--- product_id: 8196289 title: "Principles of Ecological Landscape Design" price: "₱6239" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/8196289-principles-of-ecological-landscape-design store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Principles of Ecological Landscape Design **Price:** ₱6239 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Principles of Ecological Landscape Design - **How much does it cost?** ₱6239 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/8196289-principles-of-ecological-landscape-design) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Today, there is a growing demand for designed landscapes—from public parks to backyards—to be not only beautiful and functional, but also sustainable. Sustainability means more than just saving energy and resources. It requires integrating the landscapes we design with ecological systems. With Principles of Ecological Landscape Design, Travis Beck gives professionals and students the first book to translate the science of ecology into design practice. This groundbreaking work explains key ecological concepts and their application to the design and management of sustainable landscapes. It covers biogeography and plant selection, assembling plant communities, competition and coexistence, designing ecosystems, materials cycling and soil ecology, plant-animal interactions, biodiversity and stability, disturbance and succession, landscape ecology, and global change. Beck draws on real world cases where professionals have put ecological principles to use in the built landscape. The demand for this information is rising as professional associations like the American Society of Landscape Architects adopt new sustainability guidelines (SITES). But the need goes beyond certifications and rules. For constructed landscapes to perform as we need them to, we must get their underlying ecology right. Principles of Ecological Landscape Design provides the tools to do just that. Review: The best compendium of interdisciplinary design I've found. - I'm a grad student in landscape architecture and I have a masters in planning and community design, as well. I also have a well-rounded education in restoring and rehabing many different habitats. In short, I've read A LOT of literature on ecological design as it relates to ecological restoration.This has been a very expensive endeavor and I still didn't learn as much from all those courses as I did from reading this book. I read it cover to cover without skipping around and found it to be written at a really relateable level for people new to ecological design and those of us exposed to extensive theory. It builds concepts nicely and discusses them in the context of case studies, but it feel more like story telling - if stories were based in science. Beck lays concepts out at a nice speed and links them together with discussions of the seminal writings in ecology that everyone working in this field should know and reference in their own work. Beck discusses more very important - must know - theory and application in less than 300 pages than I learned in 7 or 8 various ecology courses over several years. If you are just getting into ecological design this is an excellent read and reference book. If you just finished an interdisciplinary scramble of high level ecology and need a key to fit all those puzzle pieces together - this is your book. I'm very happy with it. Review: Deep perspective on ecological landscape design - I am not a landscape architecture student, nor a landscape professional. I am a self-taught "dabbler" in native landscaping at my home, and a few community projects. I really like this book for the deep perspective and copious, good, references it contains. It's not really a simple "how to" book as much as a book that gives deep background information helpful for understanding the dynamics of what makes natural plant communities tick. This has made me think alot about how to emulate this process in my own landscaping - informing my designs and the individual plants and plant communities I choose for different areas. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #419,166 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #63 in Ecology (Books) #155 in Sustainability & Green Design #182 in Landscape Architecture (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 32 Reviews | ## Images ![Principles of Ecological Landscape Design - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81K6Ynxw9lL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best compendium of interdisciplinary design I've found. *by J***S on June 7, 2014* I'm a grad student in landscape architecture and I have a masters in planning and community design, as well. I also have a well-rounded education in restoring and rehabing many different habitats. In short, I've read A LOT of literature on ecological design as it relates to ecological restoration.This has been a very expensive endeavor and I still didn't learn as much from all those courses as I did from reading this book. I read it cover to cover without skipping around and found it to be written at a really relateable level for people new to ecological design and those of us exposed to extensive theory. It builds concepts nicely and discusses them in the context of case studies, but it feel more like story telling - if stories were based in science. Beck lays concepts out at a nice speed and links them together with discussions of the seminal writings in ecology that everyone working in this field should know and reference in their own work. Beck discusses more very important - must know - theory and application in less than 300 pages than I learned in 7 or 8 various ecology courses over several years. If you are just getting into ecological design this is an excellent read and reference book. If you just finished an interdisciplinary scramble of high level ecology and need a key to fit all those puzzle pieces together - this is your book. I'm very happy with it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Deep perspective on ecological landscape design *by B***Y on December 5, 2020* I am not a landscape architecture student, nor a landscape professional. I am a self-taught "dabbler" in native landscaping at my home, and a few community projects. I really like this book for the deep perspective and copious, good, references it contains. It's not really a simple "how to" book as much as a book that gives deep background information helpful for understanding the dynamics of what makes natural plant communities tick. This has made me think alot about how to emulate this process in my own landscaping - informing my designs and the individual plants and plant communities I choose for different areas. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Avery very helpful Book *by A***Y on July 8, 2013* I am reading this cover to cover and while a lot of it is familiar from diffeent courses it is helpfulto have it all under one cover. There are also a number of ideas that I had not considered before. ## Frequently Bought Together - Principles of Ecological Landscape Design - Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes - Planting: A New Perspective --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/8196289-principles-of-ecological-landscape-design](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/8196289-principles-of-ecological-landscape-design) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-07-06*