Index

Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations; page numbers in boldface refer to pull-quote authors.

Abbot’s Garden of Nikko (Japan), 265

Acid rain, 138

Activity centers:

at airports, 322

entrance plantings for, 359

in planned communities, 150, 176

plans developed for, 174

public transit for, 319, 325

in regional plans, 188

in urban revitalization plans, 171–172, 206

Adams, Henry, 198

Afforestation, 84

Agriculture. See also Farmland

advent of, 20, 81

expansion of, 47

impact of, 81–82

irrigation for, 11, 40, 43, 44–45

land planning for, 61

land restoration for, 45

pollution from, 138

rectilinear survey of fields in, 63

urban, 84, 84

Air pollution:

control of, 169

as global warming factor, 36, 36, 37

health effects of, 138

urban forestry and, 85

Airplanes:

freight versus passenger, 317, 321

travel via, 321–322

Airports:

amenities at, 322

transport at, 323

Alaska Purchase, 62

Alaska Statehood Act of 1958, 62

Alberti, Leon Battista, 267

Allegheny Conference of Western Pennsylvania, 135

Altitude, 33, 33

American Conservation Foundation, 135

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), 383

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 208

Amusement park design, 269–270

Animals. See also Wildlife

biosphere as home to, 13

climate change impact on, 36, 37

environment needed by, 3

in food chain, 77

human dominion over, 2

invasive species of, 82–83

Anthropomorphic module, 336

Approaches:

to airports, 321

to buildings, 330

design of, 302–303, 311–314, 312–314

landscape plantings at, 359, 359

parking and, 315, 316

for planned communities, 159, 184

at Rockefeller Center, 261

Aquifer replenishment, 46, 76, 77

Arc de Triomphe (Paris, France), 96, 96

Ardrey, Robert, 14

Aristotle, 6, 196, 235

Arlington National Cemetery, 270

Asia. See also China; Japan

approaches designed in, 302–303

cities in, 196

nature-based design in, 342, 344

spatial design in, 271, 332

Assessments (land), 138

Asymmetry, 104–110, 333–334, 369

Atlanta Station (Atlanta, GA), 66

Atmosphere (Earth), 37

Atomic power:

civic action against, 134

control of, 3

waste from, 138

Attiret, Jean Denis, 108, 110

Automobiles:

cultural focus on, 180, 314

driveways/approaches for, 311–314

as hazard, 344

land planning impacted by, 207–208, 308–309

parking for (see Parking)

in planned communities, 146, 149, 149

proliferation of, 148, 307

in rural site design, 238

traffic flow planning for, 307, 309–311, 310, 311

Axis:

asymmetric, 108

characteristics of, 95–98

design function of, 94, 99, 99–100, 100, 101, 333, 368

examples of, 95, 96, 98

Back-to-the-city movement, 207

Bacon, Edmund N., 181

Balance, as design principle, 104–106, 332

Balconies:

for sloped sites, 240

for urban residences, 199

Base map:

for landscape planting, 354

in site planning, 225

Base plane:

articulated by vertical plane, 284, 285, 286

characteristics of, 272–275, 272–275

coloration of, 268

of exterior volumes, 272

functions of, 275

pedestrian traffic on, 305, 306

plantings to define, 355, 357, 361

in site space design, 259, 260, 260

Bauer, Catherine, 214

Bauhaus, 367, 372

Beauty:

versus decoration, 344

experience of, 376

form/function in, 267, 268

harmony and, 113, 114

human need for, 5, 120

mathematical basis of, 334

of natural forms, 337

symmetry and, 101, 103

in urban design, 186

wabi quality in, 236–237

Beaux Arts system, 367, 367n

Beck, Walter, 332, 333n

Bedroom communities, 161

Beijing (Peking), China, 99–100, 108, 109, 371

Bel Geddes, Norman, 307, 309

Belluschi, Pietro, 97

Bench mark (topographic), 67, 68

Benét, Stephen Vincent, 4

Bergmann, Karen, 275

Berry, Wendell, 180

Bigger, Frederick, 307

Bikeways:

in community planning, 151, 159, 161

on complete streets, 315

along greenways, 172

in integrated design, 253

location of, 313

in neighborhood plans, 182

plantings along, 358, 360

as safety measure, 138, 139

on site analysis map, 224

use of, 324

Bioengineering, 79

Biology, 12

Bioretention, 252, 365

Biosphere:

components of, 13

overconsumption and, 21

plant function in, 80

Bioswales, 252, 365

Blue Ridge Parkway (VA), 267

Blueways, in regional plans, 190, 190–191

Boat travel, 319–321

A Book of Tea (Okakura), 90

Borissavlievitch, Miloutine, 334, 334n, 335

Botanical gardens, 80, 80, 117, 201, 381

Botany, 12–13, 78–79

Bowie, Henry P., 228

Braun, Ernest, 13n

Breuer, Marcel, 328, 367

Bridge design, 51–52, 122–123, 123, 311

British North Borneo (Sabah), 17

Bronowski, Jacob, 108, 229

Brownfields, 66

Brundtland Commission (UN), 18

Buckshot plans, 250, 250

Buffers:

in community planning, 159

vegetation as, 77

Building codes:

in comprehensive plan, 221

disabilities and, 208

enforcement of, 176–177

as site analysis data, 224

urban, 185

Building materials:

in Asian architecture, 342

for highway structures, 311

in integrated design, 256

for pedestrian paths, 305

in rural site design, 238

in spatial design, 271–272

technology in, 329

in urban site design, 236

for vertical enclosures, 279

Building orientation:

landscape character and, 117

microclimate and, 31–32, 33, 33, 35

street frontage and, 145, 148, 159, 174, 176

Building site. See Site

Buildings. See also Structures

as sculptural elements, 281

solitary versus grouped, 339

Built environment:

design elements for, 120–129

suitability of site/surroundings, 120–121, 180

Burbank, Luther, 79

Burchard, John Ely, 96

Bus trains, 323

Buses, 323–324

Cable cars, 324, 324

Campuses, walkways on, 303

Canals:

cities along, 321

repurposing of, 50

traffic in, 303

in transportation network, 58

Canopy trees, 356, 357, 358

Carbohydrate production, 77

Carbon dioxide, atmospheric, 36, 77, 138, 363

Carnegie Mellon University, 383

Carrying capacity:

of land, 64, 132, 191, 192

of roadways, 310

Cars. See Automobiles

Carson, Rachel, 8

Cascades:

foliage, 357

water, 53, 53, 55, 241

Casey Trees, 85

Cavagnaro, David E., 13n

Cemetery design, 270, 270–271

Central business district (CBD), 185, 198–201, 201, 208, 210

Central Park (New York City), 199, 281

Champs-Élysée (Paris, France), 96, 96–97

Checkerboard plans, 250, 250

Chicago Botanic Garden, 117, 381

Ch’ien-lung (emperor of China), 108

China, 6, 9, 99–100, 108, 109, 116, 371. See also specific locations and sites

Church, Thomas D., 312, 346

Churchill, Henry S., 181, 198

Circulation patterns. See also Roadways; Traffic; Transportation

for air travel, 321–322

for automobiles, 307–317

for bicycles (see Bikeways)

to connect structures, 338, 339

design importance of, 289–290

impelled motion in, 290–295

landscape planting and, 355, 355, 357, 358, 358, 359, 360

multimodal transport and, 323–325

for pedestrians, 303–306 (see also Walkways)

for railways, 317–319

route design in, 296

sequence in, 299–303

space modulation in, 296–299

for water travel, 319–321

Cities:

asymmetric plans in, 108–109

axial plans in, 96–98

components of, 198–207

contemporary planning for, 196–198

defined, 184

design of, 208–210

experience of, 375

forestry in, 85

gardening in, 84, 236, 237

land use issues and, 170

microclimate in, 85, 234, 235

open space in, 172

placement of, 117

population density of, 143–144

regional planning for, 184–186, 188

relationship with surroundings, 179–180

revitalization of, 139, 171, 171

site development for, 234–237

spatial design of, 260

traffic in, 187, 207–208

vitality of, 195–196, 211

along waterfronts, 321

Civic action:

antinuclear demonstration as, 134

city beautification as, 209

in environmental planning, 192

function of, 135

proposed antiwar, 140–141

in urban planning, 184

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), 139, 380, 382

Civilization, dawn of, 19–20, 81, 133

Clark, Kenneth, 3

Clawson, Marion, 62

Clay, Grady, 115

Climate:

defined, 23

as design factor, 139, 238, 342–343

elements of, 23–24

human responses to, 24, 25

microclimate, 34

social imprint of, 26

vegetation effect on, 77, 360

Climate change, 36–37, 138, 167, 363

Climatic regions, 25–29

Cluster housing, 180–181

Cold climatic region, 25, 26, 33

Collins, Lester A., 369n, 380

Color:

contrasts in, 123

of roadways, 310

in spatial design, 268–269, 271

Colorado River, 45

Community. See also Planned communities

culture of, 328

evolving forms of, 144

as human necessity, 143

social activities in, 161

urban spaces for, 186, 236

Community gardens, 84, 84

Commuting:

electric cart for, 324

via rapid transit, 317

suburban development and, 207

Compass and chain survey, 70

Complete streets, 315, 314–315

Composition:

buildings/spaces in, 329–330

for groups of structures, 330–334

rules for, 334–337

Comprehensive land planning:

approach to, 228–229

conceptual plan in, 226–227

example, 220

function of, 220–222

impact assessment in, 229–231

site analysis in, 222–225, 226

Computer:

for plan documentation, 225

as planning tool, 231–233

in structural design, 329

visualization produced by, 232

Computer-Aided Design (CAD), 233, 331

Conceptual plan:

as collaborative, 226, 226

example, 228

function of, 233

for landscape planting, 356

process for, 227

site-structure diagram in, 226–227, 227

three-dimensional translation of, 259

Conference facilities, 161

Conservancies, 167. See also Preserves

Conservation:

credo for, 132

defined, 61

as environmental issue, 141

green roofs in, 363

jurisdictions for, 60

in PCD community planning, 152, 153

regional planning for, 188

of water, 48, 190

Conservation easements, 135, 135–136

Consumption, excessive, 21. See also Sustainability

Container gardening, 362, 362

Contours:

mapping of, 67, 67–68, 68, 70, 70

roadways following, 273, 313

site design based on, 238–241, 342

Cool-temperate climatic region, 25, 27

Cooling:

controlling, 33–35

evaporative, 32, 32, 35, 77, 137, 235

natural versus mechanical, 33

plantings used in, 357, 363

Corbusier, Le, 123, 328, 371, 372

Corridor spaces, 195–196, 197, 268

Counties, in regional planning, 189

Court of the Concubine (Beijing, China), 297–299

Court of the Lions, the Alhambra (Spain), 101, 101

Courtyards:

privacy afforded by, 236, 237, 243, 278

in site plan integration, 250

space allowed for, 330

as street frontage alternative, 144, 145, 180

structurally defined, 341

in urban design plans, 260

Cowan, Stuart, 4, 7, 11

Croplands, irrigation of, 11, 40. See also Agriculture

Crosby Arboretum (Picayune, MS), 121

Cross-pollination, 79

Crowe, Sylvia, 181

Crystalline form, 103

Cul-de-sacs, 146, 182, 313, 358

Cullen, Gordon, 275

Culverts, 311

Cyclones, 139

Dams, 51

Dawson, Stuart, 380

Decks:

residential, 348–350

for sloped sites, 240

Decomposition process, 11

Deduction, defined, 2

Deer, as invasive species, 83

Deforestation, 136, 137, 144

Deserts, 137

Design. See also Planning

asymmetry in, 104–110, 333–334

axis in, 94–100, 108

climate change as factor in, 36–37

for climatic region, 25–29

conditioned perception in, 299–300

cyclical nature of, 373, 373

defined, 214

for disadvantaged, 139

dynamic tension in, 332

end result of, 376

form and function in, 267, 328, 337, 344, 367, 373

microclimatic factors in, 30–35

in nature, 9

objectives of, 6

symmetry in, 100–104

as three-dimensional, 259, 333

Design review board, 162

Developers, in planning, 174–175

Development. See also Planned unit development (PUD)

in community planning, 152–153

ecological balance and, 15

growth management and, 164–169, 172

of hill form, 116

lawn irrigation and, 45

overall impact of, 80–81

planning for, 59, 133

pollution from, 138

of reclaimed sites, 66, 202

in regional planning, 188–189

along rivers, 320–321

suburban, 144

transfer of rights to, 158

unrestrained, 5, 5, 8, 58, 166, 170, 175

water management and, 46, 46, 47, 49

Development guideline manual, 163

Disabilities, accommodating, 208, 296, 315

Disease, climate effects on, 24

Disneyland, 318

Disney World, 318

Distance, as design factor, 296, 305–306

DNA:

bioengineering of, 79

human programming by, 20

Documents:

for community development plans, 163

for comprehensive site plans, 225

Drainage:

as design consideration, 252, 274

natural, preserving, 342

along roadways, 310

as site selection factor, 40

Driveway:

as accessway, 308

for city site, 235

entrance to (see Approaches)

opening on trafficway, 145, 174

Drought, 44, 48

Dubos, René, 5

Dudok, Willem, 263

Dwellings. See also Residences

cultural design changes in, 180

functions of, 341, 347

ideal features of, 343–346, 344

locations of, 143

nature integrated with, 342–343

in reclaimed developments, 202

water resources as consideration for, 45

Dynamic repose, 332

Earth:

atmospheric composition of, 37

biomass of, 61, 77

carbon dioxide enveloping, 138

climatic regions of, 25–29

ecology of, 13–15

habitations on, 342

human relationship to, 2, 132, 168, 377

oxygen production on, 12, 77, 85

place in the universe, 15

relationship with sun, 24

surface variations on, 67

vegetative covering on, 75

Earth plane. See Base plane

Earthquakes, 139–140

Easements:

conservation, 135, 135–136, 152

for landscape plantings, 359, 360

in survey specification, 71

for utility line placement, 146

Eastern versus Western philosophies:

on approach to planning, 376

on beauty, 17

on composition, 333

on nature, 17

Eckbo, Garrett, 180, 215, 260, 380, 382

Ecology:

as basis of life, 13–15

damage to, 82, 83

in landscape architecture practice, 13

landscape plantings in, 354

principles of, 61

around water bodies, 50

water resource management in, 45

Economy:

climate effects on, 24

as planning factor, 220

unity of rural and urban, 180

urban revitalization and, 172

Egypt, 278

Eiseley, Loren, 41

Elder, Henry, 373

Electric carts, 324

Elevations:

in design for level sites, 242

in surveying, 67, 68, 70, 71

Emergency vehicle access, 317

Eminent domain, 202

Employment:

in inner cities, 202, 203

location of, 161, 200, 206

sedentary nature of, 147

Energy:

in community planning, 145, 146, 166

consumption of, 33, 35, 364

hydroelectric, 51

from sun (radiant), 24

Enframement:

clarity of form and, 283

of highway views, 310

via landscape plantings, 354, 357, 359

as outward-directed, 280

privacy and, 278

from structures, 341

in unified landscape view, 89, 89–90, 92, 92, 286, 330

Entrances. See Approaches

Environment. See also Built environment

aquatic, 42, 78

care for, 353

dynamic nature of, 6

ecology as study of, 13

human relationship to, 376

interdependence of life forms in, 14

organic growth in, 107

Environmental impact assessment:

checklist for, 230

in comprehensive plan, 229–231

in regional plan, 191

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 229, 231

Environmental issues, 132. See also Pollution

civic action to confront, 135

climate as, 139

in community planning, 162, 163, 166

conservation as, 141

conservation easements as, 135–136

freshwater depletion as, 136–137

growth management in, 133, 167, 168–169

natural disasters as, 139–140, 140

regional planning and, 133–134, 186, 188

safety as, 138–139

in site analysis, 224

soil loss as, 137–138

in structural design, 329

transfer of development rights in, 158

war as, 140–141

Environmental Planning and Design Partnership, 381

Environmentalists, 153

Erosion:

as growth management issue, 167

rectilinear land survey and, 64

as regional planning issue, 190

as spatial design consideration, 272

topsoil loss from, 60, 60–61, 137, 137–138

vegetative protection against, 45, 75–76, 77, 77, 311, 357

Escalators, 322, 323

Europe:

cities in, 196, 246

climate change addressed by, 37

Renaissance landscape design in, 109–110

Evaporative cooling (evapotranspiration), 32, 32, 35, 77, 137, 235

Evolution:

of plant life, 80

timeline for (earth and human), 19–20

Excavation:

geology and, 10, 342

ill effects of, 176

in landscape design, 65, 243

reclaiming land from, 151

regulation of, 138

for suburban sewer lines, 146

for water bodies, 54

waterscaping after, 49–50, 50

Exotic plants, 358, 363

Experiences, planned, 371–372, 373–377, 374, 375

Exploded plans, 250, 250

Exterior space design, 271–272

Fairchild, David, 79

Fallingwater (Bear Run, PA), 124, 125

Family, as social unit, 180

Farmland:

in growth management plan, 165, 166, 169

loss of, 82, 82, 138

preservation of, 207

regional planning for, 188

taxation of, 170

transfer of development rights to, 158

Fault lines, 11

Fibonacci, Leonardo, 335–336

Field observation (site analysis), 221, 224

Finger plans, 250, 250

Fish:

contamination of, 138

in food chain, 77

habitat for, 40–41, 78

Fitch, James, 277

Flattid bug, 14

Flexibility zoning, 158, 183

Flooding:

as design consideration, 33, 53, 139–140, 140, 343

as hazard, 11, 44

increased incidence of, 37

management of, 46, 159, 169, 190

as site analysis data, 11, 44

Florida wetlands, 40

Folger, Timothy, 8

Food chain, 77, 77

Forestry, urban, 85, 173

Forests:

depletion of, 136

development potential of, 170

establishment of, 84

in growth management plan, 165, 167, 169

national, 110

preserves for, 117, 191, 207

in regional plans, 188

restoration of, 137

site design in, 244

Forms:

design innovations and, 368

function and, 267, 328, 337, 344, 367, 373

motion impelled by, 290–294, 290–295

natural, 115–116, 337–338, 342, 342

spatial, 267–268

Fountains, 53, 54, 55

France, Raoul, 15

Franklin, Benjamin, 8

Freshwater:

availability of, 342

depletion of, 42, 43, 44, 48, 136–137, 362, 363

global portion of, 39, 40, 40

replenishing, 159

Friends of Urban Forests, 85

Gallion, Arthur B., 198

Gardens. See also specific gardens

botanical, 80, 80, 117, 201, 381

community, 84, 84

container, 362, 362

experience of, 374

Japanese, 265, 341

for privacy, 278

rain, 252, 365, 365

residential, 348

rooftop, 199, 347

space allowed for, 330

in United States, 362

for urban sites, 236, 237

water features in, 350, 351

Gardner, James, 304

Gas Works Park (Seattle, WA), 66

Genetic code, 20

Geographic Information Systems (GIS), 64, 73

Geologic time:

climate change throughout, 36

eras in, 18–19

Geology:

as climate element, 23–24

in habitation design, 342

in landscape architecture practice, 10–11

Geomancy, 9

Geometric design:

in contemporary urban plans, 196–197

versus experienced design, 374

for level sites, 241

purposeful application of, 249, 338

revolt against, 368, 372

in symmetrical plans, 103–104

three-dimensional consideration of, 333

for tree planting, 357, 358, 359

Georgetown (Washington, DC), 203

Giedion, Siegfried, 121

Global warming:

factors in, 21

implications of, 36–37

Globalization:

consequences of, 82

cultural evolution in, 168

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 105

Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 167

Golden rectangle, 334

Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh, PA), 304

The Golden Number (Borissavlievitch), 334

Goshorn, Warner S., 61

Government agencies/bodies:

in community planning, 152, 153, 163

complete streets promoted by, 315

developers working with, 174

eminent domain exercised by, 202

land use planning by, 132, 133–136, 167

map/survey information from, 73

preserves established by, 83–84

in regional planning, 186, 189, 191–193

urban forestry under, 85

visual resource management by, 110

Grade:

of building site, 238–244

design solutions to, 305, 305

at intersections, 149, 208, 311

along rivers, 321

Grading:

geological factors in, 342

regulation of, 138

for roadway construction, 310

Graham, Robert, 382

Graham, Wade, 48

Grand Canyon (AZ), 267

Gravity:

design base plane and, 273

as water flow design factor, 40

Great Lakes, 138

Greece:

ancient, architecture in, 336, 344

desertification of, 137

Green infrastructure, 85

Green roofs, 252, 363–365, 364

Greenhouse gases, 36

Greenways:

in neighborhood plans, 182

in planned communities, 145

in regional plans, 190, 190–191

in urban areas, 172

Gropius, Walter, 367, 372

Ground covers, 357, 357

Ground plane. See Base plane

Groundwater:

bioretention and, 365

determining presence of, 342

recharging, 252

Growth management:

defined, 165, 170

guideline plan for, 164–165

problems in, 164, 164

project review in, 165

public services in, 165–169, 174

Gulf Stream, 8, 23

Gutkind, E. A., 17

Habitations. See Dwellings; Residences; Structures

Habitats:

in biosphere, 13

for fish/wildlife, 1, 40–41, 78, 190, 337, 342, 365

human, 2–6, 36

land as, 61–62

suburban development and, 144

vegetation and, 76

Harbors, 170, 319–320

Harmony:

in aesthetics, 267

architectural, 335

in built environment, 121, 121–122, 351

in Chinese philosophy, 6, 9

as human pursuit, 5

between humans and nature, 4, 16, 60

in landscape character, 112–114

of site and design, 233, 245–246

symmetry and, 102

violation of, 125

Harris, Walter D., 144

Harvard Graduate School of Design, 367–368, 380, 382

Hatshepsut (Queen of Egypt), 369

Hazardous materials, 224

Heating, natural versus mechanical, 33

Heller, Caroline, 304

Herbicides, 138

Hilberseimer, Ludwig K., 186, 307

Hills, modification of, 116, 117, 188

Historic landmarks, 162, 162, 167, 189

Homeowners’ associations, 163

Homestead Act of 1862, 62

Homo erectus, 19, 20

Homo sapiens, 1, 19, 20. See also Humankind

Horticulture, 80. See also Landscape planting; Plants

Hot-dry climatic region, 25, 29, 30–31, 33

Hotels, 161, 199

Housing. See also Dwellings; Residences; Structures

in central business districts, 201

in inner-city areas, 201, 202, 203

types of, 203–204

Howard, Ebenezer, 193

Hubbard, Henry V., 106

Hudnut, Joseph, 367, 368, 381

Human physiology:

climate effects on, 24

symmetry in, 101

Humankind:

affinity for water, 39, 41–42, 51

on American continents, 75

animal nature of, 1, 3, 20

cities designed for, 210–211

effect on climate, 36

evolution of, 19–20, 78

intelligence of, 2, 6

land ownership by, 61–62

life span of, 20, 21

privacy needs of, 279, 345

relationship with nature, 3–9, 15–17, 20, 60, 346, 374, 376

responses to climate, 24, 25

Humidity:

as design factor, 139

reducing, 33

Humus, 77

Hunter-gatherers, 20, 78

Hurricanes, 37, 139

Huxley, Julian, 133

Hybridization of plants, 79

Hydrologic cycle, 11

Hydrology, 11

Ice:

as global portion of water, 39, 40

polar, 24, 44

Impoundments (water), 51

Indoor-outdoor living, 346, 346–351, 347–351

Industrial Revolution:

land planning and, 207

sustainability and, 21, 36

timeframe for, 19, 20

Industrial sites, 66

Inner city, 201–202, 203, 244

Innisfree Garden (Millbrook, NY), 332–333

Insulation:

earth as, 33

from green roofs, 364

Integrated plan, 246, 246, 343

Intersections (traffic):

design of, 304, 304, 308

landscaping at, 358–359

on-grade, 138, 149, 208, 311

three-way, 159

turbulence of, 303–304, 307

Invasive species, 82–83

Irrigation:

agricultural, 11, 40

as design consideration, 55

minimizing, 48, 362

water depletion and, 43, 44–45, 136, 363

Israel, 137

Jacobs, Jane, 199

Japan. See also specific locations and sites

aesthetic sensibility in, 228–229, 236

enclosed spaces in, 278

form order in, 336–337

housing design in, 204

land preservation in, 117

landscape planning in, 218–219

moon viewing in, 346

nature-design integration in, 250–251

spatial design in, 265

tokonoma in homes of, 344–345

Johnson, Lyndon, 382

Johnson, William J., 232

Johnston, Paul, 381

Johnstone, B. Kenneth, 225

Karnak Temple (Egypt), 331

Katsura Palace (Kyoto, Japan), 331, 371

Kepes, Gyorgy, 106

Kiley, Dan, 380, 382

Kipling, Rudyard, 4, 371

Kublai Khan, 99, 210n, 369

Kudzu, as invasive species, 83, 83

Kyoto, Japan, 9, 331, 341, 371, 371

Lake George (Michigan), 115

Lakes:

cities adjacent to, 321

as landscape features, 51

as water table recharge, 252

Land. See also Topography

“banking” of, 188, 190

carrying capacity of, 64, 132, 191, 192

human impact on, 57–60, 81–82

minimizing impact on, 252

preserves for, 83–84, 117

as resource, 60–62, 66, 141

rights to, 62–63, 64, 131, 158

Land grants, 62

Land management, 64–65, 132–136

Land ownership:

establishing, 61–63

responsibilities of, 65

in scatteration problem, 175

transferring, 64, 138

Land surveys:

computer access to, 231

methods for, 70

original U.S., 63, 63–64

in site analysis, 217, 223

specification for, 70–71

Land use:

in community planning, 163, 166

evolving pattern of, 170

planning for, 133–136, 138, 171, 179, 207

in regional planning, 188

Land-use codes, 252

Land value:

appreciation of, 174–175

versus open space preservation, 210

taxation and, 138, 170, 172

zoning and, 176

Landscape:

aerial view of, 321

control of, 250

in harmony with nature, 9, 15, 345

modification of, 114–119, 128–129 (see also Built environment)

natural forms in, 115–116, 273, 311

preserving integrity of, 135–136, 328

spatial design within, 286

structures in, 330, 331, 337–339, 351

symmetry in, 101, 102

U.S. management of, 83

visual (see Visual landscape)

Landscape architects:

aesthetics of, 372

in collaborative planning, 226, 226

goal of, 377

knowledge needed by, 10–13

site familiarity of, 223

Landscape architecture:

American approach to, 220, 246

defined, 372

evolution of, 368–373

function of, 252

Japanese approach to, 218–219

sustainability in, 18

Landscape Architecture book (Simonds), 382

Landscape Architecture magazine, 160, 382

Landscape art, 372

Landscape character:

of building complexes, 339

controlling changes in, 246

defined, 112

geometric design imposed on, 104, 249

land use and, 120

of level sites, 243

preservation of, 127, 189, 343

qualities in, 112–114

in rural site design, 238

scenic value in, 110

trees and, 357, 358

Landscape planting:

cultural influences on, 361–363

guidelines for, 355–361

installation of, 355

in low-impact design, 363–365

process of, 354–355

purpose of, 353–354, 354–355

Landscape type, 114

Landslides, 224

Lao-tzu, 263, 369

Laser transit (surveying), 64, 70

Latin America:

cities in, 196

land ownership in, 63

Law of fitness, 337

Law of the same, 335

Law of the similar, 335

Lawns:

edging for, 256

function of, 346–347

irrigation of, 11, 45, 48, 136

size of, 362, 363

Leakey, L. S. B., 14

Learning Through Landscapes Trust, 160

Léger, Fernand, 107

Lenôtre, André, 369

Leopold, Aldo, 46, 64, 311, 372

Level sites, design for, 241–244, 242–244

Li, H. H., 6n

Light exposure:

as design consideration, 32, 32, 139

in overhead plane, 276–277

Lighting:

design for, 253–254, 254

in planned communities, 160

residential exterior, 350

Line of approach, 312

Line of sight:

at traffic intersections, 359, 359

visual balance and, 105, 106, 106

Linear plans, 250

Linnaeus, 79, 79n

Living Water (Braun and Cavagnaro), 13n

London, England, 205

Long-range planning, 133–134

Los Angeles, CA, 140

Louis XIV (king of France), 94

Louisiana Purchase, 62

Louvre (Paris, France), 97

Low-impact design (LID):

application of, 252, 253

landscape planting in, 363–365

Maillart, Robert, 122, 123, 123, 125

Maintenance:

of base plane materials, 273

as design consideration, 256–257

for planned communities, 162

Maps:

axial plan for Washington, DC, 98, 98

base, for planning, 225

contour, 69

satellite, 73

for site research/analysis, 215, 223, 224–225

Strata of England & Wales, 10

topographic, 72

from USGS, 72, 215

Mathematics, design role of, 334–336

Mayan culture, 44

McHarg, Ian L., 186

McPhee, John, 18, 60

Mendelsohn, Eric, 109

Metes and bounds, 70

Metro government, 133, 134, 192–193

Michigan State Department of Parks, 118

Microclimatology:

defined, 30

as design factor, 30–35, 30–35, 343

plantings and, 360

in site analysis, 224

urban, 85, 234, 235

water as factor in, 40

Military installations, 250

Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 345

Mineral reserves:

conservation of, 167

as site analysis data, 225

Ming dynasty (China), 116

Minibuses, 323

Mixed-use communities, 150

Mobile home parks, 176

Models (topographic), 70, 70

Modular systems, 336–337

Moholy-Nagy, László, 108, 263

Monorails, 323, 323

Mont-Saint-Michel (France), 120

Montreal, Quebec, 318

Motels, 161

Motion:

impelled by form, 290–294, 290–295

perception and, 289–290

Muir, John, 46

Mulch, 363

Mumford, Lewis, 158, 181, 185, 186, 198

Murphy, W. Tayloe, 44

Museum of Modern Art (New York City), 261

National Gallery (Washington, DC), 290

National parks:

bridges in, 123

landscape design in, 250

in regional plans, 191

Native plants:

defined, 363

preserving, 355, 355–356

along roadways, 311

in site landscape, 256, 354

Natural resources:

in community planning, 158, 166

exploitation of, 131

in growth management, 167

land as, 60–62

management of, 83, 110–111, 132

in regional planning, 189

renewable, 20, 21

water as, 39–43, 60, 159

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 73

Natural sciences, 10–13

Natural systems, defined, 61

Naturalized plants, 363

Nature:

in aesthetics, 372

coloration in, 268–269

efficiency of processes in, 15

habitation integrated with, 342–343

human relationship with, 3–9, 15–17, 20, 60, 346, 374, 376

in Japanese design, 250–251

preservation efforts for, 83–84

in rural design, 237

symmetry/asymmetry in, 101, 103, 104, 106, 108

in urban design, 211, 235, 236

Nature preserves. See Preserves

Nautilus, 368, 376, 377

Neighborhoods:

character of, 204–205, 236, 357

entrance plantings for, 359, 359

mixed-use, 203, 205

planning for, 181–182, 183, 184, 188

Neutra, Richard J., 5, 266

New Orleans, LA, 140

New Urbanism, 315

New York City, 37, 195, 197, 199, 202

Newton, Norman T., 6, 107

Noise abatement:

at airports, 321

for city sites, 235

along trafficways, 358

North American climatic regions, 25

Nuclear power. See Atomic power

Nutrient yield, 61

Occult balance, 106

Ocean currents, 24

Ognibene, Peter J., 58

Okakura, Kakuzo, 90, 247

Olmsted, Frederick Law, 199, 372, 380

On the Laws of Japanese Painting (Bowie), 228

Open space:

in cities, 209–210

components of, 172–174, 173

in growth management plan, 165, 168

in landscape planting, 359

negative, in structural design, 331, 340

in New York City, 199

in planned communities, 150–152, 151, 153, 159

in regional plans, 189, 190

structurally defined, 339–341, 340

Order:

as aesthetic quality, 334–335

in Chinese philosophy, 9

experience of, 376

human need for, 5

mathematical, 334

as spatial quality, 270

symmetry and, 103

in urban design, 186, 210–211

Organic growth, 107

Organic planning, 107–108, 108

Ornamental planting, 355, 357

Outer city, 206

Overhead plane:

characteristics of, 275–277, 276–277

coloration of, 268–269

of exterior volumes, 272

implications of, 266

planting to define, 354

in site space design, 260, 260

Overlooks, 51

Overpasses, 311

Oxygen production:

on Earth, 12, 77

in urban areas, 85

Parking. See also Driveway

at activity centers, 325

in central business districts, 199, 200, 201

for disabled persons, 208, 316, 317

off-street, 315–317, 315–317

on-street, 312

in planned communities, 149

plantings to shield, 360

residential, 348

space allowed for, 330

Parks:

in growth management plan, 169

land acquired for, 151

national, 123, 191, 250

in neighborhood plans, 182

in regional plans, 189

schools adjacent to, 150, 160

structure design for, 311

in urban areas, 172, 209–210

Patios, 53, 180, 199, 330, 347–348

Pavement:

and harsh urban microclimate, 85, 234, 235

versus lawn, 363

modular systems, 349

water runoff and, 49, 252

PCD (preserve, conserve, develop) planning, 152, 152–157, 224

Pedestrian traffic. See also Walkways

automobile impact on, 309

in cities, 198, 201

planning for, 145, 146, 149, 149, 253, 303–306, 303–306, 314

Peking. See Beijing, China

Pelican Bay, FL, 152

People. See Humankind

Perception:

conditioned, 299–300

defined, 2

design control of, 289

experience and, 375–376

Pericles, 369

Permeable paving, 252

Pesticides, 138

Phillips, Patricia C., 196

Photogrammetry, 64, 64, 70

Photography, site information via, 215

Photosynthesis, 61, 77, 77

Piazza San Marco (Venice, Italy), 246

Pittsburgh Point (PA), 170

Pittsburgh Technology Center (Pittsburgh, PA), 66

Pix, 283, 284, 293

Place de la Concorde (Paris, France), 96–97

Plane table survey, 70

Planes, in site space design, 260, 260, 272–287

Planned communities:

activity centers in, 150, 176

criteria for, 148, 158–165

efficiency in, 145–147

examples of, 146, 152, 153

experience of, 374

health benefits of, 147

in inner cities, 202

open space in, 150–152, 151, 153, 159

PCD approach to, 152–157

recreation in, 151, 161

regional approach to, 182, 182–184, 188

traffic management in, 148–149, 149

utility lines in, 146

Planned unit development (PUD), 148–149, 150, 151, 158, 176, 182

Planning. See also Comprehensive land planning; Planned communities

aesthetic considerations in, 110, 111

for agricultural production, 84

for built environment, 120–129

climate as factor in, 23

climate change as factor in, 36–37

developers’ role in, 174–175

empathetic understanding required for, 229

essential components of, 2

fully informed, 213–214

growth management in, 164–169

highways as factor in, 308

integrated, 246, 246, 343

landscape character in, 114–119

long-range, 152, 166, 189

nature as element in, 4–5, 8, 9

objective of, 6

organic, 107–108, 108

phased, 161, 174

philosophical approach to, 376

for productivity, 61, 138

property boundaries and, 179

regional (see Regional planning)

for site development, 59

ten-step process for, 220

as two-dimensional, 259, 333

U.S. philosophy for, 131–132, 368

water proximity as factor in, 46–47

for waterscaping, 49–55

zoning as component in, 175–177

Planning attitude, 228–229

Plants. See also Landscape planting; Vegetation

beneficial effects of, 77–78

container-grown, 362, 362

cultivation of, 79–81

identification of, 78, 78–79, 80

in integrated design, 255, 255–256

invasive species of, 82–83, 83

native, 256, 311, 354–356, 363

nonnative, in suburban developments, 144

photosynthesis by, 61, 77, 77

rooftop (see Green roofs)

selecting for landscape plan, 354–355, 356, 361

in urban site design, 236

in vertical plane, 277, 286

Plato, 267, 273

Point of view:

aerial, 321

fixed versus moving, 289–290

Polar ice, 24, 39, 40, 44

Political institutions:

climate effects on, 24

in regional planning, 191

Political jurisdictions:

conservation by, 60

land ownership and, 62

Pollination, 14

Pollution. See also Air pollution; Noise abatement; Water pollution

abatement of, 138, 343

of cities, 170

from development, 82

effects on ecologic balance, 14

as global warming factor, 36, 36, 37

of land, 66

laws governing, 65

from light, 254

population density and, 144

water management and, 46, 365

Pompeii, Italy, 278

Pools, as landscape features, 53, 55

Population growth:

community planning and, 166

impact on land, 58

regional, 133

through time, 20–21, 133

urban, 85, 143–144, 365

water management and, 11

Postmodernism, 371, 372

Precipitation:

as climate element, 23

as design consideration, 343

management of, 146

retention of, 48, 76, 77, 137, 190, 252

Preserves:

forest, 117, 191

land, 83–84, 117

nature, 162

regional planning for, 188

for wildlife, 190

President’s Task Force on Resources and the Environment, 382

Privacy considerations:

in dwellings, 345

enclosure and, 278–279, 280

on level sites, 243

in urban site design, 237

Program development, 213–214

Progressions:

mathematical, 336

in nature, 300–301, 301

of vistas, 93–94

Property boundaries:

on base map, 225

in design expression, 234

establishing, 63

land use planning and, 179

on site analysis map, 224

survey of, 64, 70

in survey specification, 71

Property titles, 63, 71

Property values:

along complete streets, 315

overdevelopment and, 144

regional planning and, 191

urban, 211

Proportion, in composition, 335–336

Public domain:

greenways in, 172

water bodies in, 41, 49

Public services:

as growth management component, 165–169, 174

in regional plan, 189, 190, 191

urban sprawl and, 172, 187

Public spaces:

form suiting function of, 261, 333–334

structurally defined, 341

vertical reference points in, 283

Quality of life, 144, 147–148

Radburn, NJ, 146

Rai, Sanyō, 9

Railways:

in developing landscape, 170

freight versus passenger, 317, 319

impact of, 82

as people movers, 323

rapid-transit (see Rapid transit)

right-of-way for, 62

stations, 319, 319

in transportation network, 58

Rain gardens, 252, 365, 365

Rapid transit:

in community planning, 159, 160

function of, 317–319, 319

in regional planning, 185, 189

in urban revitalization plans, 172, 206

Rasmussen, Steen, 333

Read, Herbert, 262

Recreation:

as growth management issue, 167

in planned communities, 151, 161

regional planning for, 188, 189, 191

water as resource for, 41, 41, 46, 51

Recycling, 166

Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Denver, CO), 116

Redevelopment, 202, 203, 210

Reed, Henry H., Jr., 97

Reference files. See Documents

Reforestation, 137

Region, plantings by (chart), 360

Regional planning:

acceptance of, 207

approaches to, 191–192

for cities, 184–186, 187

commercial centers in, 161

for communities, 182–184

criteria for, 191

environmental, 133

farmland preservation and, 138

function of, 133–134, 186, 188

governance in, 192–193

growth management in, 167

multimodal transportation in, 325

for neighborhoods, 181–182

PCD approach in, 152–157

rapid transit in, 319

rationale for, 179–180

urban revitalization and, 172

Regional planning commission, 192

Renaissance:

formalism of, 372

geometric design in, 333, 336–337

integrated planning in, 246

major/minor axis used in, 368

structure design in, 344

symmetrical design in, 109–110

Renewable resources, 20, 21

Repton, Humphry, 369

Reservoirs, 51, 136

Residences. See also Dwellings

in central business districts, 201

exterior furnishings for, 350, 350–351, 351

functions of, 347

for indoor-outdoor living, 347–349, 347–350

inward/outward progression of, 245

lawns with, 346–347

in planned communities, 145, 150, 160, 160

in self-sufficient neighborhoods, 180–181

street-facing, 144, 148, 159

supplementary structures for, 349, 349–350

survey specification for, 70–71

Retaining walls, 311

Rhetoric (Aristotle), 196

Ribbon plans, 250, 250

Right-of-way:

landscape plantings and, 359, 360

for railways, 62

residences facing, 148

for roadways, 307, 310, 310, 314

in survey specification, 71

for urban ring roads, 201

utility lines in, 146

Ritual, function of, 9

Rivers:

bank erosion on, 50

depletion of, 136

development along, 320–321

for drainage, 252

restoration of, 136–137

Roadways. See also Approaches; Circulation patterns; Intersections; Streets

controlled-access, 138, 159, 174, 183, 189, 325

as design axes, 94

on design base plane, 273

development around, 5, 5, 81–82, 144

flow of, 307–308

in growth management plan, 165

landscape character and, 117, 253

linear path of, 63, 250, 307

in neighborhood plans, 182

as planned experiences, 373–374

plantings along, 358, 358, 359

in regional plans, 189

on site analysis map, 224

spatial design of, 259–260, 308–311

in survey specification, 71

in transportation network, 58, 159

unrestrained development and, 133, 170, 188

in urban plans, 172, 173, 185, 186, 188, 195–196, 201, 206

in visual resource management, 110

water proximity of, 46, 47

Rockefeller Center (New York City), 261

Rome, Italy, 195, 197

Rooftops:

gardens on, 199, 347

green, 252, 363–365, 364

restaurants on, 199

utilizing, 200

Rose, James, 380, 382

Rudolph, Paul, 330

Runoff:

in blueways, 190

as design consideration, 252

erosion from, 77

managing, 40, 45, 46, 53, 363, 365

pollution from, 138

on sloped sites, 241

urban mitigation of, 85

Rural areas:

landscape design in, 128

natural settings preserved in, 363

site design for, 237, 237–238, 238

versus urban areas, 180

U.S. preference for, 196

Ryōanji garden (Kyoto, Japan), 341, 371, 371

Saarinen, Eliel, 103, 191, 331, 374

Sabah (British North Borneo), 17

Safety issues:

in bioengineering, 79

on building site, 224

for disabled people, 208, 296

for dwellings, 344

environmental, 138, 147, 231

in existing communities, 147

lighting and, 253–254

natural disasters and, 140

in planned communities, 145, 147–148

public services and, 165, 191

in transportation, 138–139, 149, 159, 184, 296, 302, 307–308, 314–315

in urban areas, 170, 171, 199, 201, 235

Saltwater:

global portion of, 40, 40

intrusion into freshwater bodies, 44, 136

San Andreas fault, 140

San Francisco, CA, 140, 318

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden (CA), 80

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (CA), 189

Santayana, George, 105, 107

Saprophytes, 11

Sasaki, Hideo, 248

Satellite communities:

public services for, 190, 202

roadways interconnecting, 183, 189, 206, 308

Satellite maps, 73

Satellite plans, 245–246, 250, 250

Scale:

for base maps, 354

for contour maps, 67–68

on level sites, 243, 244

planting to define, 355

as project design factor, 234, 234

of public spaces, 281

vertical plane and, 283, 284

Scatteration:

in conservation plan, 132

defined, 172

development of, 169–170

drawbacks of, 161

lack of planning and, 191

reversal of, 166, 175, 189, 207

tax yield and, 133

zoning and, 176

Scenic value:

accentuating, 343

in conservation plan, 132

as growth management issue, 167

in regional plan, 188, 189

resource management and, 110–111

in roadway design, 310, 310

as site analysis data, 224

of water bodies, 41, 41–42

Schools:

adjacent to parks, 150, 160

in community plans, 184

exploded site plans for, 250

in neighborhood plans, 182

Screens:

shrubbery as, 357, 357, 358

in spatial design, 279, 279

Sea level rise, 36, 37

Sea Palace gardens (Beijing), 333, 333

Seasons, as design consideration, 32, 32, 35, 139

Sections (contour maps), 69, 69

Seneca, 3

Sequence:

climax in, 301

perception of, 299–300

planning of, 300–303, 300–303

Sert, José Luis, 196, 331

Service courts, 330, 348–349

Setbacks:

as site analysis data, 224

in survey specification, 71

for urban residences, 199

Severud, Fred M., 9

Sewers:

in property specification, 71

for storm runoff, 146, 252

suburban development and, 144

Shade:

as design element, 33, 34

in landscape planting, 355, 357, 358

Shelter, as basic concept, 343, 344

Shigemori, Kanto, 345

Shinjuku Gardens (Japan), 265

Ships:

freight versus passenger, 317

travel via, 319–321

Shopping:

in downtowns, 199, 200

in planned communities, 160, 161, 184

satellite malls for, 190

Shorelines:

design treatments for, 52–53

migration of, 51

protection of, 50

Shrubbery:

in landscape plan, 357, 357

line of sight and, 359, 359

Sierra Club, 135

Signage:

design of, 255, 255

at driveways, 312

in planned communities, 160

for roadways, 311

standardized, 208

Siltation, 46, 77, 190

Silver Pavilion (Kyoto, Japan), 371

Simon, Guy Wallace, 379

Simon, Marguerite Ormsbee, 379

Simonds, Dylan Todd, 207

Simonds, John Ormsbee, 379, 379–383

Simonds, John Todd, 2

Simonds, Marjorie Todd, 379, 381, 382

Simonds, Philip, 381

Site:

analysis of, 216–220, 222–225, 342

character of, 354

in comprehensive plan, 220–225

conceptual plan for, 226–231, 233

design development for, 233–244

extensional aspects of, 217, 217, 245

multiple viewing points for, 289–290

program development for, 213–214

protecting quality of, 272

reclaimed, 66, 202

residential, 346–351

selection of (see Site selection)

ten-step planning process for, 220

trees as framework for, 357

Site analysis:

approach to, 217–220

function of, 216–217, 226

guidelines for, 222–225

Site analysis map, 223, 224–225

Site design. See also Site-structure plan

expression of, 233–234

water as consideration in, 50–55

Site selection:

climatic factors in, 25–29

for dams/impoundments, 51

environmental factors in, 141

microclimatic factors in, 30, 31

in planning process, 23, 214–216

water proximity in, 40–43, 45–47

Site spaces, as volumes, 259–260

Site-structure plan:

composition of, 330, 339

development of, 245–246

evaluation of, 247

unity of, 247–251, 248

Site systems:

building materials, 256

defined, 251

drainage, 252

lighting, 253–254

movement, 253

operations/maintenance, 256–257

plantings, 255–256

signage, 255

Sitte, Camillo, 197, 329, 333–334, 334

Sky:

defined space open to, 340–341

as overhead plane, 275–276, 277

Slopes:

in building site development, 238–241, 238–241

protecting with vegetation, 354

along roadways, 310, 311

Smart Growth, 315

Soil:

as climate element, 24

as design base plane, 272

erosion of (see Erosion)

for green roofs, 364

pollution of, 138

protecting with vegetation, 32

stabilizing, 45, 146

study of, 10, 11

in urban areas, 85

Soil Survey Reports, 73

Spaces:

containment of, 271

enframement of (see Enframement)

function of, 373

occupants of, 265, 266, 267

organization of, 329–330

qualities of, 263, 263–265

as related to structures, 330, 339–341

Spaciousness, as need, 345–346

Spain, 137, 278

Spatial design. See also Spaces; Structures, composition of

abstractions expressed in, 269–271, 269–271

color in, 268–269, 271

enclosure in, 271, 271–272, 278, 278–280, 286, 287, 297, 357

form in, 267–268

planes in, 260, 260, 272–287

plantings in, 360–361, 360–361

responses to, 261, 261–263, 262, 264, 267, 297, 301–302, 371–372

sequences in, 299–303, 300–303

size in, 265, 265–267

transitions in, 296–299, 297

volumes in, 259–260

Spengler, Oswald, 13, 267

Stabilization:

of roadways, 310

of sloped sites, 239, 239–241, 357

of soil, 45, 146

Stadia survey, 70

Stairway design, 274, 304

Stein, Clarence, 146

Stewardship:

importance of, 132

past record of, 2

Stinkbugs, as invasive species, 83

Stonehenge (England), 267

Storm sewers, 146, 252

Storms:

as climate element, 23, 140

as design consideration, 33, 37

Stormwater management (SWM). See also Runoff; Storm sewers

as design consideration, 252

landscape planning and, 365

laws governing, 65

natural versus man-made systems for, 40, 49

Strata of England & Wales (map), 10

Streams:

bank erosion on, 50

for drainage, 252

restoration of, 136, 136–137

in survey specification, 71

Street crossing design, 138, 208

Street life:

in central business districts, 199–201

planning for, 208

Streets. See also Intersections; Roadways

in central business districts, 199

complete, 314–315, 315

cul-de-sacs, 146, 182, 313, 358

lights/signs for, 255

one-way versus two-way, 314

in planned communities, 145–146, 146, 149, 149, 159

residential, 144, 148, 159, 235, 313, 314

tree plantings along, 358, 358, 362

as urban design focus, 260

width of, 312

Streetscape:

Japanese-style, 236

utility lines and, 146

Structures:

composition of, 329–333, 329–337, 335–337

groups of, 330–333, 338

in landscape, 337–339, 339, 342, 351, 356

open space defined by, 339–341

postmodern, 372

qualities of, 327–329

Subdivisions, 145

Subsidence, 224

Suburbs:

development of, 59, 144–145

evolution of, 207

inefficiency of, 161

natural settings preserved in, 363

rapid transit in, 318

sprawl in, 206

U.S. preference for, 196

Sullivan, Louis H., 107, 367, 375

Summer Palace (Beijing, China), 297–298

Sun:

climate affected by, 23, 24

as design element, 31–35, 33, 242, 343

in photosynthesis, 61, 77, 77

Surveys. See Land surveys

Sustainability. See also Green roofs; Low-impact design

defined, 18

development and, 166

global warming and, 36

population growth and, 18, 20–21

of regional plan, 191

Suzhou (Soochow) gardens (China), 331

Swales. See also Bioswales

to manage runoff, 46, 49, 53, 252

along roadways, 310

in survey specification, 71

Symmetry, 94, 100–104, 102, 103, 106, 107, 337

Syria, 137

Sze, Mai-mai, 9

Tao (The Way), 9, 376

Tatami (Japanese mat), 336

Taxation:

in cities, 207

community governance and, 163

land use and, 170, 172

land value and, 138

regional zoning and, 189

scatteration and, 133, 175

Technology, in structural design, 328–329. See also Computer

Tectonic plates, 11

Temperature:

as climate element, 23, 24, 31, 31, 33

global increase in, 36

in urban areas, 85

Temperature control, 32, 32

Terraces:

in site plan integration, 250

for sloped sites, 239, 240

space for, 330

for urban residences, 199

Thermodynamics, 35. See also Cooling; Heating

Thoreau, Henry David, 46, 372

Tidal estuaries, 78

Time:

geologic, 18–19, 36

human comprehension of, 18–21

perception of objects in, 289, 300

Tokonoma, 344

Topographic survey, 70–71, 223, 224

Topography. See also Land

airports and, 322

community planning and, 151, 166

contours in, 67–68

defined, 67

development impact on, 81–82

information gleaned from, 57

land ownership and, 61

land survey and, 63–64

in landscape architecture practice, 10, 65

light exposure and, 32

microclimate and, 31

minimizing disruption to, 342

models used in, 70

natural forms in, 115–116

regional planning and, 187, 188, 188

roadway design and, 310

in rural site design, 238, 238

sections in, 69

in site selection/analysis, 216, 217, 222

storm sewers and, 146

USGS maps of, 72, 72

Topsoil. See also Erosion

accumulation of, 77

biomass in, 62

geology and, 342

removal of, 65

replenishment of, 176

vegetative protection of, 75

Tornadoes, 11, 37

Toronto, Ontario, 318

Town houses, 203

Towns and Buildings (Rasmussen), 333

Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND), 315

Traffic. See also Automobiles; Circulation patterns; Roadways

in community planning, 148–149, 149, 159

as design consideration, 253

efficient routing of, 208

flow of, 307, 309–311, 310, 311

in neighborhood plans, 182

pedestrian (see Pedestrian traffic)

reduction of, 172

in regional plans, 188

route design for, 296

as site analysis data, 224

in urban plans, 186, 199, 200, 207–208

Transfer of development rights (TDR), 158

Transitions:

for driveways, 312

indoor-outdoor, 346

integrated design of, 251, 296–299, 297

in water travel, 320

Transportation. See also Automobiles; Railways

multimodal, 318, 322–324, 323–325

by plane, 321–322

rapid transit, 159, 160, 172, 185, 189, 206, 317–319

route design, 126

safety issues in, 138–139

trucking, 159, 189, 317

U.S. land allotments for, 62

via water, 40, 319–321, 320

Travel accommodations, 161

Trees. See also Forestry

on complete streets, 315, 315

in landscape plan, 356, 357, 358, 358, 359, 359

on site analysis map, 224

on suburban streets, 146

on urban streets, 173, 234, 236

in vertical plane, 285–286

Truck routes:

dedicated, 189

for delivery/parking, 317

through-community, 159

Truth:

mathematical basis of, 334

in plan design, 103

Tunnard, Christopher, 16, 122

Ugliness, source of, 114

Underpasses, 311

United States:

Beaux Arts system in, 367, 367n

contemporary dwellings in, 346

gardening initiatives in, 84

land development in, 58, 59, 170

land grants in, 62

land preserves in, 117

landscape planning approach in, 220, 246, 368

lawns in, 45, 48, 346–347

lifestyle changes in, 361–362

national parks in, 123

pioneering stage in, 131–132

residential patterns in, 59, 144

settlement of, 143

suburban living in, 207

topsoil loss in, 137, 137

urban design in, 260

vitality of cities in, 195–198

water resource management in, 47, 48

University of California, Berkeley, 104–105

Urban agriculture, 84

Urban forestry, 85, 173

Urban planning. See also Cities

asymmetry in, 108–109

for city segments, 198–207

contemporary approach to, 196–200

human element in, 375

inspiration from older cities, 196

regional approach to, 184–186

Urban revitalization, 171, 171–174, 202, 203, 204, 210

Urban sprawl. See also Scatteration

alternatives to, 172, 190

consequences of, 175

history of, 169–170

lack of regulation and, 177

reasons for, 166, 170

stopping, 132, 174, 199, 206

Urbanization. See also Cities

rate of, 85

water table level and, 136

U.S. Department of Transportation, 315

U.S. Forest Service, 110

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) maps, 72, 72, 72n, 215, 222, 222

U.S. Soil Conservation Service. See Natural Resources Conservation Service

Utilities:

in planned communities, 146, 169

in site analysis, 224

in survey specification, 71

unrestrained development and, 133

Van der Ryn, Sim, 4, 7, 11

Van Loon, Hendrik, 8

Vaux, Calvert, 199

Vegetation. See also Landscape planting; Plants

biosphere as home to, 13

climate problems and, 32–33, 37

destruction of, 78

erosion and, 50, 75–76, 77, 77, 137, 252

oxygen produced by, 12

preserving, 40–41, 342, 355, 355–356

reestablishment of, 83–84

along rivers, 321

along roadways, 311

as site analysis data, 224, 353

variety of, 76, 76

water depletion and, 42, 49, 49

Veri, Albert R., 13, 51

Versailles Palace (France), 94, 333, 333

Vertical plane:

to articulate base plane, 284, 285, 286

coloration of, 268

to control environmental elements, 284–285

as dominant spatial feature, 280–281

for enclosure, 278, 278–280, 280

of exterior volumes, 272, 281

eye level and, 283–284, 284

function of, 277–278

implications of, 266

as reference point, 282, 282–283

in site space design, 260, 260

structures as, 281–282

visual control from, 279–280, 280, 281

Vetter, Hans, 6

Victory Gardens, 84

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 270

View:

in asymmetrical design, 106

defined space open to, 341, 345

as design element, 88–91, 88–91, 250

from drive approach, 313

in landscape planting, 359

nature of, 87

along roadways, 310

from sloped sites, 240

suitability of, 88

Viewshed, 110

Villa D’Este (Tivoli, Italy), 249, 249

Vinci, Leonardo da, 336, 336

Vines, plantings of, 357, 357

Virginia’s Common Wealth, 381

Vista:

defined, 91

as design element, 92, 92–94, 93, 101, 250

Visual landscape design, 87–110

Visual resource management, 110, 110–111

Vitruvian man, 336, 336

Vitruvius, Marcus, 336

Volcanoes, 10, 11, 140

Volumes. See also Spaces

as enclosed, 271, 271–272

functions of, 266, 297

objects placed in, 280–281, 281

in site design, 259–260

structure groupings and, 330, 339–341

Wabi design quality, 236–237, 251

Wagner, Martin, 367

Waikiki, HI, 185

Walker, Ralph, 184

Walkways. See also Pedestrian traffic

automobile isolation from, 309, 313

in central business districts, 200

on complete streets, 315, 315

along greenways, 172

in planned communities, 149, 149, 160

plantings along, 358, 360

as safety measure, 138

on site analysis map, 224

War:

as environmental disaster, 140

preventing, 141

Warm-humid climatic region, 25, 28

Washington, DC:

axial plan for, 98, 98

Georgetown homes in, 203

rapid transit in, 318

Waste management technology, 176

Wastewater:

in community planning, 159

for irrigation, 11, 136, 363

recycling of, 48

Water. See also Freshwater; Saltwater

conservation of, 48, 190, 363

cycle of, 11

as design element, 53–55, 53–55, 241, 249

as garden feature, 350, 351

human affinity for, 39, 41–42, 51

interrelated systems of, 43–46

qualities of, 53

as resource, 39–43, 60, 136–137, 159, 189

as symbol, 55

travel via, 40, 319–321, 320

vegetation and, 12, 77

Water, potable:

availability of, 23

distribution of, 45, 136

as site analysis data, 225

Water bodies:

carrying capacity of, 64

as design consideration, 32, 50–53

protecting/restoring, 47–48, 342

in public domain, 41, 49

recreational/scenic value of, 41, 41–42, 45–46, 46

in regional plans, 188

on site analysis map, 224

in survey specification, 71

in urban areas, 172

Water-edge paths, 51, 51, 52

Water pollution:

control of, 45, 138

impact of, 44

preventing, 46, 53

wetland remediation of, 47

Water rights, 43

Water table:

level of, 45, 49, 136

management of, 167

replenishment of, 46, 76, 137

Waterfalls, 55, 241

Waterfronts:

development on, 200, 210, 320, 320–321

urban design for, 244

Watershed management:

blueways in, 190–191

components in, 46–50

importance of, 11, 44

landscape planting in, 354

planning as component in, 167

protection in, 84

ten axioms for, 45

Weather:

design influenced by, 25, 238, 343

entrance court design for, 314

increasing severity of, 36, 37

West Palm Beach, FL, 154–157

Western philosophies. See Eastern versus Western philosophies

Wetlands:

constructed, 48

in Florida, 40

loss of, 43

protection of, 45, 45, 137, 153, 169

reestablishment of, 83, 83–84

for runoff retention, 46

tidal, 43

in wastewater treatment, 46, 47

White, Stanley, 13, 15, 127

Whyte, Lancelot Law, 2

Whyte, William H., Jr., 198

Wilderness:

preservation of, 45, 82, 84, 207

profusion of plant life in, 80

remaining, 58

Wildlife:

in food chain, 77

habitats for, 40–41, 78, 190, 342, 365

invasive species of, 82–83

protection of, 84, 167

in regional plans, 188

Wilson, E. H., 79

Wilson, Edward O., 21

Wind:

as climate element, 23, 34

as design element, 32, 33, 34, 34, 343

protection from, 354, 357, 360, 363

as site analysis data, 224

Wittkower, Rudolph, 336

World Trade Center Memorial (New York City), 202

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 125, 218

Wright, Henry, 146

Xeriscaping, 48, 363, 363

York River Preserve (New Kent County, VA), 183

Yosemite Falls, 111

Yuan Ming Yuan (Garden of Perfect Brightness; Beijing), 108, 109

Zen Buddhism:

concept of beauty in, 90

concept of perfection in, 376

Zero lotline homes, 203

Zevi, Bruno, 277

Zoning:

in comprehensive plan, 221

flexibility, 158, 183

in growth management, 167, 172, 175–177

land value and, 138

landscape character in, 117

in regional plan, 189

as site analysis data, 224

traditional, 191

uniformity in, 205–206