#ForewordFriday: The Value of Green Infrastructure for All

By Jada Mosley / On May 14th, 2019
Vacant lots, so often seen as neighborhood blight, have the potential to be a key element of community revitalization. As manufacturing cities reinvent themselves after decades of lost jobs and population, abundant vacant land resources and interest in green infrastructure are expanding opportunities for community and environmental resilience.

#ForewordFriday: Guide to Green Building

By Katharine Sucher / On March 23rd, 2018
Since the publication of the first edition in 2000, Sustainable Landscape Construction has helped to spur a movement towards resilient outdoor environments, in the U.S. and throughout the world. The third edition has been updated to include important recent developments in this landscape revolution. It remains essential reading for everyone with an interest in "green" design of outdoor spaces and infrastructures.

#ForewordFriday: Green Design Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On March 17th, 2017
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, Island Press wanted to share an excerpt with a little green in it. In The Shape of Green, nationally recognized architect and designer Lance Hosey offers an answer to the question: does going green change the face of design or only its content?

#ForewordFriday: Biophilic Cities Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On March 3rd, 2017
What if, even in the heart of a densely developed city, people could have meaningful encounters with nature? The idea of a green city, a sustainable city, and even a resilient city are well-understood. Now, the emerging ideal of a biophilic city—which goes beyond green infrastructure to connect urban dwellers with nature on a deeper level—is a useful and necessary addition to the way we think about city planning and design.

#ForewordFriday: Landscape Architecture Gets Ecological

By Katharine Sucher / On December 16th, 2016
For decades, landscape architecture was driven solely by artistic sensibilities. But in these times of global change, the opportunity to reshape the world comes with a responsibility to consider how it can be resilient, fostering health and vitality for humans and nature.

#ForewordFriday: Neighborhood Streams Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On July 15th, 2016
After directing numerous urban stream restoration projects, award-winning hydrologist Ann Riley has discovered that it is feasible to restore dynamic, functioning stream ecosystems in some of the most difficult, constrained urban settings. Restoring Neighborhood Streams is a detailed guide for restoring urban streams. The book follows nine case studies of long-term stream restoration projects in the northe

#ForewordFriday: Wild by Design Edition

By Katharine Sucher / On March 18th, 2016
In 2005, following two decades of professional accolades, Margie Ruddick created a new kind of garden that landed her in court. Through selective mowing, planting, pruning, and frequently doing no maintenance, the internationally renowned landscape designer, a winner of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, created a wild landscape that—while beautiful—was unlike any front yard her neighbors had ever seen.

#ForewordFriday: Singin' in the Rain Edition

By Meghan Bartels / On May 15th, 2015
This urban rain garden two blocks from the Island Press office doesn't just help the city manage rainwater, it's also educates urbanites about rain, serves as wildlife habitat and is a lovely place to enjoy a frozen yogurt afternoon snack.  
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#ForewordFriday: It's Complicated Edition

By Meghan Bartels / On November 21st, 2014
This bear is excited to learn about landscape architecture this weekend from its den outside the Colorado Convention Center.