内容简介
Natural soils are very fragile, and changing the use or design of a landscape increases the number of environmental variables that contend with the planting soil. Not all projects require a soil consultant, but the success and longevity of a landscape project requires that landscape architects and contractors be capable of developing and installing suitable planting soils. Now, in one convenient reference, Soil Design Protocols for Landscape Architects and Contractors provides step-by-step, technical skill sets for implementing productive planting soils for a variety of projects.
Drawing on a wealth of experience in soils, forestry, micrometeorology, geomorphology, and agronomy, this book's authorial team presents:
* A succinct introduction to the physical and chemical properties that pertain to all planting soils
* Informative de*ions of how a project evolves from site investigation to construction administration
* Quick, easy-to-read procedures organized in the standard landscape architect stages of a project
* Step-by-step templates to use from a project's inception to completion
Drawing on a wealth of experience in soils, forestry, micrometeorology, geomorphology, and agronomy, this book's authorial team presents:
* A succinct introduction to the physical and chemical properties that pertain to all planting soils
* Informative de*ions of how a project evolves from site investigation to construction administration
* Quick, easy-to-read procedures organized in the standard landscape architect stages of a project
* Step-by-step templates to use from a project's inception to completion