Pathway to Chartership Reading List Updated July 2010

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1 Pathway to Chartership Reading List Updated July 2010 Landscape Institute - Code of Professional Conduct, Landscape Institute, Landscape Institute - Charter and By-Laws, Landscape Institute Landscape Institute - Regulations for Practice Registration Landscape Institute - The Landscape Consultant's Appointment Landscape Institute - Engaging a Landscape Consultant - Guidance for Clients on Fees JCLI Landscape Maintenance Works Contract (2008 Edition) JCLI Landscape Works Contract 2008 JCLI Landscape Works Contract with Contractors Design 2008 Recommended Reading These books are primary reference texts which cover the syllabus at a level appropriate to the examination. They may, in one or two instances regarding recent legislation, be exceptionally detailed references pending the inclusion of such subject areas in updated editions of more general text books. All these items are available for loan from the library. For details of postal loans, go to: For any queries, please contact the library on or lesleym@landscapeinstitute.org. Clamp, Hugh Landscape professional practice. A guide to legislation, conduct, appointments, practice and contract procedures. 2 nd ed. Aldershot: Gower, 2000 Class: CLA ISBN:

2 Chappell, David; Powell-Smith, Vincent; Sims, John Building contract claims 4 th ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005 JCT used as basis of the text with updated forms, 100 additional cases and four new contracts. Class CHA ISBN: X Bell, Stuart; McGillivray, Donald Environmental law 6 th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008 Key areas of environmental law, legislation and practice, revised to cover latest developments. New chapters include: environmental crime, public participation and local controls and remedies. Class BEL ISBN: Cobham, Ralph Amenity landscape management: a resources handbook. London: Spon, 1990 Class: ISBN: (Although this book is old it is still used by Landscape Management professionals. The possibility of a new edition is currently being explored. This edition is out of print but may be borrowed from the LI Library.) Murdoch, John; Hughes, Will Construction contracts, law and management. 4 th ed. London: Spon, 2007 Covers the law governing construction contracts and their management and administration. Class: ISBN: Speaight, Anthony; Stone, Gregory Architect's legal handbook. The law for architects. 8 th ed. Oxford: Architectural Press, 2004 Includes: general principles of law, the law of building contracts, dispute resolution, statutory framework and regulation. Class SPE ISBN: Rogers, Walter The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture: A Complete Guide to Starting and Running Your Own Firm 2010 ISBN: Galbraith, Anne Galbraith's building and land management law for students. 5 th ed. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004 Covers law relating to UK and EU for e.g. disputes, contracts, employment, tort, health and safety, land, planning, highways and building regulations. (6 th edition due out 1 st August 2010) Class: GAL ISBN:

3 Garmory, Nicola; Tennant, Rachel; Winsch, Clare Professional practice for landscape architects. Oxford: Architectural Press, 2007 Incorporates legal liability, planning and environmental legislation, tendering and contract administration. Class: Greenstreet, Bob [et al...] Legal and contractual procedures for architects. 5 th ed. Oxford: Architectural Press, 2003 Practical concise guide to legal and contractual aspects of architectural practice; includes a section on adjudication. Co-authors: David Chappell and Michael Dunn. Class: ISBN: Uff, John Uff Construction law 10th ed. London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2009 Class: UFF ISBN: Boodle Hatfield, The environmental protection act 1990 London: Boodle Hatfield, 1990 Memorandum providing a general summary of the provision of the Environmental protection act Class: Further Reading These books cover aspects of the syllabus in greater depth or specific detail and candidates are encouraged to consult them for greater understanding of the topics covered, especially if the candidate's practical experience in these areas is limited. Health and Safety Commission Managing Health and Safety in Construction: Approved Code of Practice: CDM Class ISBN: Moore, Victor A practical approach to planning law. 11 th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010 Includes coverage of planning and compulsory purchase act 2004, planning zones, development plans, planning permission, appeals, listed buildings and conservation areas, ancient monuments and areas of archaeological importance, trees and hedgerows. Class: 711 MOO ISBN:

4 Lupton, Sarah; Clamp, Hugh; Cox, Stanley Which contract? Choosing the appropriate building contract. 4 th ed. London: RIBA Publications Ltd., 2007 Contains analysis and discussion of each kind of contract. Although written for architects, it includes the (1998) JCLI Agreement for landscape works. Class: ISBN: Nature Conservancy Council; Countryside Commission Countryside and nature conservation issues in district local plans: guidance notes for district councils. Cheltenham: CC, 1990 Class: ISBN: X Cresswell, H.B. The Honeywood files: an adventure in building 2000 Class: ISBN: Aqua Group Pre-contract Practice and Contract Administration for the Building Team 2002 ISBN Furmston, Michael Building contract casebook. 4 th ed. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 2006 Class ISBN: And of wider interest: Davis Langdon; Everest, 2007, Spon's external works and landscape price book 2007, Provides a comprehensive source of information for detailed external works and landscape costs. This book also includes a comparative view on the uses of site machinery, railway sleeper retaining walls, reinforcement for in-situ concrete, aluminium edgings in hard and soft landscape situations, containerised tree planting and landscape irrigation, Landscape architects' fees for professional services, tender and contract documents, management of works, employer's requirements: security/safety/protection, contractor's general cost items: site accommodation, mechanical plant and temporary works, soil stabilization and computation of labour rates. Accompanying CD-Rom is not available for loan DAV Gegg, Brian; Sharp, David Employment London: RIBA, 2006 Good practice guide Geared for architectural practices, but includes: employment law, employment status (employee, contractor, temps, casuals, students), agencies, contracts of employment, discrimination, family friendly and flexible work issues, health, safety and welfare, protecting the business, employment policies, staff development, discipline, termination and staff transfer GEG 4

5 Collins, John; Moren, Phillip Negotiating the planning maze (2 nd edition) London: RIBA, 2009 Good practice guide Practical guide that covers: reform of the planning system, spatial planning and sustainable development, legislation, how the development control system works, hierarchy of planning policy and development plans, special designations and related controls (national parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty, green belts, nature conservation sites), policy formulation, applications for planning permission, going to appeal, changes and breaches of planning control, and list of further resources. Class: 711 COL ISBN: Luder, Owen Keeping out of trouble London: RIBA, 2006 Good practice guide Highlights areas where things consistently go wrong, listing common mistakes that with forethought can usually be either completely avoided, or at least mitigated. Based on architectural practice. Includes keeping out of trouble with: clients, fees, building contracts, the law, and professional indemnity insurance. Class: LUD ISBN: Cullingworth, Barry; Nadin, Vincent Town and Country Planning in the UK 2006 ISBN: Nutshell Series: Duxbury, Robert Contract Law 2009 ISBN Haley, M Land Law 2010 ISBN Rose, Francis Company Law 2009 ISBN Short, Brenda Environmental law 2003 ISBN MacIntyre, Ewan Commercial Law 2010 ISBN

6 You can also use the following to help keep your knowledge up to date: 1. A resource for submitting planning applications and researching planning and building control policy. 2. Knowledge Base Landscape the journal of the Landscape Institute 4. Talking Landscape Building Design AJ Regeneration & Renewal 8. The Environmentalist Planning Landscape Research Journal of Urban Design 6