Value By Design : Landscaping, Site Planning and Amenities

This volume uses 11 case studies to determine the extent to which landscape design and amenities add value to an array of real-estate developments.

It works on the theory that money spent on landscape design provides the developer with sufficient increased return to justify the extra development costs, and that projects incorporating such high-quality design and planning are believed to retain their value for longer, and increase the quality of life of the end-users and the local community.

Researched by the Urban Land Institute and the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the book reviews design techniques and features that add to the success of different types of projects, best practices relating to site planning, landscape-design features and design guidelines.