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  2. Sustainable landscaping - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable landscaping is a modern type of gardening or landscaping that takes the environmental issue of sustainability into account. According to Loehrlein in 2009 this includes design, construction and management of residential and commercial gardens and incorporates organic lawn management and organic gardening techniques.

  3. Landscape assessment - Wikipedia

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    Landscape assessment is a sub-category of environmental impact assessment (EIA) concerned with quality assessment of the landscape. Landscape quality is assessed either as part of a strategic planning process or in connection with a specific development which will affect the landscape.

  4. Land surface effects on climate - Wikipedia

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    These changes in the natural landscape reduce evapotranspiration, and thus water vapor, in the atmosphere, limiting clouds and precipitation. It has been proposed, in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , that evaporation rates from forested areas may exceed that of the oceans, creating zones of low pressure, which enhance the ...

  5. Sustainable landscape architecture - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable landscape architecture is a category of sustainable design concerned with the planning and design of the built and natural environments. [1] [2]The design of a sustainable landscape encompasses the three pillars of sustainable development: economic well-being, social equity and environmental protections.

  6. Landscape-scale conservation - Wikipedia

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    Landscape-scale conservation is a holistic approach to landscape management, aiming to reconcile the competing objectives of nature conservation and economic activities across a given landscape. Landscape-scale conservation may sometimes be attempted because of climate change. It can be seen as an alternative to site based conservation.

  7. Landscaping - Wikipedia

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    Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including the following: Living elements , such as flora or fauna ; or what is commonly called gardening , the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beauty within the landscape .