Landscape performance Ian McHarg's ecological planning in the Woodlands, Texas / Bo Yang.

Author/creator Yang, Bo, 1979-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.
Descriptionpages cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects
McHarg, Ian L., 1920-2001.
City planning--Environmental aspects. --Texas. --Woodlands.
Land use--Environmental aspects. --Texas. --Woodlands.
Landscape architecture--Texas. --Woodlands.
Sustainable urban development--Texas. --Woodlands.
Woodlands (Tex.)--Environmental conditions.

SeriesRoutledge research in landscape and environmental design
Contents Overview of landscape performance scholarship -- Ian McHarg : a pioneer in performance evaluation -- Recent development of performance assessment -- Premier research programs -- Social benefits -- Economic benefits -- Performance evaluation : the Woodlands vs. Houston -- The Woodlands : an exemplary case for performance assessment -- Planning and design process -- Resilience to flood -- Runoff volume -- Stormwater quality -- Urban heat island -- The Woodlands performance post-McHarg -- An evolving ecological plan -- Modeling development and runoff scenarios -- Stormwater performance -- Safety perception -- Major players and barriers -- Ecological wisdom and urban resilience -- McHarg's ecological wisdom -- Urban resilience and contemporary relevance.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018030346
ISBN9781138640115 (hbk)