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Shortlisted for the 2017 World Landscape Architecture Award for Research CommunicationWinner of the Research; Policy and Communication categorys Award of Excellence in the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Victorian Landscape Architecture AwardsLandscape architecture has a pivotal role in ensuring environmental sustainability through design interventions. This book takes a broad look at strategies and completed projects to provide the reader with a strong understanding of the sustainability challenges being faced by designers today; and potential routes to addressing them. The book covers essential concepts of landscape architecture and environmental sustainability; including: -Ecology; multifunctional landscapes and sensitive intervention-Remediation; cleansing and environmental infrastructure-Social sustainability; design activism and healthy landscapes -Food systems; productive landscapes and transportation-Performance ratings; materials and life cycles Through case studies from around the world and interviews with leading landscape architects and practitioners; this book invites discussion about possible future scenarios; relevant theories and project responses in landscape environmental design. With hundreds of color images throughout the book; and additional study material in the companion website; Joshua Zeunert provides an overview of the multidimensional qualities of landscape sustainability.