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Site Planning and Design Handbook

 Site Planning and Design Handbook
Item #: 225-7840-02
Author: Thomas Russ
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
ISBN:0071377840
Format: Hardcover
 Your Price: $99.95
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The Site Planning and Design Handbook that is dedicated to sustainability
Site Planning and Design Handbook bridges the gap between the traditional methods of site planning and design and our growing awareness of sustainability issues. Meticulously written and heavily illustrated with construction details and graphic standards, the Handbook offers thorough, detailed coverage of:

* Site analysis
* Environmental assessment
* Grading
* Design for traffic control
* Open space design
* Project management issues, including permitting and quality assurance
* Historic landscapes
* Preserving trees
* Storm water management
* Materials specifications and standards

560 pp.

Site Planning and Design Handbook - Table of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Sustainability and Site Design
  • Site Analysis
  • Site Grading
  • Designing for People
  • Street and Parking Lot Design
  • Infrastructure
  • Landscape Restoration
  • Site Layout
  • Vegetation in the Site Plan
  • Project Management Issues
  • Historic Landscapes and Preserving the Land
  • Landscape and Culture
  • Appendix A: Environmental Site Assessments
  • Appendix B: Preparedness, Prevention, and Contingency Plan
  • References
  • Index
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