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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817590403321

Autore

Calkins Meg <1965->

Titolo

The sustainable sites handbook / / Meg Calkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

1-118-10608-3

1-283-39805-2

9786613398055

1-118-10611-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (562 p.)

Collana

Wiley book on sustainable design

Wiley desktop editions

Classificazione

ARC008000

Disciplina

577.5/5

712

Soggetti

Landscape ecology

Sustainable development - Evaluation

Environmental management - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references index.

Nota di contenuto

The Sustainable Sites Handbook; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Sustainable SITE Design Defined; The Contents and Structure of This Book; Chapter 2: Predesign: Site Selection, Assessment, and Planning; Site Selection; Understanding the Site; Team Development and Planning Strategies; Developing Project Direction: Principles, Goals, and Performance Targets; Chapter 3: Site Design: Water; Sustainable Stormwater Management; Stormwater Design Approaches; Water Conservation; Onsite Wastewater Treatment, Disposal, and Reuse; Chapter 4: Site Design: Vegetation

Vegetation and Ecosystem ServicesVegetation Protection Techniques; Sustainable Planting Design and Management; Chapter 5: Site Design: Soils; 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; 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 MaterialsSite and Regional Assessment 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; 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 ActivityRestorative Settings; Design for Social Interaction and Community Building; Preserving Historic and Cultural Features; Chapter 8: Operations, Maintenance, Monitoring, and Stewardship; 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; Resources; Index; Advertisement

Sommario/riassunto

"This official reference guide to the Sustainable Sites Initiative Rating System contains information on principles, strategies, technologies, tools, and best practices for sustainable site design applicable to any type of designed landscape, with or without buildings, ranging from shopping malls, streetscapes, subdivisions, corporate and academic campuses, transportation corridors, parks and recreation areas, all the way to single family homes. Equally useful as a guide to achieving SSI credits, or as a guide to independent pursuit of sustainable sites, it offers in-depth coverage on important "green" topics"--