LI Publications


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Appointing a Chartered Landscape Architect: Guidelines for Best Value

These Guidelines are aimed at assisting client bodies, in private or public sector, in selecting a Chartered Landscape Architect, based on a method which is open, fair, efficient, economical and which represents best value.

Engaging a Landscape Consultant: Guidance for Clients on Fees

A guide designed to improve the working relationships between clients and landscape consultants by providing information for clients about how fees may be calculated, charged and paid. An invaluable guide to agreeing fees by negotiation that are fair to both parties.

Guide to Procedure for Competitive Tendering

Advice on commissioning a Landscape Consultancy by tender including Form of Tender, Schedule of Services and Fees and Memorandum of Agreement.

Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment; Second Edition

The second edition, which supersedes the first, is equally essential for all landscape professionals in both public and private practice who have any interest or involvement in landscape and visual impact assessment. The Guidelines have been prepared in close liaison with the authors of the Countryside Commission / Scottish Natural Heritage Landscape Character Assessment: Guidelines for England and Scotland, to ensure compatibility of terms and new definitions. This new publication is also an essential reference for landscape baseline in all landscape impact assessment.

Landscape Filing Index - long version:

Full list of classes, fully cross indexed.

Landscape Filing Index - Short Version:

Quick reference chart of main classes.

Landscape Institute Yearbook 2008

A comprehensive guide to the profession and the Institute. Includes the directory of registered practices and groups.

Streets for People

A paper from the Landscape Institute which promotes better street planning and design for the benefit of pedestrians, and identifies how Government policies could help.

Technical Bulletin on Watering

The specification issues and options for watering in landscape contracts and guidance prepared by Silsoe College on water quantities by soil type and rooting depth.

The Landscape Consultant's Appointment

Intended for issue to potential clients by Landscape Consultants, this publication gives general advice on the relationship between landscape consultant and client. It is intended to assist clients and landscape consultants reach agreement on the terms of appointment of the consultant by setting out the range of services which may be provided and a Memorandum of Agreement.