The rationale for landscaping to save energy -- Human comfort and climatic forces -- Energy-efficient landscape design for cool climates -- Energy-efficient landscape design for hot, arid climates -- Energy-efficient landscape design for hot, humid climates -- Energy-efficient landscape design for temperate climates -- Solving special problems with plants -- Looking ahead -- Appendices : A. Map: the zones of plant hardiness ; B. Map: the latitudes of North America ; C. Table of solar angles for U.S. ; D. Table of tangents ; E. Table of tree densities ; F. Lists of plants according to size and form.
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