TY  - GEN
AU  - Shaheer, Mohammad & Others Eds.
TI  - Landscape architecture in India a reader
SN  - 9788192625409
U1  - 712.0954 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - LA, Journal of Landscape Architecture
KW  -  
N1  - 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


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