Since its genesis in 1980; Crosby Arboretum in southern Mississippi has attracted international recognition for its contributions to architecture; biology; and landscape design. Now owned and operated by Mississippi State University; Crosby is the first fully realized ecologically designed arboretum in the United States and the premier native plant conservatory in the Southeast.Former site director and curator Robert F. Brzuszek provides a detailed survey of the arboretums origins; planning; construction; and ongoing management. More than just a botanical center; Crosby emerged as one of the first American landscape projects to successfully balance natural habitat and planned design. The books generous selection of photographs and drawings illustrate the beauty and purpose of the sites components: the award-winning Pinecote Pavilion; designed by architect Fay Jones; a 104-acre focus area that includes the Piney Woods Lake; which displays native water plants in their natural setting; and seven hundred additional acres of savanna; woodland; and aquatic environments that nurture more than 300 species of indigenous trees; shrubs; wildflowers; and grasses. Utilizing the interactions between two opposing natural forces -- fire and water -- Crosby Arboretum protects the biological diversity indigenous to the Pearl River Drainage Basin; in southern Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana. Brzuszeks inspiring and informative account will help further Crosbys role as a model of sustainable landscape design and management across the country.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Remix: The case for changing our laws on intellectual propertyBy Stephen D HerbertLessig is an authority and thought leader in open-source community. I picked the book because of his reputation. It doesnt disappoint. Fast read; easily understandable; real-life examples. Great read on the changes Lessig argues are necessary to intellectual property law to bring it into the 21st century. His arguments are somewhat loosely made; I guess to keep the book readable by a general audience and short. Even if you agree with Lessigs general position; I found; for me; he dedicated inadequate space to cover the underlying legal; cultural and historical bases. Lessig chooses instead a more populist approach. With well-argued examples hell make a convert of you; especially if your kid is recording sampled music and putting it out there for consumption by her peers. Good Copy Bad Copy (YouTube) is a good supplement to some of Lessigs points in this book - if you want to quickly digest the remix culture. Dive deep with another book: Adrian Johns Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates - for a history and a more impartial treatise on intellectual property and what copyright reform means.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. How and Why Copyright Can and Should Be Improved.By Ron TarroRead this book if you seek a conceptual structure and a well reasoned perspective on whats happening (or should be happening) around copyright law and the practical application of it in this digital age. Very well done. Having read this book its clear that improvements in copyright law could improve our world and advance our culture. I didnt start this book with such an understanding. However. Dont read this book if youre seeking economic arguments and business models for businesses centered on intellectual property.More generally; I would advocate for a revised edition. Two reasons. First; as I read it; I wondered if were really heading towards Lessigs vision and if there are more recent waypoints that illuminate progress towards (or away) from his vision. Second reason: Lessig appears to be a political person. Fine. But he unfortunately links his advocacy in the final chapter to the rather dynamic geopolitical lessons of a "failure" in Iraq ... and to our environmental(global warming) tipping point. His argument to paraphrase is that media conglomerates cannot win the copyright/sharing war for the same reason we cannot win in Iraq. Oooops. With the benefit of time it would appear that Iraq has been won using the wise application of power. So it would therefore it follows that Warner Brothers (and the media giants will win too with their wise application of market power)? You cant make a conclusive argument and then tie it to an inconclusive parallel. His political analogies have diminished his own argument. Embarrassing. Time for a revision. (And time for the author to spend less time with politico ideologues.)But. That said. Lessigs argument around his core subject is huge and redefining and this is a worthwhile read.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Essential; Required ReadingBy balboaThe amazing thing about this book is that Lessig is getting at something bigger than just the parental worries of children sharing music and videos through the internet. He is pointing out the very serious question of where our culture is now heading toward. The World Wide Web and digital technologies has changed its course; and we now need to begin an open discussion of how we; as a community of artists; lawmakers; corporations; and the viewing (and hopefully remixing) public; would like to move forward in the 21st Century. Lessig makes an excellent contribution to this primal; immediate; and ultimately eternal conversation in "Remix".
