Professional Practice for Landscape Architects
Rachel Tennant, Nicola Garmory, Clare Winsch
- 456 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Professional Practice for Landscape Architects
Rachel Tennant, Nicola Garmory, Clare Winsch
About This Book
Professional Practice for Landscape Architects third edition deals with the practical issues of being a successful landscape architect professional.
Endorsed by the Landscape Institute, this book is an indispensable guide for licentiate members of the Institute on their Pathway to Chartership. It follows the revised 2013 syllabus covering all aspects of professional judgement, ethics and values, the legal system, organisation and management, legislation and the planning system, environmental policy and control, procurement and implementation. It also serves as a reminder and reference for fully qualified professionals in their everyday practice and for landscape students.
Valuable information is presented in an easy to follow manner with diagrams and schedules, key acts, professional documents and contracts clearly explained and made easy to understand.
A handy list of questions are included to aid with P2C revision, answers of which are found within the text.
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Professional judgement, ethics and values
Chapter Contents
What is a Professional?
- Qualifications ā through which they have been accepted as a member of a profession.
- Skills ā including the application of their knowledge, experience and intellectual technique.
- Ethics and trust ā there is a special relationship between professionals and their clients which is based on trust. This distinguishes them from others in the marketplace. Acting ethically is at the heart of a professionalās behaviour in accordance with their professional codes.
Code of Standards of Conduct and Practice for Landscape Professionals
How are Landscape Architects Governed by Their Code?
- Promoting professional attitudes ā acting impartially, with integrity and honesty.
- Promoting professional competence ā carrying out their work competently and conscientiously with due skill and care, and providing the necessary knowledge, skills and resources to undertake their work in a business-like manner.
- Promoting trust in professional relationships ā acting responsibly and ethically, respecting the rights and interests of their clients and all parties who are likely to be affected by their work.