Landscape Planning: Environmental ApplicationsThis reprint, originally published in 1983, draws attention to the important lines of thought that have emerged during the past several decades to offer a portrait of contemporary physical geography which have been drawn together in this text. It introduces conventional terms and topics of the subject and weaves them into a conceptual fabric that rests on three major themes, including the energy-balance concept; a model for understanding the forces and processes in the landscape; the stress-threshold concept; the relationship between the stress produced by forces such as wind and water and the resistance of the earth's materials; and the magnitude and frequency of change in the landscape. Chapter summaries are featured along with numerous illustrations. |
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PLANNING AND PROBLEMS OF THE LANDSCAPE | 5 |
TOPICS AND PROBLEMS IN LANDSCAPE PLANNING | 25 |
MICROCLIMATE AND THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT | 49 |
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