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Landscape architect's pocket book / Siobhan Vernon, Rachel Tennant and Nicola Garmory.

By: Vernon, Siobhan [author].
Contributor(s): Garmory, Nicola [author] | Tennant, Rachel [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Routledge, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Second edition.Description: vii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780415630849 (paperback).Subject(s): Landscape architecture -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 712
Contents:
Hard landscape -- Soft landscape -- Planning and legislation -- Design guidelines -- General information -- Graphics.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

An indispensable tool for all landscape architects, this time-saving guide answers the most frequently asked questions in one pocket-sized volume. It is a concise, easy-to-read reference that gives instant access to a wide range of information needed on a daily basis, both out on site and in the office.

Covering all the major topics, including hard landscaping, soft landscaping as well as planning and legislation, the pocket book also includes a handy glossary of important terms, useful calculations and helpful contacts. Not only an essential tool for everyday queries on British standards and procedures, this is a first point of reference for those seeking more extensive, supplementary sources of information, including websites and further publications.

This new edition incorporates updates and revisions from key planning and environmental legislation, guidelines and national standards.

Includes index.

Hard landscape -- Soft landscape -- Planning and legislation -- Design guidelines -- General information -- Graphics.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Rachel Tennant and Nicola Garmory are Directors of TGP Landscape Architects and each have over 25 years' experience. Siobhan Vernon has over 16 years experience practising and is currently an Associate with Austin-Smith:Lord. All three were the authors of the last edition of the pocketbook, and are Chartered Landscape Architects.