Depending on when and where we went to school, we might remember the name Werner
Hegemann (1881–1936) from our history classes. In the United States, we probably …

Ecological restoration is the process of repairing human damage to ecosystems. It involves
reintroducing missing plants and animals, rebuilding soils, eliminating hazardous …

epic work Cosmos, a treatise on the unity of science through universal rules (five volumes,
published between 1845 and 1862). During his infamous five-year hands-on voyage in …

The realms of socially-minded landscape architecture and ecological design are rapidly
expanding. Landscape architecture is a dynamic field in which practicioners, academics …

Elsa Rehmann was one of America's first women landscape architects. Her visibility was
primarily through her writing. She produced three books, one of which, American Plantsfor …

In the opening chapter,'The Environment Is Not a Human Construct', Margaret Grose defines
her concept of constructed ecologies. She offers a broad understanding of how ecology and …

Today, contemporary landscape design is increasingly drawing from ideas of sustainability
and ecological stability. Not in fact new, the foundations of this approach stem from early …

Ernst Haeckel is well known for originating the science of ecology to describe the study of
the relationships among organisms and their environment. This short article reflects on some …

The last 50 years of landscape architecture and environmental planning belong to Ian
McHarg. In theory and practice, no designer has done more to stoke the public imagination …

Abstract Design for Ecological Democracy is indispensable as both field guide and
handbook for creating ecological democracy through the design of the buildings, cities, and …