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Informationen zum Autor Jack Ahern is professor and department head of landscape architecture and regional planning at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is the author of Guidebook to the Landscape Architecture of Boston (The Hubbard Trust! 1999) and editor! with Julius Fabos! of Greenways: The Beginning of an International Movement (Elsevier! 1995). The Landscape Architecture Foundation is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is the preservation! improvement! and enhancement of the environment. It accomplishes its mission through scholarship! research! and information on landscape planning and design - effective! inexpensive! and democratic tools for protecting natural environments! reclaiming disturbed land! and creating sustainable communities that foster health and safety. Klappentext How do you measure biodiversity! and why should landscape architects and planners care? What are the essential issues! the clearest terminology! and the most effective methods for biodiversity planning and design? How can they play a role in biodiversity conservation in a manner compatible with other goals? This book answers such questions. Zusammenfassung How do you measure biodiversity! and why should landscape architects and planners care? What are the essential issues! the clearest terminology! and the most effective methods for biodiversity planning and design? How can they play a role in biodiversity conservation in a manner compatible with other goals? This book answers such questions.
