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Landscape Architecture is the profession which applies artistic and scientific principles to the research, planning, design, and management of both natural and built environments. Practitioners of this profession apply creative and technical skills and scientific, cultural and political knowledge in the planned arrangement of natural and constructed elements of the land with a concern for the stewardship and conservation of natural, constructed and human resources. The resulting environments shall serve useful, aesthetic, safe and enjoyable purposes.

Landscape architecture may, for the purposes of landscape preservation, development and enhancement, include: investigation selection, and allocation of land and water resources for appropriate use; feasibility studies; formulation of graphic and written criteria to govern the planning and design of land construction programs; preparation, review, and analysis of master plans for the land use and development; production of overall site plans, landscape grading and landscape storm water plans, irrigation plans, planting plans, and construction details; construction specifications; cost estimates and reports for land development; collaboration in the design of roads, bridges, and structures with respect to the functional and aesthetic requirement of the areas on which they are placed; negotiation and arrangement for execution of land area projects; field observation and inspection of land area construction, restoration, and maintenance.