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082			_a712.0954 _bSHA
100			_aShaheer, Mohammad & Others Eds. _948738
245			_aLandscape architecture in India a reader
260			_bLA, Journal of Landscape Architecture _aNew Delhi _c2013
300			_aviii,267p.
505			_aCONTENTS 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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