Indexed by: Journal paper

Document Code: 1000-6664(2010)06-0035-04

First Author: Wang Zhen

Co-author: 万敏

Journal: Chinese Landscape Architecture

Affiliation of Author(s): Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Place of Publication: Beijing, China

Discipline: Engineering

First-Level Discipline: Landscape Architecture

Funded by: Hubei Natural Science Foundation （2008CDB380)

Document Type: J

Issue: 6

Page Number: 35-38

ISSN No.: 1000-6664

Key Words: landscape architecture; low-carbon; low-carbon landscape; function character; design principle

CN No.: 11-2165/TU

Date of Publication: 2010-06-01

Abstract: Low-carbon landscape architecture is a new strategy of landscape design which emerges from the background that the global climate change is increasingly obvious and the shortage of traditional fossil energy becomes more serious. It would hopefully serve as one of the effective approaches for creating sustainable development society. In addition to describing the initial concepts, origin and development of low-carbon landscape architecture, this article also identifies and summarizes the function characteristics from a successful involvement in international experience programs, and finally pro