Designing the sustainable site : integrated design strategies for small-scale sites and residential landscapes / / Heather Venhaus
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| Autore: |
Venhaus Heather
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| Titolo: |
Designing the sustainable site : integrated design strategies for small-scale sites and residential landscapes / / Heather Venhaus
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| Pubblicazione: | Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | xi, 235 p. : col. ill. ; ; 28 cm |
| Disciplina: | 720.28 |
| Soggetto topico: | Homesites - Planning |
| Sustainable design | |
| Ecological landscape design | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Designing the Sustainable Site; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Building a Sustainable Future; Regenerative Systems; What Is Site Sustainability?; The Importance of Education and Stewardship; Creating a Love for Nature in Our Children; Continual Improvement: Monitoring and Adaptive Management; Chapter 2: The Sustainable Site Design Process; Integrated Design and the Multidisciplinary Design Team; Assembling the Design Team; Defining the Project; Understanding the Site; Establishing the Project Direction; Developing Sustainable Design Solutions |
| Chapter 3: Human Health and Well-BeingPhysical Health; Mental Restoration; Social Interaction; Special Considerations for Children; Chapter 4: Sustainable Solutions: Air Pollution; Air Pollution: The Cause; Air Pollution: How It Affects Our Lives; Sustainable Site Strategies to Improve Air Quality; Operating Energy; Chapter 5: Sustainable Solutions: Urban Flooding and Water Pollution; Flooding and Water Pollution; Sustainable Site Strategies to Mitigate Urban Flooding and Water Pollution; Biofiltration Areas; Chapter 6: Sustainable Solutions: Water Shortages; Freshwater Shortages: The Cause | |
| Water Shortages: How They Affect Our LivesSustainable Site Strategies to Alleviate Water Shortages; Chapter 7: Sustainable Solutions: Invasive Species; Control Invasive Species and Prevent New Invasions; Use Only Site-Appropriate Plant Species; Create and Maintain Invasion-Resistant Plant Communities; Integrated Pest Management; Chapter 8: Sustainable Solutions: Loss of Biodiversity; Loss of Biodiversity: The Cause; Loss of Biodiversity: How It Affects Our Lives; Protect and Restore Biodiversity; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The full-color, practical guide to designing sustainable residential landscapes and small-scale sites ""Going green"" is no longer a choice; it's a necessity. Developed landscapes have played a significant role in exacerbating the environmental and social problems that threaten humanity; however, they can also be part of the solution. Designing the Sustainable Site: Integrated Design Strategies for Small-Scale Sites and Residential Landscapes gives site designers and landscape architects the tools and information they need to become a driving force in the quest for sustainabili |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Designing the sustainable site |
| ISBN: | 9786613620262 |
| 9780470900093 (pbk.) | |
| 0470900091 (pbk.) | |
| 9781118183434 | |
| 1118183436 | |
| 9781280590436 | |
| 1280590432 | |
| 9781118183410 | |
| 111818341X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910958312303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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