Links
The Landscape Institute
National website
I Want To Be A Landscape Architect
www.iwanttobealandscapearchitect.org
Local Authority Landscape Services
Hampshire wide group
www.hiow.gov.uk/offnet/hlg/hlgind.htm is the direct link to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Government Landscape Group
Useful resources
General
www.magic.gov.uk/default.htm for national GIS resources
Planning
www.seeda.co.uk/ The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)
www.regen.net/ Regeneration and Renewal
Maps
www.geog.port.ac.uk/webmap/hantsmap/hantsmap/hantsmap.htm old maps of Hampshire
www.bl.uk/collections/map_scanned.html British Library Map Collection
Plants
www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/plants-fungi/postcode-plants/ Natural History Museum Postcode plants database - Find local lists of UK plants
www.gohelios.co.uk/ National Plant Specification
Public Open Space
www.greenflagaward.org.uk/ Green Flag Award is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales
Quality Design
www.cabe.org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=41 CABE Space - is the part of CABE aiming to bring excellence to the design and management of public spaces in our towns and cities
Urban Design
www.homezonenews.org.uk/index.asp for information on Homezones
www.manualforstreets.org.uk/ The Manual for Streets was launched in March 2007. It supercedes Design Bulletin 32 and Places, Streets and Movement, which are now withdrawn.
Landscape Character Assessment
www.ccnetwork.org.uk/ The Landscape Character Network (LCN) is an informal network with a dual focus on Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) and the European Landscape Convention (ELC).
www.hants.gov.uk/landscape/ Historic Landscape Assessment (HLA) seeks to identify and as far as possible understand the historic development of today's landscape
www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/CC/countryside_character.asp Natural England - Landscape character
Climate Change
www.climatesoutheast.org.uk/ Climate South East - committed to taking action to tackle the causes and effects of climate change in South East England
Sites of wider landscape relevance
www.treehugger.com/ an environmental blog
www.forumforthefuture.org/greenfutures Green Futures magazine - on how to achieve a sustainable future – one that’s both practical and attractive
Fun landscape
www.foolzparadize.org/unique-trees-vt20271.html photos of odd trees