Exercise 1

Find in the text English equivalents of the following words and word combinations:

покрытый растительностью ландшафт; сельский ландшафт; городской ландшафт; исследование возможности осуществления; детальный план местности; всеобъемлющая система; поселение городского типа; строительные материалы; основное планирование; планирование участка застройки; планирование охраны окружающей среды.

 

Exercise 2

Complete the sentences:

1. Garden and landscape design is used to …

2. Gardens and designed landscapes create continuity in space between …

3. Urban design is the planning and designing of …

4. Site planning involves …

5. Land planning is for …

6. Master planning is for …

 

Exercise 3

Answer the questions:

1. What is garden and landscape design?

2. What kinds of planning does landscape architecture include?

3. What is environmental planning?

4. What does garden and landscape design deal with?

5. What are the main types of land areas?

6. What are natural and processed materials capable of holding up well in the specific local climatic conditions of the site?