内容简介
Apractical,single-sourceguidetosuccessfulstrategiesforlandscapearchitectureresearchAsthescopeoflandscapearchitectureexpandstoengagewithotherdisciplines,andstreamsofinformationdirectingthisfieldcontinuetogrowanddiversify,itbecomesincreasinglyimportantforlandscapearchitectstobeabletoimplementarangeofeffectiveresearchstrategieswhenseeking,creating,andvalidatingknowledge.LandscapeArchitectureResearchoffersaframeworkforadvancingbetterdesignthinkingsolutionsbysupplyingreaderswithasystemofinquirytacticsthatopenupawiderrangeofresearchpossibilities.Withalogicalandinnovativeapproachthatfavorslegitimacyofknowledgebasedoncollective,groundedpractices,ratherthanstrictadherencetoprotocolsdrawnonlyfromscientificmodels,thiscomprehensive,illustratedguideproducesasoundargumentforestablishinganewparadigmforlegitimizingresearchquality.LandscapeArchitectureResearchpresents:CasestudiesthatshowhowtherangeofpresentedresearchstrategieshavebeensuccessfullyusedinpracticeNewperspectiveontherelationshipbetweentheory,research,practice,andcritique,arelationshipthatisspecifictolandscapearchitectureDetailedcoverageofthewaysthatnewknowledgeisproducedthroughresearchactivitiesandpracticalinnovationsinlandscapearchitectureThefirstandonlybookonthistopicofgrowingimportanceinlandscapearchitecture,LandscapeArchitectureResearchkeepsprofessionalsandstudentsinstepwiththelatestdevelopmentsinlandscapearchitecture,anddeliversadynamicandflexiblegameplanforverifyingtheintegrityoftheirwork.
作者简介
M.ElenDeming,DDes,ASLA,RLA,isProfessorandHeadofLandscapeArchitectureattheUniversityofIllinois.Sheispasteditoroftheaward-winningLandscapeJournal,aswellascurrentPresidentandFellowoftheCouncilofEducatorsinLandscapeArchitecture.ShecurrentlyservesasontheeditorialadvisoryboardsfortheEuropeanJournalofLandscapeArchitectureandLandscapeJournal.SimonR.Swaffield,PhD,FNZILA,isProfessorofLandscapeArchitectureatLincolnUniversityinCanterbury,NewZealand.In2007,hereceivedtheOutstandingResearchandCommunicationAwardfromCELA.HeisfoundingeditorofLandscapeReviewandfrequentlyauthorsandeditsjournalarticles.