Regenerative Design Techniques: Practical Applications in Landscape Design
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PETE MELBY, ASLA, MLA, is Professor of Landscape Architecture at Mississippi State University (MSU), in Starkville, Mississippi. He is Codirector of the Center for Sustainable Design at MSU.
TOM CATHCART, PhD, is Professor of Agriculture and Biological Engineering at MSU. He also is Codirector of the Center for Sustainable Design at MSU.
TOM CATHCART, PhD, is Professor of Agriculture and Biological Engineering at MSU. He also is Codirector of the Center for Sustainable Design at MSU.
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Preface.
PART I: Sustainability and Regeneration.
Chapter 1. Introduction to Sustainability.
Chapter 2. Blending the Human Landscape with the Natural Ecological System.
Chapter 3. Estimating Costs in the Sustainable Landscape.
PART II: Water in the Sustainable Landscape.
Chapter 4. Water Quality.
Chapter 5. Rainwater Harvesting.
Chapter 6. Using Domestic Gray Water.
PART III: Shelters and the Sustainable Landscape.
Chapter 7. Shelter Design.
Chapter 8. Earth Sheltering.
Chapter 9. Computing Overhangs for Solar Energy Control.
Chapter 10. Heating Shelters with the Sun.
Chapter 11. Surface Reflectivity.
Chapter 12. Indoor Air Quality.
PART IV: Energy in the Sustainable Landscape.
Chapter 13. Energy Conservation as a Sustainable Practice.
Chapter 14. Heat Value of the Sun.
Chapter 15. Controlling Heat Transfer In and Out of Buildings.
Chapter 16. Determining Sun Path.
Chapter 17. Solar-Powered Hot Water and Space Heating.
Chapter 18. Using the Earth as a Cooling and Heating Source.
Chapter 19. Photovoltaic Energy Production.
Chapter 20. Using Biomass to Heat Your Home.
Chapter 21. Use of Trees for Sun and Wind Control.
PART V: Waste Processing in the Sustainable Landscape.
Chapter 22. Treating Sewage Using Constructed Wetland Ecosystems.
Chapter 23. Recycling.
Part VI: Landscape Management in the Sustainable Landscape.
Chapter 24. Managing Human Landscapes.
Chapter 25. Composting Kitchen and Yard Wastes.
Chapter 26. Managing Runoff Water.
APPENDIXES.
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
Index.
PART I: Sustainability and Regeneration.
Chapter 1. Introduction to Sustainability.
Chapter 2. Blending the Human Landscape with the Natural Ecological System.
Chapter 3. Estimating Costs in the Sustainable Landscape.
PART II: Water in the Sustainable Landscape.
Chapter 4. Water Quality.
Chapter 5. Rainwater Harvesting.
Chapter 6. Using Domestic Gray Water.
PART III: Shelters and the Sustainable Landscape.
Chapter 7. Shelter Design.
Chapter 8. Earth Sheltering.
Chapter 9. Computing Overhangs for Solar Energy Control.
Chapter 10. Heating Shelters with the Sun.
Chapter 11. Surface Reflectivity.
Chapter 12. Indoor Air Quality.
PART IV: Energy in the Sustainable Landscape.
Chapter 13. Energy Conservation as a Sustainable Practice.
Chapter 14. Heat Value of the Sun.
Chapter 15. Controlling Heat Transfer In and Out of Buildings.
Chapter 16. Determining Sun Path.
Chapter 17. Solar-Powered Hot Water and Space Heating.
Chapter 18. Using the Earth as a Cooling and Heating Source.
Chapter 19. Photovoltaic Energy Production.
Chapter 20. Using Biomass to Heat Your Home.
Chapter 21. Use of Trees for Sun and Wind Control.
PART V: Waste Processing in the Sustainable Landscape.
Chapter 22. Treating Sewage Using Constructed Wetland Ecosystems.
Chapter 23. Recycling.
Part VI: Landscape Management in the Sustainable Landscape.
Chapter 24. Managing Human Landscapes.
Chapter 25. Composting Kitchen and Yard Wastes.
Chapter 26. Managing Runoff Water.
APPENDIXES.
Appendix A.
Appendix B.
Index.
