Environmental Horticulture by Ross Cameron
Environmental horticulture - also referred to as landscape horticulture and amenity horticulture - is the umbrella term for the horticulture that we encounter in our daily lives. This includes parks, botanic gardens, sports facilities, landscape gardens, roundabouts, cemeteries, and shopping centres - any public space which has grass, planting and trees. A complete and comprehensive guide to an area most of us take for granted, Environmental Horticulture: - Comments and critiques contemporary thinking on the subject - Explores the role, value and application of horticulture in different landscapes - Reviews the importance and impact of horticulture on the wider environment - Covers practical management advice for categories of environmental horticulture such as turf grass, bedding plants, trees, grasslands and green roofs A vital resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, this book is also a valuable addition to academic departments with an interest in green space management and wider environmental issues.
Ross Cameron is Professor of Environmental Horticulture at the School of Architecture and Landscape, University of Sheffield. Ross acts as an advisor to the Royal Horticultural Society UK, sitting on both the Science Committee and the Horticulture and Sustainability Board. He is a former 'National Advisor' to the UK's Nursery and Landscape Sector. His research interests centre around urban green space and climate change mitigation, with a strong emphasis on optimising plant choice with respect to the benefits they provide human society (ecosystem services - such as city cooling, thermal insulation, flood management, biodiversity enhancement and promoting human health and well-being). Current research activities include understanding how plant design affects human emotions, effectiveness of green social prescribing, thermal insulation by plants under different climate scenarios and identifying key climate-resilience traits in landscape plants. When time allows - Ross is a keen gardener!
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| ISBN 13 | 9781780641386 |
| ISBN 10 | 1780641389 |
| Title | Environmental Horticulture |
| Author | Ross Cameron |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | CABI Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-03-24 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
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