Site Planning and Design Handbook, Second Edition (P/L CUSTOM SCORING SURVEY) - Hardcover

Russ, Thomas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071605584 ISBN 13: 9780071605588

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2009

Synopsis

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Essential site planning and design strategies, up-to-date with the latest sustainable development techniques

Discover how to incorporate sound environmental considerations into traditional site design processes. Written by a licensed landscape architect with more than 20 years of professional experience, this authoritative guide combines established approaches to site planning with sustainable practices and increased environmental sensitivity.

Fully revised and updated, Site Planning and Design Handbook, Second Edition discusses the latest standards and protocols-including LEED. The book features expanded coverage of green site design topics such as water conservation, energy efficiency, green building materials, site infrastructure, and brownfield restoration. This comprehensive resource addresses the challenges associated with site planning and design and lays the groundwork for success.

Site Planning and Design Handbook, Second Edition explains how to:

• Integrate sustainability into site design
  
• Gather site data and perform site analysis
• Meet community standards and expectations
• Plan for pedestrians, traffic, parking, and open space
• Use grading techniques to minimize erosion and maximize site stability
• Implement low-impact stormwater management and sewage disposal methods
  
• Manage brownfield redevelopment
• Apply landscape ecology principles to site design
• Preserve historic landscapes and effectively utilize vegetation

About this title

About the Author:

Tom Russ (Waldorf, MD) is a registered landscape architect and environmental manager who is currently Senior Associate and Director of Environmental Planning and Development at Purdum & Jeschke in Baltimore. He is also on the environmental technologies faculty at Charles County and Catonville Community Colleges and a continuing-education coursegiver for the American Society of Landscape Architects and the National Association of Environmental Professionals. His articles have been widely published in professional journals, and he is a member of ASLA, the American Planning Association, the Soil and Water Conservation Society, NAEP, the Society of Environmental Management and Technology, and The American Society for Testing and Materials.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0071605584
• ISBN 13: 9780071605588
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 528