Formerly at School of Landscape Architecture, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand (moved 2010).
11. Plant Material for Urban Landscapes in the Era of Globalization: Roots, Challenges and Innovative Solutions
- Matthias Richter2,
- Ulrike Weiland3
Published Online: 13 SEP 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9781444345025.ch11
Copyright © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Book Title

Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework
Additional Information
How to Cite
Ignatieva, M. (2011) Plant Material for Urban Landscapes in the Era of Globalization: Roots, Challenges and Innovative Solutions, in Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework (eds M. Richter and U. Weiland), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444345025.ch11
Editor Information
- 2
Germany
- 3
Institute for Geography, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Publication History
- Published Online: 13 SEP 2011
- Published Print: 16 SEP 2011
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781444333398
Online ISBN: 9781444345025
- Summary
- Chapter
- References
Keywords:
- plant material for urban landscapes;
- globalization in landscape architecture;
- threat of homogenization;
- plant material globalization;
- landscape or “natural style”;
- Victorian gardenesque;
- carpet bedding in gardenesque gardens;
- Japanese and East Asian gardens;
- design styles and plant material choice;
- New Zealand's new esthetic planting design
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
The beginning of plant material globalization
Victorian Gardenesque (1820–1880)
Influence of the Victorian garden on the global planting pattern
Victorian tropical and subtropical paradise
Modern nurseries' direction: global pool of plants
Innovative solutions: searching for new ecological planting design
Discussion and conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
