The London Branch of the UK Landscape Institute made these London_2050_green_infrastructure_2014_landscape_comment.pdf recommendations: SUMMARY of LI London Branch Recommendations 1. Make it clear that the principles of green infrastructure planning apply to the whole of London, not only to vegetated ‘greenspace’. …

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Podcasts about landscape architecture, urban design and planning Many of the podcasts, by Tom Turner, are also available (or will be available) as illustrated Youtube videos

Peter Massini (head of green infrastructure at the GLA) explained the 2017 Draft Environment Strategy to a joint meeting of landscape architects and ecologists onĀ  Thursday, 23 November 2017 held in AECOM’s London offices. He said its main characteristic is …

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Tom Turner’s lecture was given to the London Parks and Gardens Trust on 21st June 2017. This post has an edited version of the text Summary, Gentle rain, frightening floods and design of public open space The Woolwich Flood Barrier …

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See also: blog posts about green roofs The landscape architecture and town planning professions should work together on greening the roofs of the future: town planners need to be involved because green roofs are long-term public goods landscape architects need …

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– of landscape architecture See also: blog posts about landscape architecture design theory Landscape Theory is concerned with how to plan, design and manage good landscapes for human use, inspiration and enjoyment. Nature is the major contributor. Man, in the …

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