DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

Presented by:M.Swathi

WHAT IS SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING?

Sustainable landscaping encompasses a variety of practices that

have developed in response to environmental issues. These

practices are used in every phase of landscaping, including design,

construction, implementation and management of residential and

commercial landscapes.

Sustainable landscaping is part of a growing global effort in the

landscaping industry to create aesthetically pleasing landscapes

while improving and conserving the environment and saving

money.

Principles of sustainable landscaping……..

The typical landscape requires many inputs: time, money, labor, water,

chemicals, and fertilizers. Most homeowners would be happy to reduce the

amount of time, money, and labor that goes into their yards. The

environment also benefits from decreased use of resources such as water,

and potentially polluting elements such as chemicals and fertilizers.

Our landscapes also create wastes which most of us never think of: plant

trimmings and weeds, polluted runoff from the use of chemicals and

fertilizers, and water lost by evaporation from plants and soils.

The concept of sustainable landscaping asks us to examine the input and

output of our landscaping and find ways to minimize both.

Main components of sustainable landscaping

• Water

• Soil

• Plants

• Air

Grey water and rain water

soil

• Aspects of soil composition, slope, and need for amendments

must all be considered.

• Different soils have varying water needs.

• Healthy soil is an important foundation for every landscape.

• Characteristics of the soil can help determine the best choice

of plants and irrigation systems for your landscape.

plantsTrees are a form of green infrastructure offering a wide range of human, social, environmental and economic benefits.

Successful landscape design can ensure that existing and new trees are healthy long lived components in the urban environment, providing these benefits sustainably into the future.

Tree Environs integrated approach draws on our expertise in arboriculture and landscape design providing a wide range of planning and design services to assist you with your project.

Our team can assist with a wide range of projects from urban backyards to larger scale commercial, urban or public realm spaces, including:

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OBJECTIVES SUSTAINABLE Landscaping

Livelihood provisions

Sustained ecosystem

services

Pollution, resources efficiency

Food and non-food products

performance measures

• Tonnes of co2

emitted

• Tonnes of products delivered

• Tonnes of biomass in landscape

• earned

Livelihood provisions

Sustained ecosystem

services

Pollution, resources efficiency

Food and non-food products

Important properties

• Measureable

• Easy to understand

• Applicable everywhere

• Applicable on any scale

Relevant to

‐ Sustainable development

‐ Climate change

‐ Food security

‐ Investment / Green growth

All measures stable or improving = Sustainable Landscape

This is what happens when we ignore the power of our naturalworld.

Indian Stamps issued for landscape……

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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to

Charles Darwin