Site planning and design handbook / Thomas H. Russ ; illustrations by Stephen M. Russ.
"* Includes Federal and other regulations and ADA site requirements* Covers sustainable practices such as storm water rehabilitation and quality assurance* Includes guidance on project management issues including permitting and quality assurance"--Publisher description.
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McGraw-Hill,
[2002]
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Sustainability and Site Design
- Population and Demographics
- Anticipated Effects of Global Climate Change
- Land Use
- Sustainable Development Principles
- Green Building Materials
- Pipe Materials
- Cement and Concrete
- Treated Lumber
- Measuring Sustainability
- Site Analysis
- Location
- Collecting Site Information
- Topography
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- FEMA Maps
- Vegetation
- Current Aerial Photogrammetry
- Historical Aerial Photography
- USDA Soil Surveys
- Hazardous Soil Conditions
- Hydrology
- Local Records and History
- Infrastructure
- Assessing "Fit"
- What Are the Program Requirements?
- ADA and Pedestrian Access
- Community Standards and Expectations
- Environmental Conditions
- Environmental Site Assessment
- Why Perform a Site Assessment?
- Format of a Site Assessment
- The Phase I Site Assessment
- Brownfields
- Site Grading
- Engineering Properties of Soil
- The Balanced Site
- Hillside Developments
- Minimizing the Impact of Site Grading
- Minimizing the Amount of Disturbance on a Site
- Using Grade Changes Effectively
- Site Stabilization
- Mulches
- Slope Stability
- Causes of Slope Failure
- Retaining Walls
- Erosion and Sediment Control
- Site Management
- The Startup Meeting
- Designing for People
- General Site Design Guidelines for Pedestrians
- Walkways
- Paving Materials and Design
- Open-Space Requirements
- Accessibility and Open Space
- Open Space for Older Users
- Playgrounds
- Bicycle and Multiple-Use Paths
- Seating
- Walls and Fences
- Fences
- Walls
- Signage
- Water Features
- Pools and Ponds
- Pumps
- Plazas and Patios
- Street and Parking Lot Design
- Street Design
- Street Layout and Engineering
- Estimating Traffic Flow
- Vehicle Dimensions and Turning Radii
- Sight Distance Calculation
- Vertical Curves
- Horizontal Alignment
- Intersections
- Streets for People
- Nontraditional Street Design
- Traffic Calming
- Cul-de-Sac Design
- Traditional Street Design
- Parking Area Design
- How Much Parking Is Enough?
- Way Finding
- Pavement Design
- Porous Paving to Reduce Runoff
- Reducing the Negative Environmental Impacts of Parking Lots
- Infrastructure
- Storm Water Management
- Estimating Peak Runoff with the Rational Method
- Strategies for Storm Water Management in Arid Areas
- Swales
- Infiltration and Recharge
- Dry Wells
- Filter Strips
- Sand Filters
- Infiltration Trenches
- Infiltration Basins
- Rain Gardens
- Detention and Retention Basins
- Other Storm Water Management Methods
- Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems
- Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems
- Landscape Restoration
- Restoring Vegetative Cover
- Site Evaluation and Plant Selection
- Cultural Operations
- Using Sod
- Enhancing Slope Stabilization with Trees
- Streams
- Sinuousity
- Stream Assessment
- Riparian Zones
- Stream Bank Stabilization
- Establishing Stream Bank Vegetation
- Nonvegetative Bank Stabilization
- Wetlands
- Constructed Wetlands
- Restoration Planning
- Wetland Protection
- Erosion Damage
- Brownfield Redevelopment
- General Elements of State Programs
- Liability Protection
- Cleanup Standards
- Risk and Risk Management
- General Strategies
- Design Concerns
- Development on a Capped Site
- Site Layout
- Landscape Ecology
- Site Layout
- Residence and Residential Community Design
- Emerging Practices
- Lot Layout Alternatives
- Easements and Rights-of-Way
- Affordable Housing Site Design
- Design for Security
- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
- Territory, Access, and Surveillance
- Lighting
- Commercial Site Design
- Site Location
- Building Location
- Vegetation in the Site Plan
- Planting Design
- Native Plants
- Exotic and Invasive Species
- Using Trees in the Landscape
- Tree and Shrub Planting
- Urban Trees
- Selecting and Placing New Trees
- Preserving Trees
- Trees in Fill
- Trees in Cut
- Trees and Carbon Management
- Phytoremediation
- Bioremediation
- Meadows
- Toxic Plants
- Project Management Issues
- The Project Manager
- Communication
- Leadership
- Managing Change in the Organization
- The Computer in Project Management
- Contracting
- Professional Liability
- Quality Assurance in the Design Process
- Getting Paid
- Greening Up the Design Practice
- Dealing with the Public
- Presentations
- Not in My Backyard
- Historic Landscapes and Preserving the Land
- Investigation of the Historic Landscape
- Using Historical Photographs and Photography in the Site Analysis
- Landscape Style in the United States
- Planning for the Historic Landscape
- Creating Navigable Pathways
- Adapting the Historic Landscape for Modern Use
- Accessibility on the Historic Landscape
- Meeting Environmental Challenges in Landscaping Historic Sites
- Land Preservation
- Preventing Changes in Use
- The Effect of Preservation on Local Revenue
- The Effect of Preservation on Growth Controls
- The Effect of Land Uses on Property Prices
- Landscape and Culture
- The Use of Land
- Public Land and Private Land
- Growth Controls
- Land Takings
- Sustainable Development
- Building the Postindustrial Landscape
- Landscape Ecology and People
- Science and Design
- Principles of Sustainability
- Emerging Trends
- Challenges
- Appendix A. Environmental Site Assessments
- Appendix B. A Preparedness, Prevention, and Contingency Plan
- References
- Index