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ISBN 10: 0470643556
ISBN 13: 978-0470643556
Author: Meg Calkins
Get the definitive resource guide for sustainable site design, construction, and management.
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) is transforming land design, development, and management practices across the United States with the first national rating system for sustainable landscapes. The Sustainable Sites Handbook features comprehensive and detailed information on principles, strategies, technologies, tools, and best practices for sustainable site design. Contributors to this book are some of the same experts that carefully shaped the SITES rating tool, ensuring thorough coverage of the broad range of topics related to sustainable site design.
The Sustainable Sites Handbook offers in-depth coverage of design, construction, and management for systems of hydrology, vegetation, soils, materials, and human health and well-being. Focusing primarily on environmental site design and ecosystem services, this wide-ranging guide also covers issues of social equity, economic feasibility, and stewardship, which are crucial to the success of any sustainable site.
Equally useful as a handbook for obtaining SITES credits or for the independent development of sustainable sites, The Sustainable Sites Handbook is an indispensible resource for practicing professionals in landscape architecture, landscape design, architecture, civil engineering, land planning, horticulture, ecology, environmental engineering, landscape contracting, and parks and recreation management.
The Sustainable Sites Handbook 1st Table of contents:
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Meg Calkins
Sustainable Site Design Defined
The Contents and Structure of This Book
Chapter 2 – Predesign: Site Selection, Assessment, and Planning
Heather Venhaus
Site Selection
Understanding the Site
Team Development and Planning Strategies
Developing Project Direction: Principles, Goals, and Performance Targets
Chapter 3 – Site Design: Water
Alfred Vick, John Calabria, Stuart Echols, Michael Ogden, and David Yocca
Sustainable Stormwater Management
Stormwater Design Approaches
Water Conservation
Onsite Wastewater Treatment, Disposal, and Reuse
Chapter 4 – Site Design: Vegetation
Steve Windhager, Mark Simmons, and Jacob Blue
Vegetation and Ecosystem Services
Vegetation Protection Techniques
Sustainable Planting Design and Management
Chapter 5 – Site Design: Soils
Nina Bassuk and Susan Day
Integrating Soil into the Design Process
Soils in the Site Assessment
Soil Characteristics and Associated Tests
Managing Soils for a Sustainable Site
Soil Replacement and Specialized Soils
The Soil Management Plan
Chapter 6 – Site Design: Materials and Resources
Meg Calkins
The Lifecycle of Construction Materials and Products
Environmental Impacts of Materials and Products
Human Health Impacts of Materials
Evaluating Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Materials
Inventory and Analysis for Materials
Resource Efficiency
Low-VOC Materials and Products
Materials to Minimize Heat Island Impacts
Concrete
Aggregates and Stone
Asphalt
Brick Masonry
Earthen Materials
Plastics
Metals
Bio-Based Materials
Wood
Site Lighting
Chapter 7 – Human Health and Well-Being for Sustainable Sites
Robert Ryan
Assessing the Site’s Social Setting
Sustainability Awareness and Education
Social Equality in Site Development, Construction, and Use
Site Accessibility
Site Wayfinding
Site Safety
Design for Physical Activity
Restorative Settings
Design for Social Interaction and Community Building
Preserving Historic and Cultural Features
Chapter 8 – Operations, Maintenance, Monitoring, and Stewardship
Amy Belaire and David Yocca
Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Sustainable Site Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring
Incorporating Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring Considerations into Site Design
Monitoring to Inform Active and Adaptive Stewardship
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