Editing Energy-efficient landscaping (section)

== Terminology and definition ==
[[Landscaping]] often refers to the practice of [[landscape design]] and [[gardening]], which traditionally concern with designing sites with vegetation and craft for aesthetic, cultural, social, and religious purposes.

[[Landscape architecture]] and [[landscape engineering]], on the other hand, are multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary professions that integrate technical considerations, such as [[geography]], [[ecology]], [[biology]], and [[engineering]], into the design of landscape and the actualization of it.

Energy-efficient landscaping falls into the categories of the latter, and it stresses the energy conservation in site operation or the creation of the site. Among its various term usage, energy-efficient landscaping can refer to the reduction of energy usage in maintenance and operation of the landscape narrowly for the user/owner of the site,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mansfield|first=Robyn|date=1996|title=Energy efficient landscaping|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/softtechaltetech.56.24|journal=Soft Technology: Alternative Technology in Australia|issue=56|pages=24–25|issn=0810-1434}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=DelValle|first1=Terry B.|last2=Bradshaw|first2=Joan|last3=Larson|first3=Barbra|last4=Ruppert|first4=Kathleen C.|date=2008-07-09|title=Energy Efficient Homes: Landscaping: FCS3281/FY1050, 6/2008|url=https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/117301|journal=EDIS|volume=2008|issue=5|doi=10.32473/edis-fy1050-2008|s2cid=245098464|issn=2576-0009|doi-access=free}}</ref> or broadly for the energy conservation of the global environment, such as mitigating urban heat island effect with reflective surface (increase albedo) or reducing the need of water treatment and sewage by using pervious pavement. Common methods of energy-efficient landscaping include reducing heat or cooling load of a building through shade, wind-blocking, and insulation; management of water; and using plants or construction material that cost less energy.