Landscape architect

Introduction Presently, changes are being experienced in areas where development projects aimed at improving the economic and social status of a region are being carried. These changes happen to affect the environment within which the projects are being carried and they often call for strategies to be developed by the developing body to make sure that these impacts are reduced significantly (Beer, Au and Hall n.d.). Despite different development projects aiming at bringing about some positive changes

Government’s planning guidelines for Landscape Character Assessments (LCA) it is clear the intentions of these documents. These guidelines give a template for the production of cohesive reports that include the input of professionals and non-professionals alike. These reports are focused around the landscape and encourage communal guidance for landowners, county councils and even ordinary interested parties. LCA’s give a comprehensive guide to the landscapes identity and share valuable information

With this in mind the author emphasizes the book focuses on how local lives and landscapes have been shaped by globalization and how the local landscapes of the Anakarana National Park were negotiated and managed locally in the face of the global vision (Walsh, 2012, p. 20). However, as a result of all the natural resources that can be found in Madagascar more specifically the Ankarana National Park both landscapes and lives changed due to

Patrick White’s novel, Voss (1957) tells the story of a nineteenth-century German explorer’s journey into the Australian landscape. In this essay, I will examine the attitudes and assumptions towards the Australian landscape over the past 200+ years, and evaluate what has changed in these contexts. Attitudes can depend on many cultures, these cultures can differentiate depending on things such as gender, attitude to the outdoors, individuality, conquest, religion, being urban or rural and drought

The old ones surely bore great wisdom wisdom with them. One of them said," Never underestimate the therapeutic value of landscaping. It renders a boundless platform where people can make use of their incipient creative talents to create impressive and satisfying artistic work. It renders a remarkable opportunity for individuals to use their thoughts, undying patience and the gift of mother nature to create their own paradise." True. And every aesthetically literate person knows that the artistic

What is culture? It can be simple yet a very complex concept that is used to describe a group of individuals who share meaningful characteristics. Culture is a complex system of values, beliefs, social customs, and material objects shared by a group distinguished by physical geographical boundaries (Rubenstein, 2016). Several components of culture include: land, people, values, beliefs, attitudes, traditions, daily life, night life, food, communication, government and business. Many of these features

I have never given the use of land much thought. I imagine, before civilization there was really nothing besides wilderness. Now things have changed drastically. The establishment of colonies has fostered the creation of distinct buildings purposed to serve different functions. From commercial purposes to something as simple and as essential as shelter, these buildings have been created to accommodate a targeted group of individuals, for not everybody has access to all of these services. There has

When individuals are asked to describe a garden in most of their minds they hold a snapshot of what they consider a gorgeous garden. When they are describing the garden they go to great length to describe it using images in the garden as points of references. Some of those images might be images that they can see clearly and some of those images might be images that others might not see or see clearly. However when an individual is constructing and handling the upkeep of a garden the garden will

Landscape edging adds to the curb appeal of a home, yet it does much more than this. It helps to differentiate various parts of the yard, ensure grass does not encroach on a garden and eliminates the need to trim the edges of the landscape. To obtain the most from this decorative item, however, homeowners need to various options available to them. Lawn and garden edging comes in many sizes, shapes and sizes. Each type has its advantages and disadvantages that must be weighed before purchase. Furthermore

Newsreader: When one says the name “Banjo Paterson,” what is it that springs to mind? Images of a steep mountain face with a man and his horse? A swagman boiling a billy humming a lively tune? Or perhaps an image of the man himself, pen poised above the pages of a journal as he captures the essence of the bush and the rugged planes of Australia? One of the Australia’s most well-known and well-loved poets of all time Andrew Barton Paterson was born on 17 February 1864 at Narrambla near Orange. The