The Sustainable Sites Handbook

Meg Calkins is a landscape architect and author specialising in resilient site design, sustainable materials, and climate-adaptive landscapes. Her work focuses on practical strategies to reduce embodied carbon, close material loops, and improve long-term site performance in the built environment. In Details and Materials for Resilient Sites: A Climate Positive Approach, Calkins provides detailed guidance on material selection, construction details, and climate-positive design solutions for durable landscapes—making her work especially valuable for landscape architects, engineers, and urban design professionals.