Urban Suburban Meadows

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1918-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 098445604X

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Urban and Suburban Meadows 2nd Edition by Anonim Pdf

Author : Catherine B. Zimmerman
Publisher : Catherine B Zimmerman
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Meadow gardening
ISBN : 0984456007

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Urban & Suburban Meadows by Catherine B. Zimmerman Pdf

"Urban & Suburban Meadows has been revised with a new forward by Heather Holm, more photos and resources! Urban & Suburban Meadows, Bringing Meadowscaping to Big and Small Spaces is an enticing introduction to meadowscaping. Author and photographer, Catherine Zimmerman, combines her expertise in photography, storytelling, environmental issues, horticulture and organic practices to offer meadowscaping as an alternative to reduce monoculture lawns. Zimmerman crafts a guide that provides step-by-step instructions on organically creating and maintaining beautiful meadow gardens. Four experts in meadow establishment lend their knowledge for site preparation, design, native plants, planting and maintenance. The book provides plant lists and resource sections for nine regions across the United States along with local sources to assist the meadow creator in bringing diversity back to urban and suburban landscapes. Meadows can be big or small, short or tall. However large, the benefits are great. Meadows sequester carbon, retain water, filter pollutants, eliminate the need for fertilizers or pesticides and provide habitat for wildlife. Reduce your carbon footprint. Improve your neighborhood. Enjoy a meadow in your backyard!"--Provided by publisher

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556030216451

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Plattsburgh Air Force Base (AFB), Disposal and Reuse by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Greenlee
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781604691320

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The American Meadow Garden by John Greenlee Pdf

If there's one lesson every homeowner must learn, it's this: The traditional lawn is a huge, time consuming, synthetic-chemical sucking mistake. The time has come to look for new ways to create friendly, livable spaces around our homes. In The American Meadow Garden, ornamental grass expert John Greenlee creates a new model for homeowners and gardeners. For Greenlee, a meadow isn't a random assortment of messy, anonymous grasses. Rather, it is a shimmering mini-ecosystem, in which regionally appropriate grasses combine with colorful perennials to form a rich tapestry that is friendly to all life — with minimal input of water, time, and other scarce resources. Kids and pets can play in complete safety, and birds and butterflies flock there. A prairie style planting is a place you want to be. With decades of experience as a nurseryman and designer, John Greenlee is the perfect guide. He details all the practicalities of site preparation, plant selection, and maintenance; particularly valuable are his explanations of how ornamental grasses perform in different climates and areas. Gorgeous photography by Saxon Holt visually illustrates the message with stunning examples of meadow gardens from across the country. We've reached a stage where we can no longer follow past practices unthinkingly, particularly when those practices are wasteful and harmful to the environment. It's time to get rid of the old-fashioned lawn and embrace a sane and healthy future: the American meadow garden.

Author : Laura Vaughan
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781910634134

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Suburban Urbanities by Laura Vaughan Pdf

Suburban space has traditionally been understood as a formless remnant of physical city expansion, without a dynamic or logic of its own. Suburban Urbanities challenges this view by defining the suburb as a temporally evolving feature of urban growth.Anchored in the architectural research discipline of space syntax, this book offers a comprehensive understanding of urban change, touching on the history of the suburb as well as its current development challenges, with a particular focus on suburban centres. Studies of the high street as a centre for social, economic and cultural exchange provide evidence for its critical role in sustaining local centres over time. Contributors from the architecture, urban design, geography, history and anthropology disciplines examine cases spanning Europe and around the Mediterranean.By linking large-scale city mapping, urban design scale expositions of high street activity and local-scale ethnographies, the book underscores the need to consider suburban space on its own terms as a specific and complex field of social practice

Author : Fred Cantor,Debra L. Davidson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 0738575720

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Fresh Meadows by Fred Cantor,Debra L. Davidson Pdf

Located in northeast Queens, Fresh Meadows grew up around a housing development of the same name, built for World War II veterans. The site plan for the development not only provided an array of green open space, but it also enabled residents to enjoy a variety of services within walking distance. The development became the centerpiece of a brand-new neighborhood, which had been the site of a country club and farmland. In 1949, renowned urban and architecture critic Lewis Mumford hailed the Fresh Meadows housing development as "perhaps the most positive and exhilarating example of large-scale community planning in this country." Fresh Meadows captures the optimism of the postwar era by illustrating how middle-class families thrived in an environment that combined the best aspects of urban and suburban living.

Author : Sue Reed,Ginny Stibolt
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-05
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780813072982

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Climate-Wise Landscaping by Sue Reed,Ginny Stibolt Pdf

What can we do, right now, in our own landscapes, to help solve climate change? Gold Winner, Foreword INDIES Book Awards: Ecology & Environment “Read this book carefully. Everything you need to know to help heal our relationship with planet Earth and empower you to make a much-needed difference is within these pages.”—From the foreword by Doug Tallamy Praise for the first edition: “The volume of information here is impressive, and each action is accompanied by an explanation of why it’s important. . . . Useful whether read cover-to-cover or dipped into for specific topics.”—Booklist “Beautifully designed, the book is user-friendly and attractive. The information is current and science-based, with end-notes that give readers access to further research.”—Virginia Native Plant Society “This fantastic resource is filled with climate-wise solutions for anyone who owns or manages a piece of ground—even if it’s just a few containers on a tiny rooftop garden.”—Claudia West, ASLA, Principal, Phyto Studio LLC “[Reed and Stibolt] articulate a new gardening aesthetic. . . . The result is a positive and hopeful story of how people can use their imagination and ingenuity to help craft more resilient landscapes.”—Dr. Peter Robinson, former CEO, David Suzuki Foundation “Beautiful photos and pleasing graphics illustrate key ideas and actions while informative sidebars and inspiring quotes from climate and landscape experts provide clarity of complex systems and motivation to adapt to a changing future.”—Julie Richburg, Ph.D., ecologist “A book on climate-wise landscaping could not be more timely or more necessary. We are moving into a new and critical era, and this book takes landscape professionals and home gardeners where they need to go.”—Owen Dell, RLA, ASLA, landscape architect, educator, author, Owen Dell & Associates “A very useful guide to designing landscapes for the twenty-first century which clearly respond to our changing climate.”—Darrel Morrison, honorary associate faculty member in landscape architecture, University of Wisconsin-Madison Predictions about future effects of climate change range from mild to dire—but we’re already seeing warmer winters, hotter summers, and more extreme storms. Proposed solutions often seem expensive and complex and can leave us as individuals at a loss, wondering what, if anything, can be done. Sue Reed and Ginny Stibolt offer a rallying cry in response—instead of wringing our hands, let's roll up our sleeves. Based on decades of the authors' experience, this book is packed with simple, practical steps anyone can take to beautify any landscape or garden, while helping protect the planet and the species that call it home. Topics include:  Working actively to shrink our carbon footprint through mindful landscaping and gardening Creating cleaner air and water Maximizing resource efficiency Supporting birds, butterflies, pollinators, and other wildlife.  As climate change continues to intensify around the globe, the information in this second edition of Climate-Wise Landscaping is needed now more than ever. This book is the ideal tool for homeowners, gardeners, and landscape professionals who want to be part of the solution to climate change.

Author : Benjamin Vogt
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9781771422451

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A New Garden Ethic by Benjamin Vogt Pdf

In a time of climate change and mass extinction, how we garden matters more than ever: “An outstanding and deeply passionate book.” —Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals Plenty of books tell home gardeners and professional landscape designers how to garden sustainably, what plants to use, and what resources to explore. Yet few examine why our urban wildlife gardens matter so much—not just for ourselves, but for the larger human and animal communities. Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's language and learn from other species? Benjamin Vogt addresses why we need a new garden ethic, and why we urgently need wildness in our daily lives—lives sequestered in buildings surrounded by monocultures of lawn and concrete that significantly harm our physical and mental health. He examines the psychological issues around climate change and mass extinction as a way to understand how we are short-circuiting our response to global crises, especially by not growing native plants in our gardens. Simply put, environmentalism is not political; it's social justice for all species marginalized today and for those facing extinction tomorrow. By thinking deeply and honestly about our built landscapes, we can create a compassionate activism that connects us more profoundly to nature and to one another.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1122 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Power resources
ISBN : LOC:00185829637

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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 1984: Corps of Engineers by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1246 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Power resources
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009875464

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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 1984 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1158 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Power resources
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009875381

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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 1983 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf

Author : Carol Camp Yeakey,Vetta L. Sanders Thompson,Anjanette Wells
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739186381

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Urban Ills by Carol Camp Yeakey,Vetta L. Sanders Thompson,Anjanette Wells Pdf

Urban Ills: Confronting Twenty First Century Dilemmas of Urban Living in GlobalContexts brings together original research by a wide array of interdisciplinary scholars to examine contemporary dilemmas impacting urban life in global contexts, following the latest global economic downturn. Focusing extensively on vulnerable populations, economic, social, health and community dynamics are explored as they relate to human adaptation to complex environments.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1436 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015082571772

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Energy and water development appropriations for fiscal year 1980 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1304 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Power resources
ISBN : LOC:00185829741

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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 1982 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1326 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Power resources
ISBN : UOM:39015081180229

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Energy and water development appropriations for 1981 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf