This second edition of the award-winning Soils for Landscape Development provides a globally applicable method for landscape architects and designers, specification writers, landscape contractors, nursery growers, turf specialists …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Soils
This book encapsulates the extensive knowledge developed by CSIRO's National Rangelands Program on how rangeland landscapes function and the implications for management. It looks at the ecology of rangeland landscape processes and deals …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Biodiversity and Ecology
This essential reference provides an introduction to the remarkable soils and landscapes of Australia. It reveals their great diversity and explains why an understanding of soil properties and landscape processes should guide our use of …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Soils
These soil specifications have been extracted from the second edition of Soils for Landscape Development and are provided as an editable PDF for ease of use in reports compiled by landscape designers for their clients. Please note …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Landscape Architecture
Mining in Ecologically Sensitive Landscapes explores the interface between geology and botany, and mining and conservation. Many areas of unusual geology that contain ore-bearing bodies also support unique ecological communities of …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Environmental Management
Australian Planting Design identifies and explores all aspects of developing better planting designs on any scale, raising awareness of the essential elements and encouraging readers to look with fresh eyes, to create anew. This …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Landscape Architecture
Vegetation communities in Australia's riverine landscapes are ecologically, economically and culturally significant. They are also among the most threatened ecosystems on the continent and have been dramatically altered as a result of human …
[ Books ] Marine & Freshwater — Marine & Freshwater / Freshwater Ecology
Achieving high water use efficiency in maintaining turf, trees and landscape areas is a core responsibility of open space managers. Water Use Efficiency for Irrigated Turf and Landscape provides a logical and scientifically sound …
[ Books ] Gardening & Horticulture — Gardening & Horticulture / Horticulture
Shortlisted in TAFE Vocational Education category in the 2004 Australian Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing. The devastation wreaked by bushfires on Australian homes and landscapes is an all too familiar scenario. …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Building
Rocky outcrops are landscape features with disproportionately high biodiversity values relative to their size. They support specialised plants and animals, and a wide variety of endemic species. To Indigenous Australians, they are sacred …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Biodiversity and Ecology
Peri-urban landscapes are some of the world’s most vulnerable areas. Although they are often thought of simply as land awaiting development, these landscapes retain important natural resources and make valuable contributions to agriculture, …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Planning and Design
Networks of land managed for conservation across different tenures have rapidly increased in number (and popularity) in Australia over the past two decades. These include iconic large-scale initiatives such as Gondwana Link, the Great Eastern …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Biodiversity and Ecology
Pictures of Time Beneath examines three celebrated heritage landscapes: Adelaide’s Hallett Cove, Lake Callabonna in the far north of South Australia, and the World Heritage listed Willandra Lakes Region of New South Wales. It offers …
[ Books ] Science in Society — Science in Society / Heritage and History
Geelong's Changing Landscape offers an insightful investigation of the ecological history of the Geelong and Bellarine Peninsula region. Commencing with the penetrating perspectives of Wadawurrung Elders, chapters explore colonisation …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Planning and Design
Urban Nation: Australia's Planning Heritage provides the first national survey of the historical impact of urban planning and design on the Australian landscape. This ambitious account looks at every state and territory from the earliest …
[ Books ] Built Environment — Built Environment / Planning and Design
Scattered paddock trees, especially very large and old trees, are an integral part of inland farming landscapes in south-eastern Australia. They feed and shelter wildlife, act as stepping stones to connect landscapes, boost soil carbon and …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Environmental Management
The third title in the CSIRO Gardening Guide series, Sustainable Gardens by Roger Spencer and Rob Cross shows how horticulture can contribute towards a more sustainable future. Written for home gardeners, professional horticulturists, …
[ Books ] Gardening & Horticulture — Gardening & Horticulture / Sustainability
An increasing number of Australians want to be assured that the food and fibre being produced on this continent have been grown and harvested in an ecologically sustainable way. Ecologically sustainable farming conserves the array of species …
[ Books ] Natural Environment — Natural Environment / Biodiversity and Ecology
Across Australia, woodlands are increasingly being planted on formerly cleared or semi-cleared land. Such revegetation efforts can improve biodiversity of farm wildlife, enhance aesthetics of the landscape and even boost farm production. Planting …
[ Books ] Food & Agriculture — Food & Agriculture / Landcare
Weeds of the South-East is a comprehensive identification guide to weeds found in the South-East Region of Australia. This fourth edition has been updated to include recent changes in nomenclature, bringing all species and genus names …
[ Books ] Plants & Fungi — Plants & Fungi / Identification and Systematics