Frederick R. Steiner
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Human Ecology
How Nature and Culture Shape Our World
By Frederick R. Steiner; Foreword by Richard T.T. Forman
Island Press
Humans have always been influenced by natural landscapes, and always will be—even as we create ever-larger cities and our developments fundamentally change the nature of the earth around us. In Human Ecology, noted city planner and landscape architect Frederick Steiner encourages us to consider how human cultures have been shaped by natural forces, and how we might use this understanding to contribute to a future where both nature and people thrive.
Human ecology is the study of the interrelationships between humans and their environment, drawing on diverse fields from biology and geography to sociology, engineering, and architecture. Steiner admirably synthesizes these perspectives through the lens of landscape architecture, a discipline that requires its practitioners to consciously connect humans and their environments. After laying out eight principles for understanding human ecology, the book’s chapters build from the smallest scale of connection—our homes—and expand to community scales, regions, nations, and, ultimately, examine global relationships between people and nature.
- Copyright year: 2002
Urban Ecological Design
A Process for Regenerative Places
Island Press
- Copyright year: 2011
Making Plans
How to Engage with Landscape, Design, and the Urban Environment
University of Texas Press
This frank, first-person account of developing plans for the city of Austin and the University of Texas campus offers a practical primer on community and regional planning by one of the leading experts in the field.
- Copyright year: 2018
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