Sustainable landscape construction : a guide to green building outdoors - Thompson, J. William; Sorvig, Kim. (Washington : Island Press, 2008)
"Sustainability" in context -- Keep healthy sites healthy -- Heal injured sites -- Favor living, flexible materials -- Respect the waters of life -- Pave less -- Consider origin and fate of materials -- Know the costs of energy over time -- Celebrate light, respect darkness -- Quietly defend silence -- Maintain to sustain -- Conclusions and beginnings.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-369) and index.
Keywords: Landscape construction; Landscape protection; Green products; Ecological landscape design