The Use of Plant Materials in Construction The growth of cities, with people living in ever more densely populated spaces, necessitates a professional approach to the integration of and design with plant materials in our day-to-day lives. The topics range from utilising soil, concrete, stone, wood and steel to details of what needs to be considered for planting or establishing and maintaining grassed and planted areas. The book deals with this comprehensive topic in a practical and competent manner, with examples to show how design and implementation are closely associated with one another.

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Bjørn-Holger Lay ist Hochschullehrer an der Hochschule Osnabrück, Fachgebiet Baukonstruktion und Bautechnik. Prof. Alfred Niesel ist em. Professor, Begründer der Schriftenreihe "Fachbibliothek Grün" sowie Obmann der Normenausschüsse des Landschaftsbaus und weiterer Regelwerke. Martin Thieme-Hack ist Professor für Baubetrieb im Landschaftsbau an der Hochschule Osnabrück.