This book provides comprehensive information on landscape and urban horticulture. It presents chapters from leading researcher in the field of horticulture technologies. It covers a wide array of topics such as design and management of public green spaces and historical sites, sustainability of urban landscape, horticulture and landscape restoration, green technologies and bioclimatic planning, botanical gardens, healing gardens and landscape ecology, urban horticulture, urban biodiversity and water management for urban spaces.

It will be an essential to urban planners, horticulturists, ecoplanners as well as for all those interested in enhancing urban living through horticulture. (jacket)