Ecologically-sensitive building and landscape design is a broad,
intrinsically interdisciplinary field. Existing books independently cover
narrow aspects of ecological design in depth (hydrology, ecosystems, soils,
flora and fauna, etc.), but none of these books can boast of the integrated
approach taken by this one. Drawing on the experience of the authors, this
book begins to define explicit design methods for integrating consideration
of ecosystem processes and services into every facet of land use design,
management, and policy. The approach is to provide a prescriptive approach
to ecosystem design based upon ecological engineering principles and
practices. This book will include a novel collection of design methods for
the non-built and built environments, linking landscape design explicitly
to ecosystem services.

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