Assigned readings are listed below. Readings from the required textbooks are listed according to the following key:
[France] = France, Robert L. Wetland Design: Principles and Practices for Landscape Architects and Land Use Planners. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2002. ISBN: 9780393730739.
[Lyle] = Lyle, John T. Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development. New York City, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. ISBN: 9780471178439.
[Lynch and Hack] = Lynch, Kevin and Gary Hack. Site Planning. 3rd ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1984. ISBN: 9780262121064.
[Marsh] = Marsh, William M. Landscape Planning: Environmental Applications. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2005. ISBN: 9780471485834.
[Randolph] = Randolph, John. Environmental Land Use Planning Management. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2004. ISBN: 9781559639484.
[Steiner] = Steiner, Frederick R. The Living Landscape: an Ecological Approach to Landscape Planning. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2000. ISBN: 9780070793989.
| WEEK # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Site planning: introduction |
[Lynch and Hack] Chapters 1, 2 [Randolph] Chapters 1-3 |
| 2 | Site and landscape planning processes |
[Steiner] pp. 9-20 [Randolph] Chapter 4 [Marsh] Chapters 9, 20 [Lyle] Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Site inventory and evaluation |
[Lynch and Hack] pp. 19-35 [Marsh] Chapter 4 |
| 4 | Earthwork, soils |
[Randolph] Chapter 12 Landphair, Harlow C., and Fred Klatt. Landscape Architecture Construction. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998, chapters 1 and 2. ISBN: 9780132549479. |
| 5 | Earthwork and utilities |
Campbell, Craig S., and Michael H. Ogden. Constructed Wetlands in the Sustainable Landscape. New York City, NY: Wiley, 1999, chapter 5. ISBN: 9780471107200. Hydrology Handbook for Conservation Commissioners (PDF - 2.7MB) |
| 6 | Storm water: best management practices |
Low Impact Development (PDF - 3.3MB) [Randolph] Chapter 10 [France] pp. 18-47 Stormwater Management - Volume One (PDF) [Lyle] Chapter 6 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Stormwater Policies & Guidelines |
| 7 | Sites around wetlands and water features |
[Marsh] pp. 289-99 and 340-51, chapter 9 |
| 8 | Traffic and Circulation |
Gallion, Arthur B. The Urban Pattern: City Planning and Design. New York City, NY: Van Nostrand, 1980. ISBN: 9780442227319. [Lynch and Hack] Chapter 7 Wolf, Kathleen L. “Trees, Parking and Green Law: Strategies for Sustainability.” USDA Forest Service & Georgia Forestry Commission, February 2004. (PDF - 2.7MB) |
| 9 | Subdivisions, neighborhood design and sustainability |
Schwanke, D. et al. Mixed Use Development Handbook. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: Urban Land Institute, 2004. ISBN: 9780874206654. Southworth, Michael and Eran Ben-Joseph. Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2003. ISBN: 9781559639163. United States Green Building Council LEED for Neighborhood Developments Rating System (PDF - 2.4MB) |
| 10 | Graphic Communications |
