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<b>Chapter One: Introduction and Putting Residential Development in a Sustainable Context</b>. <p>IntrodutionDefinitions of sustainable development and sustainable landscape Sustainable development.</p> <p>Sustainable landscape.</p> <p>Sustainable development in English planning and development The key role of housing in sustainable development Current concepts and initiatives for delivering sustainable homes in England.</p> <p>Urban Villages and Millennium Communities BREEAM certified housing.</p> <p>What impact have these initiatives had on delivering sustainable residential Communities? <b>Chapter Two: Opportunities for improving the Sustainable profile of new residential developments.</b></p> <p>Conservation of resources and minimisation of pollution and waste Energy consumption and microclimate control.</p> <p>The greenhouse effect and energy consumption in the home.</p> <p>Providing wind shelterProviding solar access and shade.</p> <p>Encouraging walking and cycling.</p> <p>Impacts of car use Design of transport routes.</p> <p>Specification and detailed design of hard landscape materials.</p> <p>Embodied energy and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of hard materials Timber sourcing Timber treatment and detailing Relatively sustainable plastic and metal Relatively sustainable non-metal mineral products Lean construction and recovered materials.</p> <p>(Specification and detailed design of soft landscape materials - Vegetation.</p> <p>Life cycle assessment (LCA) of Vegetation Plant production and nursery practices Planting design, implementation and maintenance.</p> <p>Plant Palette and Planting Style.</p> <p>Size of Plant Material.</p> <p>Site conditions and preparation.</p> <p>Integration of existing, established planting.</p> <p>Prohibition of synthetic chemical use for on-site landscape works.</p> <p>Water management.</p> <p>Reduced domestic water consumption Management of surface water runoff.</p> <p>Pollution and Flooding.</p> <p>Amenity and habitat.</p> <p>Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDs).</p> <p>Enhancement of site ecological function and human well-being.</p> <p>Site ecological function Preserving and encouraging biodiversity Key aspects of ecological landscape design and management.</p> <p>Protecting existing ecological capital.</p> <p>Opportunities for improving diversity and ecological networks Plant origins; natives, non-natives and provenance.</p> <p>Providing for the health and well-being of residents.</p> <p>Private and communal space.</p> <p>Loss of existing Gardens.</p> <p>Communal SpacesPotential social benefits of trees. Ways of improving the acceptance of sustainable vegetation in the residential landscape.</p> <p><b>Chapter Three: Creating a Residential Landscape Sustainability Checklist</b>.</p> <p>A review of sustainable checklist tools for residential development A detailed description of the template BRE EcoHomes method Adapting the <i>EcoHomes</i> method for landscape assessments.</p> <p>The Energy Category.</p> <p>The Transport Category.</p> <p>The Pollution Category.</p> <p>The Materials Category.</p> <p>The Water Category.</p> <p>The Ecology and Land Use Category.</p> <p>The Health and Well-Being CategoryAdjusting the <i>EcoHomes</i> weighting factors.</p> <p>Setting compliance standardsJudging visual qualities.</p> <p>General limitations of the checklist assessment approach.</p> <p>.</p> <p><b>Chapter Four: Case Studies: Applying the Residential Landscape Checklist</b>.</p> <p>Introduction.</p> <p>Greenwich Millennium Village, London.</p> <p>Childwall, Liverpool.</p> <p>Evaluation of the Case studies against the Sustainable Landscape Checklist.</p> <p>The Energy Category.</p> <p>Microclimatic Landscape design.</p> <p>The Transport Category.</p> <p>Layout and design of pedestrian and cycle routes.</p> <p>Traffic calming.</p> <p>The Pollution Category.</p> <p>Reduced use of timber treatments.</p> <p>Reducing Site Run off through green space provision.</p> <p>Use of reclaimed metal, concrete and bricks and recycled plastic.</p> <p>On-site control of chemical applications.</p> <p>Nursery practices.</p> <p>Reduced Site run-off through Sustainable Urban Drainage (SuDs).The Materials Category.</p> <p>Timber sources and treatments.</p> <p>Reduced impact metal elements.</p> <p>Use of reclaimed or recycled stone and aggregate.</p> <p>Transport energy.</p> <p>Hardworks Detailing.</p> <p>Softworks Planting Design and Establishment.</p> <p>Softworks preparation and implementation.</p> <p>Environmental profile of materialsThe Water Category The Ecology and Land Use Category.</p> <p>Conservation of existing landscape features.</p> <p>Vegetative diversity and connectivity.</p> <p>Conflicting land use.</p> <p>Artificial habitat features.</p> <p>The Health and Well-Being Category.</p> <p>Provision of private and communal space.</p> <p>Garden privacy.</p> <p>Facilitating children’s play in communal spaces.</p> <p>Opportunities for planting and food production.</p> <p>Design cues, labels of care and improving acceptance of ecological plantings.</p> <p>Embedded tree cover.</p> <p>What factors encouraged and discouraged residential landscape sustainability.</p> <p>Those factors which contribute to delivering Residential Landscape Sustainability.</p> <p>Sustainable Landscape Design Brief and the early appointment of a Landscape Architect.</p> <p>Those factors which may undermine landscape sustainability.</p> <p>The cost and difficulty in sourcing and specifying reclaimed materials.</p> <p>The Influence of Social Context and Tenure.</p> <p>Creating space for plants and trees.</p> <p>Issues related to adoption and maintenance discouraged landscape sustainability.</p> <p>Conclusion.</p> <p><b>Bibliography</b>.</p> <p><b>Appendices: Detailed Residential Landscape Checklist.</b></p>

"It is an ideal tool for anyone who needs quick access to information on a topic which becoming increasingly important in both political and practical terms." <i>Building Engineer<!--end--></i> <br /> <p><br /> "<i>Residential Landscape Sustainability</i> provides a rationale and a possible method for promoting evaluation of sustainable landscapes and contains both integrative thinking and hard details on this topic... [It] is a serious attempt to reflect on and improve sustainable practice." <i>Landscape Architecture Magazine</i><br /> </p> <p>“Compiles diverse material into a single accessible volume, providing an amazing resource for Arkansas homeowners and design professionals alike." <i>At Home in Arkansas</i></p>

Carl Smith BSc(Hons) DipLA MA PhD MLI - Visiting Garvan Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Arkansas<br /> <p>Andy Clayden BSc DipLA MA – Senior Lecturer, Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield<br /> </p> <p>Nigel Dunnett BSc MSc PhD – Senior Lecturer, Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield</p>

This valuable resource for developers and designers will help to develop design solutions sympathetic to the environment and improve the sustainability of residential landscapes. <br /> <p><br /> </p> <p>The landscapes around housing have a crucial role in creating a more sustainable future with carbon-neutral homes. This book shows how to improve the sustainable profile of new residential developments through landscape planning, design and management – by conserving resources and minimising pollution, and by enhancing ecological diversity. This may be achieved without significant additional capital outlay.<br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <p>The residential landscape sustainability checklist gives housing developers, landscape architects, architects and planners a tool with which to assess the environmental implication of their schemes throughout the design process – from site planning to detailed design.<br /> </p> <p><br /> </p> <p>The checklist focuses on residential housing developments but many features of the tool - including improving energy efficiency, materials selection, planting design and management - can also be applied to a wide range of different types of development, from school grounds to retail parks.</p>

'It is an ideal tool for anyone who needs quick access to information on a topic which becoming increasingly important in both political and practical terms.' <br /> <p>Building Engineer<br /> </p> <p><br /> "<i>Residential Landscape Sustainability</i> provides a rationale and a possible method for promoting evaluation of sustainable landscapes and contains both integrative thinking and hard details on this topic... [It] is a serious attempt to reflect on and improve sustainable practice." Landscape Architecture Magazine</p>

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