Handbook Of Water Sensitive Planning And Design

Author : Robert L. France
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002-05-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781420032420

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Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design by Robert L. France Pdf

Design options and planning procedures must be critically examined to ensure that landscapes are created with sensitivity to water quality and management issues as well as overall ecological integrity. Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design presents the history of water as a design and planning element in landscape architecture and describes new interpretations of water management. This text pushes the frontiers of standard water management in new directions, challenging readers into abandoning the comfortable safety of conducting business-as-usual within narrow disciplinary confines, and instead directing views outward to the exciting and incompletely mapped regions of true interdisciplinary water sensitive planning and design. With contributions from renowned practitioners, Part I provides seventeen chapters addressing the subject of site-specific water sensitive design and Part II presents another seventeen chapters focusing on issues relating to the water sensitive planning of riparian buffers and watersheds. In addition, Professor France has provided a "Response" to accompany each chapter, which succinctly underscores the salient features in more detail and emphasizes cross-linking to other chapters in the book. The "Overview" provides a brief road-map to navigate through the section. Finally, the discussion summaries at the end of each section elaborate on past problems, current challenges, and future directions. Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design puts forward the very best of modern water sensitive planning and design and should be required reading for everyone involved in this dynamic and crucial field.

Author : Robert Lawrence France
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0742542092

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Introduction to Watershed Development by Robert Lawrence France Pdf

"Sprawl" - the spread of development from urban centers into the countryside - is recognized as one of the most serious threats to watershed functionality and health. Introduction to Watershed Development: Understanding and Managing the Impacts of Sprawl presents a logical framework to measure, minimize, and manage the problem of development. From the viewpoint of understanding the responses of watersheds to sprawl, this book addresses issues such as: how water bodies are linked to the land, what the horizon issues and problems are in watershed management, which surveying approaches can be used to monitor the change to watersheds, and how new, water-sensitive developments can be planned. Exploring what landscape architecture approaches cna be used to mitigate the problems of development, Introduction to Watershed Development is Robert L. France's distinctive and extremely well-informed perspective on watershed management, culled from the author's many years of research, scholarship, consulting, and teaching. -- from back cover.

Author : Martin D. Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : City planning
ISBN : 1920927182

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Water Sensitive Urban Design by Martin D. Allen Pdf

Author : Robert L. France
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781439856130

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Restorative Redevelopment of Devastated Ecocultural Landscapes by Robert L. France Pdf

A fusion of ecological restoration and sustainable development, restorative redevelopment represents an emerging paradigm for remediating landscapes. Rather than merely fixing the broken bits and pieces of nature, restorative development advocates the reuse of devastated landscapes to improve the value and livability of a location for humans at the same time as effectively reinstating natural processes and functions. Restorative Redevelopment of Devastated Ecocultural Landscapes explores the use of this approach to address the long-term, sustainable reparation of the fabled marshlands of southern Iraq destroyed by Saddam Hussein, as well as numerous examples of other ecologically sensitive regions. Case studies presented include: Southern marshlands Iraq Hula swamp, Israel Azraq Oasis, Jordan Las Vegas Wash, USA Xochimilco, Mexico Pantanal, Brazil Clark County Wetlands Park, USA Tonle Sap, Cambodia Lake Titicaca, Peru Nature Reserves, Jordan The book reviews successfully-implemented and celebrated case studies from more than 15 countries around the world which, either in whole or in part, can offer valuable insight into the restorative development of the Iraqi marshlands as well as other devastated ecocultural landscapes. It presents practical approaches for sustaining the process of restoration efforts, both during and after the reparation work has been accomplished. The editor suggests solutions targeted for Iraq but that also have resonance in other regions devastated by conflict and natural disasters. He takes a synoptic or cross-system approach to problem solving when repairing large-scale landscapes that have been devastated by conflict or natural disasters such as tsunami-damaged Indonesia and earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

Author : Susan W. Vince,Mary L. Duryea,Edward A. Macie,Annie Hermansen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203484463

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Forests at the Wildland-Urban Interface by Susan W. Vince,Mary L. Duryea,Edward A. Macie,Annie Hermansen Pdf

Forests at the wildland-urban interface are at increasing risk due to the impacts of urbanization. Conserving and managing these forestlands for continued ecological and social benefits is a critical and complex challenge facing natural resource managers, land-use planners, and policymakers. Forests at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Conservat

Author : Meg Calkins
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-18
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780470643556

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The Sustainable Sites Handbook by Meg Calkins Pdf

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.

Author : Carol Howe,Cynthia Mitchell
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781843393641

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Water Sensitive Cities by Carol Howe,Cynthia Mitchell Pdf

Today’s urban water managers are faced with an unprecedented set of issues that call for a different approach to urban water management. These include the urgent changes needed to respond to climate change, population growth, growing resource constraints, and rapidly increasing global urbanization. Not only are these issues difficult to address, but they are facing us in an environment that is increasingly unpredictable and complex. Although innovative, new tools are now available to water professionals to address these challenges, solving the water problems of tomorrow cannot be done by the water professionals alone. Instead, the city of the future, whether in the developed or developing world, must integrate water management planning and operations with other city services to meet the needs of humans and the environment in a dramatically superior manner. Water Sensitive Cities has been developed from selected papers from 2009 Singapore Water Week “Planning for Sustainable Solutions” and also papers taken from other IWA events. It pulls together material that supports the water professionals’ need for useful and up-to-date material. Authors: Carol Howe, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands Cynthia Mitchell, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Author : Ashok Sharma,Ted Gardner,Don Begbie
Publisher : Woodhead Publishing
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128128442

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Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design by Ashok Sharma,Ted Gardner,Don Begbie Pdf

Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design: Potential, Design, Ecological Health, Economics, Policies and Community Perceptions covers all aspects on the implementation of sustainable storm water systems for urban and suburban areas whether they are labeled as WSUD, Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure (GI), Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) or the Sponge City Concept. These systems and approaches are becoming an integral part of developing water sensitive cities as they are considered very capable solutions in addressing issues relating to urbanization, climate change and heat island impacts in dealing with storm water issues. The book is based on research conducted in Australia and around the world, bringing in perspectives in an ecosystems approach, a water quality approach, and a sewer based approach to stormwater, all of which are uniquely covered in this single resource. Presents a holistic examination of the current knowledge on WSUD and storm water, including water quality, hydrology, social impacts, economic impacts, ecosystem health, and implementation guidelines Includes additional global approaches to WSUD, including SUDS, LID, GI and the Sponge City Concept Covers the different perspectives from Australia (ecosystem based), the USA (water quality based) and Europe (sewer based) Addresses storm water management during the civil construction stage when much of the ecological damage can be done

Author : John Gunn,Robert John Steedman,Richard Ryder
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-08-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780203495087

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Boreal Shield Watersheds by John Gunn,Robert John Steedman,Richard Ryder Pdf

Boreal Shield Watersheds: Lake Trout Ecosystems in a Changing Environment brings together the work of a renowned international group of scientists who specialize in aquatic science and environmental management. They explore the functioning of Boreal Shield ecosystems, focusing on the lake trout, the classic coldwater species of northern glaciated l

Author : Sara Dorothy Lloyd,T. H. F. Wong,Christopher J. Chesterfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1876006919

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Water Sensitive Urban Design by Sara Dorothy Lloyd,T. H. F. Wong,Christopher J. Chesterfield Pdf

Author : Robert L. France
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781439870617

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Environmental Restoration and Design for Recreation and Ecotourism by Robert L. France Pdf

A wetland center in London, parks in downtown San Francisco, a wildlife sanctuary in Arcata, and a wetlands park on the outskirts of Las Vegas—what do these urban and suburban locations have in common? They are leading examples of a new restoration design approach that is squarely placed at the interface of nature and culture. This multidisciplinary paradigm bridges the gap between an ecological approach preoccupied with returning damaged landscapes to an imagined original state and a landscape design approach concerned with creating a place for people to reinhabit. Environmental Restoration and Design for Recreation and Ecotourism is the first book to provide a detailed examination of the entire process of restoring damaged or abandoned landscapes to benefit both nature and people, specifically for the purposes of recreation and ecotourism. With a focus on history, planning, methodology, design, and construction, it explores five case studies of successful regenerative landscape design projects and gives readers an inside look at the evolution of design projects. Two of the cases offer a particularly comprehensive review of award-winning projects: the reparation of the degraded Las Vegas Wash into Clark County Wetlands Park and the transformation of the abandoned Barn Elms Reservoirs into the London Wetland Centre. Supported by extensive photographs, tables, maps, sketches, and schematics, these case studies trace how ideas are first conceived and then adopted, transformed, or even abandoned along the way. Each case study also includes a questions-and-answers discussion with designers and managers. Emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary cooperation, the book presents lessons learned from some of the most innovative projects in regenerative landscape design.

Author : Mary Kathryn Thompson
Publisher : Mary Kathryn Thompson
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780989465816

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Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Design in Civil and Environmental Engineering by Mary Kathryn Thompson Pdf

Author : Mark J. McDonnell,Amy K. Hahs,Jürgen H. Breuste
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 747 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780521861120

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Ecology of Cities and Towns by Mark J. McDonnell,Amy K. Hahs,Jürgen H. Breuste Pdf

Assesses the current status, and future challenges and opportunities, of the ecological study, design and management of cities and towns.

Author : Daniel E. Williams
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780471709534

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Sustainable Design by Daniel E. Williams Pdf

Meeting the Challenge of Sustainable Design "Daniel Williams's Sustainable Design is . . . a thoroughly practical call for the design professions to take the next steps toward transformation of the human prospect toward a future that is sustainable and sustaining of the best in human life lived in partnership not domination." --From the Foreword by David W. Orr, the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Politics and Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College "In this pioneering book, Daniel Williams provides the sort of intelligent, thoughtful, experienced insights that--if followed--will ensure that we make the right choices. It should be on the desk of every architect in the world." --Denis Hayes, president and CEO of the Bullitt Foundation and coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970 Architects identify "sustainability" as the most important change in the future of their profession. Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning is a practical, comprehensive guide to design and plan a built environment compatible with the region's economic, social, and ecological patterns. In this book, Daniel Williams challenges professionals to rethink architecture and to see their projects not as objects but as critical, connected pieces of the whole, essential to human health as well as to regional economy and ecology. Comprehensive in scope, Sustainable Design answers key questions such as: * How do I begin thinking and designing ecologically? * What is the difference between "green design" and "sustainable design"? * What are some examples of effective change I can make that will have the most impact for the least cost? Written for architects, planners, landscape architects, engineers, public officials, and change agent professionals, this important resource defines the issues of sustainable design, illustrates conceptual and case studies, and provides support for continued learning in this increasingly central focus of architects' and urban planners' work. Williams's book features winning projects from the first decade of the AIA's Committee on the Environment (COTE) Top Ten award program.

Author : Hugh Barton,Susan Thompson,Sarah Burgess,Marcus Grant
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317542407

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The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being by Hugh Barton,Susan Thompson,Sarah Burgess,Marcus Grant Pdf

Urban planning is deeply implicated in both the planetary crisis of climate change and the personal crises of unhealthy lifestyles. Worldwide health issues such as obesity, mental illness, growing health inequalities and climate vulnerability cannot be solved solely by medicines but also by tackling the social, economic and environmental determinants. In a time when unhealthy and unsustainable conditions are being built into the physical fabric of cities, a new awareness and strategy is urgently needed to putting health and well-being at the heart of planning. The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-being authoritatively and comprehensively integrates health into planning, strengthening the hands of those who argue and plan for healthy environments. With contributions from international leaders in the field, the Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-being provides context, philosophy, research, processes, and tools of experienced practitioners through case studies from four continents.