Landscaping consists of planning, outfitting, and managing land to create living spaces welcoming to one and all, in harmony with the forms, goals, and settings inherited from each place's unique history and geography. The evolution of landscaping as a discipline over more than a century has reflected every era's environmental and societal stakes while remaining rooted in the perceptions and practices of local populations. More than 80 contributors—many landscapers, but also scientists and researchers—have made this three-volume work the most comprehensive reference of record on landscaping theory and practice ever published.
Volume 1 concerns large-scale land use planning.