Source on Social Classes - 9 Feb. 2011
Source on the Tongan Family - 1 Feb. 2011
http://www.tongaholiday.com/?page_id=4169
Annotated Bibliography #3 - 26 Jan. 2011
Annotated Bibliography #2 - 24 Jan. 2011
Annotated Bibliography #1 - 21 Jan. 2011
Campbell, Ian. "Tongan Development and Pacific Island Security Issues."
Tongan Develepment and Pacific Island Security Issues. Honolulu:
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, 2004. 335-54. The Asia Pacific:
A Region in Transition. 21 Jan. 2011
2 Source Document Analysis - 19 Jan. 2011
James, Kerry. “Is There A Tongan Middle Class?” The Contemporary
Pacific 15.2 (2003) 309-336
Source on the Tongan Family - 1 Feb. 2011
http://www.tongaholiday.com/?page_id=4169
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Annotated Bibliography #3 - 26 Jan. 2011
Don, Monty. Around the World in 80 Gardens. Great Britain:
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2008.
- Don explores gardens in 10 regions around the world with pictures and descriptions of how soft and hardscapes are integrated into the setting. This will be a good reference to visualize the differences between cultures and landscape design.
Kyung-Hyun, Min. Korean Gardens. Seoul: Borim Editions, 1992.
- This book will be helpful in understanding how landscapes are viewed in another culture. Asian landscapes seem to deal mostly with symbols and creating an effect.
Thompson, George F. and Frederick R. Steiner, eds. Ecological Design and Planning.
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997.
- With an emphasis on planning this book provides insight into how design fits into the natural setting and ecology. This could be important to understand as it seems most Tongan landscapes will be fairly natural.
Smith, Carl, Andy Clayden, and Nigel Dunnett. Residential Landscape Sustainabililty.
Singapore: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
- This book discusses the benefits of landscapes by examining case studies in the final section of the book. Most sustainability deal with looking at what one must input to receive the wanted output.
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Annotated Bibliography #2 - 24 Jan. 2011
Antrop, Marc. “Why Landscapes of the Past are Important for the
Future.” Landscape and Urban Planning. Vol. 70, Issue 1-2
(2005): Pages 21-34.
- Cultural landscapes are introduced as a result of “consecutive reorganization of the land in order to adapt its use and spatial structure better to the changing societal demands.” This will give good insight into the background of the planning element of my project.
Conrad, Elisabeth et al. “Understanding Public Perceptions of Landscape:
A Case Study from Gozo, Malta.” Applied Geography. Vol. 31,
Issue 1 (2011) : Pages 159-170. 24 Jan. 2011
- This study explores the idea that while many people don’t know how to implement a successful landscape, there is public interest. Such an idea will be valuable in understanding how to discover public perception of landscaping.
Swanwick, Carys. “Society’s Attitudes to and Preferences for Land
and Landscape.” Land Use Policy. Vol. 26, Supplement 1 (2009) :
Pages S62-S75. 24 Jan. 2011.
- The article discusses a variety of intriguing topics relating to human interaction with the landscape and its effect on development. Attitudes are affected by several factors including age, economic status, and if the setting is rural or urban. All people engage with landscape whether for recreation or industry (agriculture).
Tamimi, Laila N. “The Use of Native Hawaiian Plants by Landscape
Architects in Hawaii.” Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, 1999. 24 Jan. 2011.
- A thesis which discusses the topic of its title. Gives an indication of what the plants are used for culturally as well as how landscape architects value using native Hawaiian plants as opposed to ones brought in. Pages 32-75 seem most pertinent.
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Annotated Bibliography #1 - 21 Jan. 2011
Campbell, Ian. "Tongan Development and Pacific Island Security Issues."
Tongan Develepment and Pacific Island Security Issues. Honolulu:
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, 2004. 335-54. The Asia Pacific:
A Region in Transition. 21 Jan. 2011
<http://community.middlebury.edu/~scs/docs/asia-pacific%20in%20transition,
%20apcss.pdf>.
%20apcss.pdf>.
- This book explores what development is going on in Tongan society and gives insight into my project as background information. The main help is that Campbell explores what is going on socially in Tonga during the last decade.
Cartmail, Keith St. The Art of Tonga: Ko E Ngaahi ‘aati’ o Tonga.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1997.
Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1997.
- This book has a lot of great pictures of Tongan art and also attempts to explain design and aesthetics of such art. In learning to understand Tongan aesthetics, this source will help me see what patterns can be incorporated into a ‘traditional’ landscape.
Dramstad, Wenche, E. Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape
Architecture and Land-Use Planning. Washington DC: Island Press, 1996.
Santos-Delgado, Rowena. “Adopting Organized Self-Help Housing
Approach in Low-Cost Housing in Darao City Philippines.” Muhon.
2009 Iss. 3: Pages 59-69. 20 Jan. 2011.
Architecture and Land-Use Planning. Washington DC: Island Press, 1996.
- This book delves into the topic of landscape ecology and how such principles can be incorporated throughout the world. With "specific examples of how the principles can be applied in a range of scales and diverse types of landscapes around the world" this book can be used to incorporate what I've learned about LA in Utah to Tonga.
Santos-Delgado, Rowena. “Adopting Organized Self-Help Housing
Approach in Low-Cost Housing in Darao City Philippines.” Muhon.
2009 Iss. 3: Pages 59-69. 20 Jan. 2011.
<http://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/muhon/article/view/1321>.
- This journal could prove to be extremely insightful into what design and landscape architecture practices exist in developing countries. This article in particular discusses low-cost housing while maximizing quality of life, including simple landscapes and use of vegetation.
Other Sources:
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/07/18/000104615_20070718171808/Rendered/PDF/PID0Appraisal0Stage.pdf
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/07/18/000104615_20070718171808/Rendered/PDF/PID0Appraisal0Stage.pdf
- Rural development plan for Solomon Islands.
2 Source Document Analysis - 19 Jan. 2011
Source Document Analysis Worksheet
Franklin, Janet | Feb. 1999 | |||
Author’s name (last, first) | Publication date | |||
Rain Forest Composition and Patterns of Secondary Succession in the Vava’u Island Group, Tonga | ||||
Title | ||||
Journal of Vegetative Science | 1999 Vol. 10 Iss. 1 P. 51-64 | |||
Book series OR Journal | Location and publisher OR volume, issue, pages | |||
- What is the source’s stated purpose (the argument or thesis)?
Exploring succession and ecology in rain forest composition and secondary succession in abandoned agricultural plots.
- What evidence does the auth
Franklin examines the region exploring soil composition, climate influences, and most importantly documents the plants discovered (indicating genus, species, type of plant, and where it was located in relation to the forest). By examining an established forest and abandoned agricultural land, Franklin deduces what initial plants existed and plots the succession of major vegetation changes over time. Acknowledgement is given to the fact that with differing microclimates, particularly as it pertains to coastal vs. interior, research indicates differing and inconsistent plants types that could be overcome by long term study.
- Who is the audience? What does the auth
The author assumes some familiarity with forest ecology and plant nomenclature. The audience is therefore scientists and professionals aware of ecology and succession.
- Describe the auth
About two pages of works cited; table of dominant plants listed according to genus, species, and Tongan name; table indicating plant dominance, environment, and other factors
- To what other sources (theorist, researchers, artists) does the auth
Most of the sources are publications referring to other Polynesian and Micronesian forests, some being in Tonga. They are most often used to compare and contrast with what the author discovered while researching in Tonga.
- What are the connections between this source and your project? How useful
The most applicable aspect of this journal is that it is actual research on vegetation from the area where I’m going. That hasn’t happened yet. The most helpful is the table which indicates dominant plant types and lists the Tongan names. Although I still wouldn’t be able to identify them, having a list to go from might allow me to get help in Tonga in understanding which plants are which. My project doesn’t directly correlate with the scope of Franklin’s intent, but the list of sources give me a few more options of where I can keep looking.
Wang, Xinhao and Rainer vom Hofe | 2007 | |||
Author’s name (last, first) | Publication date | |||
Research Methods in Urban and Regional Planning | ||||
Title | ||||
Tsinghua University Press, Beijing | ||||
Book series OR Journal | Location and publisher OR volume, issue, pages | |||
- What is the source’s stated purpose (the argument or thesis)?
To provide a source in understanding how to approach urban and regional planning research
- What evidence does the auth
Both authors are professors of planning from the University of Cincinnati and it seems to serve more as a text book than argue a specific point. The book is organized (according to the table of contents) by specific subjects that should be considered when approaching a project for regional/urban planning. Such topics include data structure and presentation, population demographics, and land use analysis.
- Who is the audience? What does the auth
Students, some background and understanding of planning is assumed but much of it is explained.
- Describe the auth
I think the methods were appropriate because they are used as examples and explained through the text. The authors reference many tables and charts as related to various aspects of planning.
- To what other sources (theorist, researchers, artists) does the auth
Each chapter has a list of cited sources to back up the information discussed in each section. The specific ideas are to support give validity to the book and the information it contains by adding more than the opinion and knowledge of a single author, or in this case two.
- What are the connections between this source and your project? How useful
The reason why I chose this book is that I haven’t taken any classes in urban and regional planning and it seemed like it would be a good resource in to understand how to go about specific aspects of my project. As I plan to explore landscape development in a specific area it will be very useful. The approach will be different since this book is to be used as a reference whereas my project will be more of an exploration and summary of my findings.
