本书内容分为10部分，涵盖风景园林专业课程体系、风景园林设计过程、风景园林的历史、景观评价、景观生态学、城市景观、居住区景观、城市公园设计、城市滨水景观设计、低碳城市与景观设计，适合风景园林专业及建筑学、城乡规划相关专业本科生和研究生使用。本科生侧重于对科技文献的阅读与理解，研究生侧重于对文章结构层次及写法的研究。本书每一章均包含一篇精读文章和两篇泛读文章，每篇精读文章的内容提要以及段落中心句已经全部翻译，学生可以根据自己的专业特点、兴趣和能力选择性地阅读与研究。

Chapter One: Curriculum of Landscape Architecture
Article: Education for Appreciation: What is the Correct Curriculum for Landscape?
Further Reading (1): Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning in Harvard University
Further Reading (2): Landscape Architecture Curriculuns in University of Pennsylvania
Chapter Two: The Process of Urban Landscape Design
Article: Urban American Landscape
Further Reading (1): Versailles
Further Reading (2): Diversity Gained, Diversity Lost: Long-term Changes in WoodyPlants in Central Park, New York City and Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Chapter Three: The History of Landscape Architecture
Article: Landscape Architecture
Further Reading (1): Making Landscape Architecture in Australia: Origins and Precedents
Further Reading (2): Landscape Architecture : An Introduction
Chapter Four: Landscape Evaluation
Article: A Quantitative Approach to the Visual Evaluation of Landscape
Further Reading (1): Landscape Evaluation for Ecosystem Planning
Further Reading (2): Landscape Evaluation in Industrial Areas
Chapter Five: Landscape Ecology
Article: Landscape Ecology
Further Reading (1): Landscape Ecology Meets Landscape Science
Further Reading (2): Landscape Ecology and Sustainability
Chapter Six: Urban Landscape
Article: Barcelona's Urban Landscape: The Historical Making of a Tourist Product
Further Reading (1): Urban Landscape as Palimpsest
Further Reading (2): Ecosystem Services in Urban Landscape
Chapter Seven: Residential Landscape
Article: Design of Landscape Gardens in Urban Residential Areas
Further Reading (1): A Framework for Planning Sustainable Residential Landscapes
Further Reading (2): Desert Dreamscapes: Residential Landscape Preference and Behavior
Chapter Eight: Urban Park Landscape Design
Article: Defining the Sustainable Park
Further Reading (1): Pocket Parks for People: A Study of Park Design and Use
Further Reading (2): The Role of Urban Parks for the Sustainable City
Chapter Nine: Urban Waterfront Landscape Design
Article: Observations from the A. Montgomery Ward Park/Waterfront Development, Urban Regeneration and Local Politics in New Orleans and Liverpool
Further Reading (1): Reclaiming the City: Waterfront Development in Singapore
Further Reading (2): Urban Waterfront Redevelopment in Greek Cities
Chapter Ten: Low-carbon City and Landscape Design
Article: Development Paths of Low-carbon Landscape Design
Further Reading (1): Landscape Visualisation and Climate Change: the Potential for Influencing Perceptions and Behaviour
Further Reading (2): Footprints on the Landscape: an Environmental Appraisal of Urban and Rural Living in the Developed World
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