"Advances in Landscape Architecture" ed. by Murat Özyavuz

This book contains chapters on recent developments in studies of landscape architecture. This book is for landscape architects; theoretical foundations, theories, methods, and applications will be essential parts of this reference book. The book addresses several very different subjects of study: landscape planning, landscape engineering, biodiversity, landscape restoration, landscape design, and urban design related to theory, practice and the results will be covered.

Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, and/or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions that will produce the desired outcome.
The scope of the profession includes: urban design; site planning; town or urban planning; environmental restoration; parks and recreation planning; visual resource management; green infrastructure planning and provision; and private estate and residence landscape master planning and design - all at varying scales of design, planning and management.
The book would be useful to the relevant professional disciplines.

Contents
Preface
Section 1 Landscape Planning
1 Inventory and Analysis of the Landscape
2 Impacts of Improper Land Uses in Cities on the Natural Environment and Ecological Landscape Planning
3 Architectures on Territories - Methodologies for the Graphical Representation
4 Possibility to Employ AHP as a Multi-Criteria Decision Making Method in Landscape Planning Initiatives
5 Use of Watersheds Boundariesin the Landscape Planning
6 Stakeholder Involvement in Sustainable Watershed Management
7 Urban Waterfront Regenerations
Section 2 Landscape Design
8 Eco-Revelatory Design
9 Designing Landscapes for Child Health
10 Integrating Ecosytem Landscapes in Cityscape: Birds and Butterflies
11 Visual Quality Assessment Methods in Landscape Architecture Studies
12 Landscape Design for Children and Their Environments in Urban Context
13 Ecological Landscape Design
14 Crosby Arboretum (Picayune. Mississippi): A Natural World for All
15 Hospital Outdoor Landscape Design
Section 3 Urban Landscape
16 Pedestrian Zones
17 Urban Landscape Design and Biodiversity
18 Urban Agriculture: The Allotment Gardens as Structures of Urban Sustainability
19 Designing Urban Squares
20 Towards an Integrative Theory Approach to Sustainable Urban Design in Saudi Arabia: The Value of GeoDesign
21 Urban River Landscapes
22 Vertical Gardens
23 Street Furniture and Amenities: Designing the User-Oriented Urban Landscape
24 Greenways as a Sustainable Urban Planning Strategy
Section 4 Landscape Ecology
25 Understanding Landscape Structure Using Landscape Metrics
26 Urban Ecology
27 Landscape Engineering, Protecting Soil, and Runoff Storm Water
Section 5 Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing
28 Application of Geographical Information System to the Analysis of Urban Green Areas in Urban Development Plans - A Case Study ofZonguldak, Turkey
Section 6 Socio-Cultural Landscape
29 Urban Landscapes and Identity
30 Homegardens in Landscape Architecture - A Case Study of Hazelnut Plantations
31 Role of Ecotourism in Sustainable Development
32 The Use of Courtyards and Open Areas in the Ottoman Period in Istanbul
Section 7 Landscape Restoration
33 Reclamation of Degraded Landscapes due to Opencast Mining
Section 8 Biodiversity and Plant Material
34 Native Vegetation
35 Conservation of Natural Plants and Their Use in Landscape Architecture
36 Lawns and Ground Covers in Landscape Design