Sustainable Landscape Construction, Third Edition

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Sustainable Landscape Construction, Third Edition is written by Kim Sorvig and published by Island Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 161091810X (ISBN 10) and 9781610918107 (ISBN 13).

Basic principles : "Sustainability" in context -- Principle 1 : Keep healthy sites healthy -- Principle 2 : Heal injured soils and sites -- Principle 3 : Favor living, flexible materials -- Principle 4 : Respect the waters of life -- Principle 5 : Pave less -- Principle 6 : Consider origin and fate of materials -- Principle 7 : Know the costs of energy over time -- Principle 8 : Celebrate light, respect darkness -- Principle 9 : Quietly defend silence -- Principle 10 : Maintain to sustain -- Principle 11 : Demonstrate performance, learn from failure -- Sustaining principles, evolving efforts.