Take Landscape Performance: Ian McHargs Ecological Planning In The Woodlands, Texas Edited By Bo Yang Presented In Text

McHarg's ecological planning approach has been influential since theth century, However, few empirical studies have been conducted to evaluate the performance of his projects, Using the framework of landscape performance assessment, this book demonstrates the longterm benefits of a renowned McHargarian project The Woodlands town development through quantitative and qualitative methods.


Includingblack and white illustrations, Landscape Performance systematically documents the performance benefits of the environmental, social, and economic aspects of The Woodlands project.
It delves into McHarg's planning success in The Woodlands in comparison with adjacent Houston developments, which demonstrated urban resilience after Hurricane Harvey in.
Lastly, it identifies the ingredients of McHarg's ability to do real and permanent good,

Yang also includes a number of

appendices which provide valuable information on the methods of assessing performance in landscape development.
This book would be beneficial to academics and students of landscape architecture and planning with a particular interest in Ian McHarg.
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