"The common thread that runs through these essays is the authors' conviction that the growing rift in landscape design - ecology vs. aesthetics - is an artificial one. Each author expresses abiding concern for the ecological preservation and enhancement of the site, while demonstrating clearly - with both words and pictures - that the best designs are those that harmonize aesthetic form and ecological function. Ecological Design and Planning is a source of ideas and inspiration for landscape architects and planners, architects, and all those who understand the importance of designing with nature."--BOOK JACKET.

Papers from an international symposium entitled: Landscape architecture: ecology and design and planning, held in Tempe, Ariz., Apr. 1993.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Landscape Ecological Planning / Forster Ndubisi 2. The Expanded Field of Landscape Architecture / Elizabeth K. Meyer 3. Ecology and Landscape as Agents of Creativity / James Corner 4. Landscape Design and Nature / Laurie Olin Gallery I: Photographs by Steve Martino 5. Landscape Architecture and the Changing City / Michael Laurie 6. Ecology and the Urban Aesthetic / Mark Johnson

7. Bioregional Planning and Ecosystem Protection / Clair Reiniger 8. Signature-Based Landscape Design / Joan Hirschman Woodward Gallery II: The Work of Steven Martino 9. Beyond Stewardship Toward Partnership / Sally Schauman 10. Fostering Living Landscapes / Carol Franklin 11. Images of an Ideal Landscape and the Consequences for Design and Planning / Meto J. Vroom 12. Ecology and Design / Ian L. McHarg.