Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (172 p.)
Disciplina	307.1216
Soggetto topico	Sustainable urban development City planning - Environmental aspects Cities and towns - Forecasting
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-309-30010-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""The Legacy of George Bugliarello: A Review of His Vision and Contributions--Mohammad Karamouz""; ""Economic Development Strategy and the Role of Technology and Innovation in Crafting the Economy of New York City's Future--Robert K. Steel""; ""George Bugliarello: Reflections on His Global Impact through the National Academy of Engineering--Ruth David""; ""George Bugliarello: His Leadership of the Polytechnic Institute and Vision of the Future--Richard S. Thorsen"" ""Infrastructure Renewal:Water, Energy, and Transportation Opening Comments, Session Summary, and Concluding Remarks--Ilan Juran""""The Critical Role of Transportation in Livable Cities of the Future-Patrick J. Foye""; ""Sustainable Urban Renewal: Engineers Role in Changing the Built Environment--Andrew W. Herrmann""; ""Energy As the Core of New York City--Craig S. Ivey""; ""Using Water for Urban Renewal--Daniel P. Loucks""; ""We Can Fight Climate Change and Create Jobs Here's How--David R. Miller""; ""Sustainability, Information Technology, and Environment--John C. Falcocchio"" ""New York State Department of Transportation Sustainability Initiatives--Joan McDonald""""IBM Intelligent Operations Center: A Breakthrough in Information Technology for Smarter Cities--Ruthie D. Lyle and Colin Harrison""; ""PlaNYC and the New York City Department of Environmental Protection's Role in a Greener, Greater New York--Carter H. Strickland, Jr. and Christopher M. Hawkins""; ""Challenges: The Way Forward--Paul Horn""; ""Center for Urban Science and Progress: Opportunities in Urban Data--Steven E. Koonin""; ""Urban Challenges: The Way Forward--Gerard M. Mooney"" ""Prospects for Critical Infrastructure--Thomas D. Oâ€?Rourke""""Impacts of Evolving Wireless Communications--Theodore S. Rappaport""; ""APPENDIX: Symposium Program""
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910464880003321

Autore	Bain Lesley <1955->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (336 p.)
Disciplina	711/.4
Altri autori (Persone)	GrayBarbara <1966-> RodgersDave <1969->
Soggetto topico	City planning Sustainable urban development Community development
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-280-59053-X 1-118-18008-9 9786613620361 1-118-18201-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	LIVING STREETS: STRATEGIES FOR CRAFTING PUBLIC SPACE; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; OVERVIEW; CHAPTER 1: PLACEMAKING IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY; THE FUNCTION OF PLACES; WHY INVEST IN A QUALITY PUBLIC REALM?; PLACEMAKING AND DESIGN; ENCOURAGING THE USE OF PUBLIC SPACE; RECLAIMING RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR PUBLIC PLACES; CONSIDERING ALL THE ELEMENTS IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY; CHAPTER 2: MOBILITY; CONNECTING PEOPLE TO PLACES; WHY HAVE WALKABLE, BIKEABLE COMMUNITIES?; THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF MOVEMENT; THE PACE OF MOVEMENT; A SHIFT IN THINKING; CHAPTER 3: NATURAL SYSTEMS; RECONNECTING CITIES TO NATURE URBAN BIODIVERSITYNATURAL SYSTEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY; WHY RECONNECT NATURE AND THE CITY?; CHAPTER 4: ELEMENTS; PLACES TO MOVE THROUGH; MATERIALS; INTERSECTIONS; BICYCLE FACILITIES; SIGNAGE; STREET FURNITURE; STREET TREES AND LANDSCAPING; SWALES AND RAIN GARDENS; CURBS, GUTTERS, AND ALTERNATIVES; PARKING; CHAPTER 5: INFLUENCES; CONSIDERING CONTEXT; POLICY FOUNDATION- POLICIES THAT INFLUENCE STREET DESIGN; CODES, GUIDELINES, AND STANDARDS; REALITY FACTORS; CHAPTER 6: TYPOLOGIES; TYPOLOGIES OVERVIEW; RESIDENTIAL STREETS; GREEN STREETS; ALLEYS; MAIN STREETS; THOROUGHFARES SHARED-USE STREETSFESTIVAL STREETS; CHAPTER 7: CASE STUDIES; MINT PLAZA; NORD ALLEY; CENTRAL ANNAPOLIS ROAD; 78TH AVENUE SE SHARED USE; HIGH POINT; BARRACKS ROW; NEW YORK CITY; TERRY AVENUE NORTH; CHAPTER 8: WHAT'S NEXT; BIOPHILIC CITIES: MORE NATURE IN THE CITY; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; BUILDING THE DREAM; CONCLUSIONS; RESOURCES; INDEX
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462529703321

Autore	Opp Susan M. <1979->
Edizione	[1st edition]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London : , : Routledge, , 2017
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (333 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/27
Collana	American Society for Public Administration book series on public administration & public policy
Soggetto topico	Sustainable development - Environmental aspects Economic policy - Environmental aspects Environmental policy - Economic aspects Local government and environmental policy Sustainable urban development
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-351-55990-7 1-315-09170-4 1-4398-8009-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Local Economic Development and Environmental Protection: The Intersection; Chapter 2 - Sustainability and the Built Environment; Chapter 3 - Energy, the Environment, and Economics; Chapter 4 - Green Transportation: An Amenity Approach; Chapter 5 - The Greening of Public Administration; Chapter 6 - Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Economic Development; Chapter 7 - University-Community Partnerships for Sustainable Economic Development Chapter 8 - Seeking Economic Development through Eminent Domain, Environmental Remediation, and RedevelopmentChapter 9 - Tax Increment Financing for Sustainable Economic Development; Chapter 10 - Grant Administration and Project Analysis; Chapter 11 - Federal and State Resources for Sustainable Economic Development Efforts; Chapter 12 - Finding Common Ground: Local Economic Development and the Environment; Appendix; Back Cover
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910462895003321

Autore	Cahill Thomas H. <1939->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley, c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (309 p.)
Disciplina	628/.212
Soggetto topico	Urban runoff - Management Sustainable urban development
ISBN	1-283-92766-7 1-118-20244-9 1-118-20245-7 1-118-20246-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	LOW IMPACTDEVELOPMENTAND SUSTAINABLESTORMWATERMANAGEMENT; CONTENTS; Prologue: Habitat, Sustainability, and Stormwater Management; Acknowledgments; 1 Rainwater as the Resource; 1.1 The Water Balance as a Guide for Sustainable Design; 1.2 The Water Balance by Region; 1.3 Arid Environments: The Southern California Model; The Energy Demand for Water in Southern California; 1.4 The Altered Water Balance and Hydrologic Impacts; Imperviousness; Increased Volume of Runoff; 1.5 The Impacts of Development on the Hydrologic Cycle; Reduced Groundwater Recharge; Reduced Stream Base Flow Altered Stream Channel MorphologyWater Supply Impacts; 1.6 The Historic Approach: Detention System Design; 1.7 Stormwater Volume Methodologies; 2 Stormwater Hydrology and Quality; 2.1 Overland Flow: The Beginning of Runoff; 2.2 Regional Hydrology; Wetlands; First-Order Streams; 2.3 Stormwater Volume; 2.4 The Water Quality Impacts of Land Development; Increased Pollutants in Urban Runoff; 2.5 The Chemistry of Urban Runoff Pollution; 2.6 Understanding Pollutant Transport in Stormwater; Stormwater Quantity and Quality; Particulates; Solutes; 3 Land as the Resource 3.1 Historic Patterns of Land Development3.2 Sustainable Site Design; 3.3 Watershed Setting and Physical Context; 3.4 Smart Growth Issues; Changes Related to Development; 3.5 Conflict Between Desired Land Use and Sustainability; 3.6 Physical Determinants of Land Development; Geology; Physiography; Topography; Soil and Subsurface Conditions; 3.7 Urban Communities with Combined Sewer Overflows; End of the Sewer; Other Urban Infrastructure; 3.8 The Living Building and Zero Net Water Use; 4 The Planning Process for LID; 4.1 Sustainable Site Planning Process with Stormwater Management Guideline 1: Understand the SiteGuideline 2: Apply LID Conservation Design; Guideline 3: Manage Rainfall Where It Originates; Guideline 4: Design with Operation and Maintenance in Mind; Guideline 5: Calculate Runoff Volume Increase and Water Quality Impacts; 4.2 Overview of the Site Design Process for LID; 5 The Legal Basis for LID: Regulatory Standards and LID Design Criteria; 5.1 The Land-Water Legal Process; Common Law; Federal Water Quality Law; Federal Land Use Law; 5.2 The Evolution of Land Development Regulation; 5.3 The Regulatory Framework; Pennsylvania Land Use Law Pennsylvania Water LawCalifornia Land Use Law; California Water Law; 5.4 Stormwater Management Regulations; Volume Control; Volume Control Criteria; Volume Control Guideline; Peak-Rate Control Guideline; Water Quality Protection Guideline; Stormwater Standards for Special Areas; Legal Implications of Green Infrastructure; 6 LID Design Calculations and Methodology; 6.1 Introduction to Stormwater Methodologies; 6.2 Existing Methodologies for Runoff Volume Calculations Runoff Curve Number Method; Small Storm Hydrology Method; Infiltration Models for Runoff Calculations Urban Runoff Quality Management
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910141267503321