An increasing interest to restore and reconstruct the tallgrass prairie of North America is emerging rapidly in the Midwest region of U.S., not only in an effort to conserve biodiversity in rural communities, but also as a form of sustainable landscape for the design of urban environments. This work presents the environmental benefits of employing native prairie perennials in an effort to beautify the landscape, while restoring valuable ecological services that enhance the sustainability of human dwellings. Selected arrangements of grass and forb species are presented to inspire horticulturists and landscape architects to support enthusiastically, the feasibility of this type of design for landscapes in this unique bioregion of the USA.
Prairie reconstruction as a model for sustainable landscape design in the upper Midwest / A. Minelli; D. Neri; B. Borsari. - ELETTRONICO. - (2010), pp. 417-421. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2nd International Conference on Landscape and Urban Horticulture tenutosi a Bologna nel 9-13 giugno 2009).
Prairie reconstruction as a model for sustainable landscape design in the upper Midwest
MINELLI, ALBERTO;
2010
Abstract
An increasing interest to restore and reconstruct the tallgrass prairie of North America is emerging rapidly in the Midwest region of U.S., not only in an effort to conserve biodiversity in rural communities, but also as a form of sustainable landscape for the design of urban environments. This work presents the environmental benefits of employing native prairie perennials in an effort to beautify the landscape, while restoring valuable ecological services that enhance the sustainability of human dwellings. Selected arrangements of grass and forb species are presented to inspire horticulturists and landscape architects to support enthusiastically, the feasibility of this type of design for landscapes in this unique bioregion of the USA.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
