Fresh Water: Design Research for Inland Water Territories

* Fresh Water addresses regional, territorial, and continental water issues in North America through interdisciplinary design research in landscape architecture.

* Fresh Water places focus on the unique inland water challenges created by urbanization, industrialization, and agriculture where infrastructure has significantly altered historic hydrologies.

* The book raises awareness of critical disciplinary intersections for advancing water in multiple urban and regional contexts, and specifically aims to reach decision-makers responsible for major land and water policy.

* Visual representations complement chapters, allowing readers to see issues in new ways and to understand the role of design in representing and rethinking complex water issues.

* The book provides a balance of visualization and text for ease of navigation, reading, and reference.

* The book disseminates scholarship in landscape architecture appropriate for use in classrooms or design studios.