{"product_id":"landscape-architectural-research-isbn-9780470564172","title":"Landscape Architectural Research","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical, single-source guide to successful strategies for landscape architecture research\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the scope of landscape architecture expands to engage with other disciplines, and streams of information directing this field continue to grow and diversify, it becomes increasingly important for landscape architects to be able to implement a range of effective research strategies when seeking, creating, and validating knowledge. \u003ci\u003eLandscape Architecture Research\u003c\/i\u003e offers a framework for advancing better design thinking solutions by supplying readers with a system of inquiry tactics that open up a wider range of research possibilities. With a logical and innovative approach that favors legitimacy of knowledge based on collective, grounded practices, rather than strict adherence to protocols drawn only from scientific models, this comprehensive, illustrated guide produces a sound argument for establishing a new paradigm for legitimizing research quality. \u003ci\u003eLandscape Architecture Research\u003c\/i\u003e presents: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eCase studies that show how the range of presented research strategies have been successfully used in practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew perspective on the relationship between theory, research, practice, and critique, a relationship that is specific to landscape architecture\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed coverage of the ways that new knowledge is produced through research activities and practical innovations in landscape architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first and only book on this topic of growing importance in landscape architecture, \u003ci\u003eLandscape Architecture Research\u003c\/i\u003e keeps professionals and students in step with the latest developments in landscape architecture, and delivers a dynamic and flexible game plan for verifying the integrity of their work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Knowledge in Landscape Architecture 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 The Need for a Guide 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The Gatekeeping Dilemma in Context 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Mapping the Terrain 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Building a Research-Based Discipline 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Knowing Landscape Architecture 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The Nature of Professional Disciplines 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Domains of Knowledge in Landscape Architecture 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Research Needs 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Theory\/Research\/Scholarship\/Critique 30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Competing Ideals of Theory 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Representing Theory 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Theoretical Conversations 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Research and Scholarship 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Studio Design as a Research Setting 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Theory and Critique 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Conclusion 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Integrating Design and Research 48\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Problems and Purpose 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Framing a Research Question 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Degrees of Research 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Assessing Research Quality 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 A Developmental Heuristic 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Descriptive Strategies 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Observation 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Secondary Description 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Descriptive Social Surveys 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Complex Description 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Descriptive Case Studies 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescriptive Strategies: Summary 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Modeling and Correlational Strategies 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Descriptive\/Synthetic Models 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Analytical Models and Correlation 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Simple Correlation 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Multiple Correlations 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Spatial Correlations 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Predictive Modeling 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Dynamic Simulation Modeling 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModeling Strategies: Summary 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Experimental Strategies 114\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Classic Experiments 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Field Experiments 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Quasi Experiments 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 The Metaphor of Experimentation 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperimental Strategies: Summary 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Classification Schemes 126\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Collection\/Inventory\/Catalogue 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Typology 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Taxonomy 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Index 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Bibliography and Literature Review 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassification Strategies: Summary 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Interpretive Strategies 152\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Ethnography 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Discourse Analysis 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Iconology and Iconography 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Historiography 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterpretive Strategies: Summary 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Evaluation and Diagnosis 174\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Parameters, Norms, and Rubrics 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Design Evaluation 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Diagnostics 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Landscape Assessment 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluation and Diagnosis Strategies: Summary 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Engaged Action Research 192\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Action Dimensions in Pedagogical Research 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Participatory Design in Service Learning 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Participatory Action Research (PAR) 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Transdisciplinary Action Research (TDAR) 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEngaged Action Research Strategies: Summary 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Projective Design 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Design as Research 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Design Operations 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Design Interpretations 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Design Reflections 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProjective Design Strategies: Summary 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Logical Systems (Axioms, Rules, and Argumentation) 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Logical Relationships 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Synthetic Logic 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Expanded Field Analysis 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Spatial Syntax as Logical System 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Pattern Language 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogical Systems: Summary 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14 Research and Practice 237\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Integrating Research Strategies into Practice—Evidence-Based Design 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Integrating Research into Practice—Polemical Transformation 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Integrating Knowledge into Practice—Grassroots Movements 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Organizing Practice-Based Research 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Reprise 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 249\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. ELEN DEMING, DD\u003csmall\u003eES\u003c\/small\u003e, ASLA, RLA,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Head of Landscape Architecture at the University of Illinois. She is past editor of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eLandscape Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as current President and Fellow of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. She currently serves as on the editorial advisory boards for the \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Landscape Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLandscape Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSIMON R. SWAFFIELD, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD, FNZILA,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Landscape Architecture at Lincoln University in Canterbury, New Zealand. In 2007, he received the Outstanding Research and Communication Award from CELA. He is founding editor of \u003ci\u003eLandscape Review\u003c\/i\u003e and frequently authors and edits journal articles.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical, single-source guide to successful strategies for landscape architecture research\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the scope of landscape architecture expands to engage with other disciplines, and streams of information directing this field continue to grow and diversify, it becomes increasingly important for landscape architects to be able to implement a range of effective research strategies when seeking, creating, and validating knowledge. \u003ci\u003eLandscape Architecture Research\u003c\/i\u003e offers a framework for advancing better design thinking solutions by supplying readers with a system of inquiry tactics that open up a wider range of research possibilities. 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