Landscape Architect Stephen Lederach
In the late 1990s, Stephen Lederach of Arnold Associates was the project manager for the landscape design of the nationally recognized park at the Hoboken South Waterfront. He discusses the successful, innovative planting techniques employed that have allowed the rows & grove of shade trees to thrive and become an extensive canopy. Mr. Lederach also explains why we should think of trees as communities and how urban trees serve as infrastructure to combat the city’s heat-island effect.
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The privatization of part of Pier A Park’s Hudson River Waterfront Walkway
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Monarch settlement advances
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Urban design flaws afflict North End Plan
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FBW appeals approvals for high-rise development at Weehawken Cove
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Hoboken’s London Plane trees & how they can survive waterfront storms
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