ISBN: 0-393-73073-5
2002
160 pages, cloth, 225 illus.

Wetlands combine the beauty of both aesthetic form and ecological function in a way that few other landforms can match. This book explores the creation, restoration, enhancement, and construction of designed wetlands. It provides a practical guide for wetland design on a local site-specific scale, as well as reviews the impact of wetland design projects on the environment. More than 150 key principles and practices of wetland design and planning are presented, accompanied by detailed illustrations, and case studies demonstrate the successful application of these design principles for landscape architects and land-use planners. Especially suited to a graduate level and early professional readership, this is the first book to explore both the ecological function and art of wetlands design.

Praise for Wetland Design:

"In Wetland Design, Robert L. France of the Harvard Graduate School of Deisgn offers concepts for planning wetlands that will be both beautiful and useful. . . . France's writing style is to the point; illustrations, diagrams, and photographs are plentiful; and there are numerous case studies (with citations to the original literature) on both areawide planning and site design."

--Harold Henderson, Planning, April 2003

“Principles of wetland-watershed planning are explained succinctly and clearly...one of the few works written primarily for landscape planners and designers, the book distills technical information into practical points and presents a goo d selection of important case studies.”
—Landscape Architecture

“Focuses on specialized scientific material on wetlands in a way which will readily allow design professionals to apply the principles in their individual practices.”
—Southeastern Naturalist

About the Author

Robert France is an Associate Professor of Landscape Ecology at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.

ISBN 0-393-73073-5 / 2002 / 225 illustrations / cloth / 160 pages