TY - CHAP AU - Mauro Raposo AU - Rui Alexandre Castanho AU - Mariana Machado AU - Conceição Castro AU - Pedro Santos AU - Carlos Pinto-Gomes ED - Amjad Almusaed Y1 - 2018-09-19 PY - 2018 T1 - The Relevance of Vegetation Series on the Maintenance and Sustainability of Public Spaces in the Southwest Iberian Peninsula N2 - This book is intended as both an introduction to the discipline for students of landscape architecture, architecture, and planning, and a source of continuing interest for more experienced environmental designers. The book offers various materials for landscape architects and other planning professionals. The book is divided into 4 parts and 17 chapters. Part I "Introduction to the Landscape Architecture Theme" is general reading on landscape architecture. Part II "Art's Replica and Landscape Architecture Model" includes three chapters. This part represents a theoretical and sensitive visual interpretation of landscape architecture. Part III "Sustainable Prototypes of a Contemporary Landscape Architecture" includes four chapters, with sustainability as a concept and guiding thought. Part IV "Landscape Architecture Around the World (Study Cases)" includes 9 chapters with many examples from different geographical practical cases. BT - Landscape Architecture SP - Ch. 13 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.73169 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.73169 SN - 978-1-78923-713-9 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -