1. Install Adobe Reader and Calibre reader.

2. Quickly glance through the listed books.

Turn every page. Skim through the table of
contents, headings, images and graphics.

3. Select relevant pages and note them

down against the relevant lesson plan
topics. Use A4 pages only. Submit your
assignment neatly in the form of stapled
pages.
4. These topics are
Vegetation
Topography
Drainage
Site context
Socio-economic factors
Climate
Circulation - pedestrian, cycling, transit
Psychology of space
Crime prevention and space design
 Books:

Books:
1. Site Planning: International Practice – one single book in paperback version (The MIT Press Books 1,2 and 3 in ebook version)
by Gary Hack
2. Site Planning by Kevin Lynch
3. Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies by Mark DeKay and G. Z. Brown
4. Cities for People by Jan Gehl
5. A Burglar’s Guide to the City by Geoff Manaugh
6. What Makes a Great City by Alexander Garvin
7. Landscape Architecture: A Manual of Environmental Planning and Design by Barry Starke, John Ormsbee Simonds
8. Global Street Design Guide by National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
9. Urban Street Stormwater Guide by National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
10. Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery
11. Landscape Site Grading Principles: Grading with Design in Mind by Bruce G. Sharky
12. Trees of Delhi by Pradip Krishen
13. Landscape Architecture In India, A Reader by Mohammad Shaheer, Adit Pal and Geeta Wahi Dua

Online Resources:

Websites:
Landscape Architecture and Site Planning by NPTEL (IIT) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrlEPRErNDtbQM9pIvBMAuA

www.land8.com
www.archdaily.com
www.inhabitat.com