Ecological Principles of Landscape by James P. Ludwig Ph.D (.ePUB)
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Ecological Principles of Landscape Management: Soils and the Processes That Determine Success of Landscape Designs, Farms and Plants by James P. Ludwig Ph.D
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Overview: During the last decade many graduate-level Landscape Architecture students have taken our ecology classes tailored to their profession. However, relatively few students training to create attractive living spaces actually had significant basic fundamental knowledge of ecology, chemistry or soils. These deficiencies became apparent when elegant landscape designs failed because plants did not thrive, grew poorly or even died. Similarly, many farmers and gardeners are ill-equiped to understand the complexity of their soils, interpret soil testing data and appreciate natural soil processes affecting their crops. Other problems arise when storm water pulses in urban, suburban or farmed settings caused flooding, erosion or slope failures. These problems can be addressed successfully with basic knowledge of soils, soil mechanics, hydrology and ecology. Failure to appreciate the inexorable natural processes affecting soils increases the probability that a landscape plan however elegant and aesthetically pleasing the design may be – or a crop will fail to grow and perform as expected.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Educational
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