Climate-Wise Landscaping: Practical Actions for a Sustainable Future, Second Edition - Sue Reed

Descriere Climate-Wise Landscaping: Practical Actions for a Sustainable Future, Second Edition - Sue Reed

What can we do, right now, \nin our own landscapes, to help solve climate change? Gold Winner, Foreword INDIES Book \nAwards: Ecology & Environment Read this \nbook carefully. Everything you need to know to help heal our relationship with \nplanet Earth and empower you to make a much-needed difference is within these \npages.--From the foreword by Doug Tallamy Praise \nfor the first edition: The \nvolume of information here is impressive, and each action is accompanied by an explanation \nof why it's important. . . . Useful whether read cover-to-cover or dipped into \nfor specific topics.--Booklist Beautifully \ndesigned, the book is user-friendly and attractive. The information is current \nand science-based, with end notes that give readers access to further research.--Virginia \nNative Plant Society This \nfantastic resource is filled with climate-wise solutions for anyone who owns or \nmanages a piece of ground--even if it's just a few containers on a tiny rooftop \ngarden.--Claudia West, ASLA, Principal, Phyto Studio LLC [Reed and \nStibolt] articulate a new gardening aesthetic. . . . The result is a positive \nand hopeful story of how people can use their imagination and ingenuity to help \ncraft more resilient landscapes.--Dr. Peter Robinson, former CEO, David Suzuki \nFoundation Beautiful \nphotos and pleasing graphics illustrate key ideas and actions while informative \nsidebars and inspiring quotes from climate and landscape experts provide \nclarity of complex systems and motivation to adapt to a changing future.--Julie \nRichburg, Ph.D., ecologist A book on \nclimate-wise landscaping could not be more timely or more necessary. We are \nmoving into a new and critical era, and this book takes landscape professionals \nand home gardeners where they need to go.--Owen Dell, RLA, ASLA, landscape \narchitect, educator, author, Owen Dell & Associates A very \nuseful guide to designing landscapes for the twenty-first century which clearly \nrespond to our changing climate.--Darrel Morrison, honorary associate faculty member \nin landscape architecture, University of Wisconsin-Madison Predictions \nabout future effects of climate change range from mild to dire--but we're \nalready seeing warmer winters, hotter summers, and more extreme storms. \nProposed solutions often seem expensive and complex and can leave us as \nindividuals at a loss, wondering what, if anything, can be done. Sue \nReed and Ginny

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University Press Of Florida

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9780813080314

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