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About the Authors
Barry W. Starke has been a leader in the profession of landscape architecture for more than
40 years. He graduated with a degree in landscape architecture from the College of
Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1967. While at Berkeley,
he was introduced to the first edition of Landscape Architecture, which became a major
influence on his career. In 1974, Mr. Starke co-founded the award-winning, multidisciplinary
landscape architecture and environmental design firm Earth Design Associates, Inc., and
continues to serve as President. In 1988, he was elected to the faculty of the University of
Virginia School of Architecture, where he taught Professional Practice. Mr. Starke served as
the Centennial President of the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1999, leading
ASLA’s 100th-anniversary celebration. He is a Fellow of the ASLA, is a member of the
American Institute of Certified Planners, and served as Chairman of the Renewable Natural
Resources Foundation. In 2003, Mr. Starke received the inaugural M. Meade Palmer Medal
for outstanding contributions to landscape architecture. He is the 2010 recipient of the VA
ASLA Landmark Award and Honor Award in Communications for the fourth edition of
Landscape Architecture.
John Ormsbee Simonds, who died in May 2005, was one of the twentieth century’s most
important figures in landscape architecture and environmental planning. He was recognized
worldwide for his visionary thinking and innovative spirit. Mr. Simonds’s work and career
spanned more than 70 years, bridging an era during which the profession of landscape
architecture expanded from a small number of individuals in the early 1900s to more than
30,000 land use and environmental planners in the United States today. His many
contributions, including Landscape Architecture, helped lay the groundwork for today’s focus
on environmentally responsible planning and design. Mr. Simonds was President and a
Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects, which awarded him its highest
honor, the ASLA Medal, and its one-time Centennial President’s Medal. He was a member
of the President’s Task Force on the Environment and Florida Governor’s Task Force on
Natural Resources, and was a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Design in Great Britain.
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This book is dedicated
To Marj
Marjorie Todd Simonds, 1920–2012
Wife of John Ormsbee Simonds for 63 years, without whose “help and inspiration” the first
and subsequent editions of this book would not have been written.
I also wish to acknowledge that this edition would not have been possible but for the
generous contributions of my landscape architect colleagues, firms, and agencies around the
world; the many outstanding photographers; the support of my wife, Laurie; the work of my
staff; and, especially, the enthusiasm, dedication, and tireless devotion of my assistant,
landscape architect Breanna Rau.
Barry W. Starke
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Contents
Cover
About the Authors
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Prologue
Foreword
Epigraph
The Hunter and the Philosopher
1. THE HUMAN HABITAT AND SUSTAINABILITY
The Human Animal
Nature
The Natural Sciences
The Ecological Basis
Earthscape
Sustainability
2. CLIMATE
Climate and Response
Social Imprint
Accommodation
Microclimatology
Climate Change/Global Warming
3. WATER
Water as a Resource
Natural Systems
Management
Water-Related Site Design
4. LAND
Human Impact
Land as a Resource
Land Grants
Land Rights
Surveying
Use
Reuse
Topography
Surveys
Supplementary Data
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5. VEGETATION
Topsoil Mantle
Plants in Nature
Plant Identification
Plant Culture
Introduced Plantations
Invasive Species
Vanishing Green
Urban Agriculture
Urban Forestry
6. THE VISUAL LANDSCAPE
The View
The Vista
The Axis
The Symmetrical Plan
Asymmetry
Visual Resource Management
Landscape Character
Modification
The Built Environment
7. THE PLANNED ENVIRONMENT
A Conservation Credo
Environmental Issues
8. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT
The Group Imperative
Problems
Possibilities
New Directions
Growth Management
Scatteration and Urban Sprawl
Restoration
9. THE REGIONAL LANDSCAPE
Interrelationships
Regional Form
Open-Space Frame
Greenways and Blueways
The Essentials
Regional Planning
Governance
10. URBAN DESIGN
Cityscape
The City Diagram
The Ubiquitous Automobile
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