Books in the Routledge Research in Landscape and Environmental Design series

Kate John-Alder explores McHarg's formative years, and investigates how his ideas developed in both their complexity and scale.

Dubai and the Landscape introduces a revolutionary characterization of landscape architecture. By combining the words 'paradise' and 'landscape', Bolleter introduces 'parascape', a concept that is becoming more prevalent in the landscape profession throughout the Middle East.

Walking, Landscape and Environment explores walking as a method of research and practice in the humanities and creative arts, emerging from a recent surge of growth in urban and rural walking.

This book examines three landmark utopian visions in 20th century landscape architectural, planning, and architectural theory. A must-read for instructors, students, and researchers of landscape architecture, planning, and architecture, as well as utopian studies, cultural and social history, and environmental theory.

Dubai and the Landscape introduces a revolutionary characterization of landscape architecture. By combining the words `paradise¿ and `landscape¿, Bolleter introduces 'parascape', a concept that is becoming more prevalent in the landscape profession throughout the Middle East.

The Middle East is well-known for its historic gardens that have developed over more than two millenniums. The role of urban landscape projects in Middle Eastern cities has grown in prominence, with a gradual shift in emphasis from gardens for the private sphere to an increasingly public function. The contemporary landscape projects, either designed as public plazas or public parks, have played a significant role in transferring the modern Middle Eastern cities to a new era and also in transforming to a newly shaped social culture in which the public has a voice. This book considers what ties these projects to their historical context, and what regional and local elements and concepts have been used in their design.