Soil Design Protocols for Landscape Architects and Contractors
Timothy A. Craul and Phillip J. Craul, State Univ. of New York, Syracuse, and Harvard Univ.
WHY TO BUY
The single source for designers that offers applied information on soil design
and soil specifications that ensure the long term success of designs.
Author biography
INFORMATION
Timothy A. Craul, CPSSc. (State College, Pennsylvania) M.S., Soil Science, The Pennsylvania State University B.S., Agronomy, The Pennsylvania State University
Land Scientist, President of Craul Land Scientists, Inc. State College, Pennsylvania Soil Specialist, Supervisor of the Map Compilation and Digitizing Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, University Park, Pennsylvania.
Phillip J. Craul, Ph.D. (Manlius, NY) Senior Lecturer in Landscape Architecture
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA
ISBN10: 0-471-72107-7 ISBN13: 978-0-471-72107-9 In Store Date: September 8, 2006 Publication Date: September 29, 2006
Price: US$ 80.00 • Drawings: B&W: 42 Color:0 Subject: (AR50) Landscape Design Field: ARGD00 (Architecture and Design)
Discipline: ARX000 (Architecture) Subdiscipline: ARX100 (Architecture) Course: AR0450 (Landscape Architecture & Design) Product Line: (Z1) Architecture/Engineering
Discount Group: (4P) Professional(PL: BFHKRUZ,ISY3)
Bookstore Category: (ARC008000) ARCHITECTURE/Landscape Editor: (159) Cummins, M.
Marketing Manager: (44) Mayhew, Justin
Publisher: (Z1) Amanda Miller EAN: 9780471721079 UPC: 723812754571
Market Restrictions: World Rights Rights: Full Rights: Audio,
Anthology/Condensed, Book Club, All Electronic, Translation, 2nd Serial, Mail Order, 1st Serial, Reprint,
Merchandising, TV/Film;
Sales handles
• Written so no previous soils experience is required
• Provides the information on soils that is needed to design a successful landscape project • Aims to offer technical excellence so designers on all sizes of projects are amred with a
guide to provide the best growth media for whatever the landscape design •
Content of the book follows standard landscape architect stages of project evolution to facilitate quick reference
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Soils for specialized design elements such as rooftops and intensely designed elements and even treatment wetlands will be discussed
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Coverage of pervious poured concrete, and pervious pavers and their supporting soil will be examined.
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Offers coverage of soil installation and the application of soil amendments
About the topic/technology
According to results from Leatzow and Associates, the largest insurer of landscape architects, over 80 percent of all malpractice suits brought against their clients deal with soil failure in the design. Soils are to the sustainability of plants like the foundation is to the stability of a building. If the foundation is not stable and does not provide both physical and chemical support for the plant pallet, design failure typically ensues.
Market description
(Please include secondary markets)Professionals: Landscape Architects, Architects, Landscape Designers, Landscape Contractors, Local Government Officials, Urban Planners and Designers, Land Developers, Civil Engineers.
Students: Landscape architecture, urban planning and urban horticulture and arboriculture programs.
Soil Design Protocols for Landscape Architects and Contractors
Timothy A. Craul and Phillip J. Craul
About the book
This is a guide to soil design and specifications that offers landscape architects and other designers the information needed to ensure the success of designs over the long term by providing the proper physical and chemical support for the plant pallet. The content of the book will follow standard landscape architecture stages of project evolution. There will be five chapters and a brief introduction to soils including, Design Concept Phase, Site Investigation, Design Documents, Construction Documents, and Construction
Administration.
Previous works by author/editor
(Title; Author; ISBN; Price; Pub Date; Net Sales; Publisher; Comments) Phillip J. Craul, Urban Soil in Landscape Design, $150.00, 6 x 9, Cloth, 9/92, 416 pages, 047180598X, 2100 copies through 7/04 Phillip J. Craul Urban Soils: Applications and Practices, $115.00, 6 x 9 , Cloth, 384 pages, 0 471189030, 1116 copies through 7/04Related titles
(Add sales information)Trowbridge/Tress in the Urban Landscape, January 2004, 224 pages, 0 471392464, $65.00, 917 copies through 8/25/04
Strom, Site Engineering for Landscape Architects, 3e, July 1998, 320 pages, 0-471-29196-X, $75, 9,200 copies sold through 7/04. Phillip J. Craul, Urban Soil in Landscape Design, $150.00, 6 x 9, Cloth, 9/92, 416 pages, 047180598X, 2100 copies through 7/04 Phillip J. Craul Urban Soils: Applications and Practices, $115.00, 6 x 9 , Cloth, 384 pages, 0 471189030, 1116 copies through 7/04 Hightshoe, Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines for Urban and Rural America, December 1987, 832 pages, 0-471-28879-9, $125, 1,738 copies at Wiley + 7,618 copies at VNR = 9,356 copies sold through 7/04.
