Landscape architecture in India a reader
Shaheer, Mohammad & Others Eds.
Landscape architecture in India a reader - New Delhi LA, Journal of Landscape Architecture 2013 - viii,267p.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Natural Processes
Geology and Geomorphology 4
Climate 16
Soils 24
Hydrology 38
Vegetation 46
Ecology 54
Animals 62
Culture
Historical and Cultural Context of India 68
Indian Landscape Design 76
The World 76
Selected Historic Indian Sites 90
Culture, Landscape and Gardens 100
Landscapes of the Mind: The Psychology of Spaces 108
Landscape and Humans 112
Landscape Architecture
Soil and Water Conservation 118
The Design Brief 126
Site Analysis and Site Planning 132
Plants in Design 146
The Place of Plants 156
Landscape Construction 162
India: Regions
Physiographic Regions of India 174
Western
Himalayas 176
Eastern Himalayas 179
Indo-Gangetic Plains 182
Arid Regions 185
Highlands 188
Western Coast 192
Western Ghats 195
Eastern Coast 198
Eastern Ghats 201
Islands 204
Five Landscapes: The Tinai of the Kuruntogai 208
Nature-Culture Continuum: The case of Kerala 216
Gallery
A Professional Perspective 222
Works 224
Profiles 254
Reading List 256
Websites 259
Listing of UNESCO Protected Natural Sites, National Parks and
designated Ramsar Sites in physiographic regions of India 260
List of Non Government Organizations [NGOs] working
in the fields of ecology and environment 263
Index 264
9788192625409
712.0954 / SHA
Landscape architecture in India a reader - New Delhi LA, Journal of Landscape Architecture 2013 - viii,267p.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Natural Processes
Geology and Geomorphology 4
Climate 16
Soils 24
Hydrology 38
Vegetation 46
Ecology 54
Animals 62
Culture
Historical and Cultural Context of India 68
Indian Landscape Design 76
The World 76
Selected Historic Indian Sites 90
Culture, Landscape and Gardens 100
Landscapes of the Mind: The Psychology of Spaces 108
Landscape and Humans 112
Landscape Architecture
Soil and Water Conservation 118
The Design Brief 126
Site Analysis and Site Planning 132
Plants in Design 146
The Place of Plants 156
Landscape Construction 162
India: Regions
Physiographic Regions of India 174
Western
Himalayas 176
Eastern Himalayas 179
Indo-Gangetic Plains 182
Arid Regions 185
Highlands 188
Western Coast 192
Western Ghats 195
Eastern Coast 198
Eastern Ghats 201
Islands 204
Five Landscapes: The Tinai of the Kuruntogai 208
Nature-Culture Continuum: The case of Kerala 216
Gallery
A Professional Perspective 222
Works 224
Profiles 254
Reading List 256
Websites 259
Listing of UNESCO Protected Natural Sites, National Parks and
designated Ramsar Sites in physiographic regions of India 260
List of Non Government Organizations [NGOs] working
in the fields of ecology and environment 263
Index 264
9788192625409
712.0954 / SHA