -- Keep healthy sites healthy -- Heal injured sites -- Favor living, flexible materials -- Respect the waters of life -- Pave less -- Consider origin and fate of materials -- Know the costs of energy over time -- Celebrate light, respect darkness -- Quietly defend silence -- Maintain to sustain -- Conclusions and beginnings.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Centeral Library Second Floor - Arts & Design	712.01 T.W.S 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	12901
Books	Centeral Library Second Floor - Arts & Design	712.01 T.W.S 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	12902
Books	Centeral Library Second Floor - Arts & Design	712.01 T.W.S 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	12900

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-369) and index.

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