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Landscape architect's portable handbook / Nicholas T. Dines & Kyle D. Brown ; Jeffrey D. Blankenship, assistant editor.
LIBRA SB472 .D46 2001
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dines, Nicholas T.
- Series:
- McGraw-Hill portable architecture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Landscape architecture--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Landscape architecture.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- 443 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; London : McGraw-Hill, [2001]
- Summary:
- Answers in the palm of your hand
- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT'S PORTABLE HANDBOOK
- An unparalleled source of landscape architecture expertise from the most respected names in the field, this unique guide lets you keep useful data always close at hand. Providing a remarkable distillation of the entire profession, "Landscape Architect's Portable Handbook gives you instant access to:
- * the 20% of the data you need 80% of the time * field methods, rules of-thumb, standards, codes, and energy guidelines * scores of handy visual summaries, checklists, and tables * general unit cost factors for materials, systems, and construction * analysis-to-project-administration guidelines * perfect license exam review
- REDUCE TRIPS BETWEEN FIELD AND OFFICE
- FAST, ACCURATE ANSWERS ANYWHERE
- Contents:
- Ch. 1. Introduction: A Framework for Design
- 1. Standards. Ch. 2. Pedestrian Standards. Ch. 3. Vehicular Standards. Ch. 4. Recreation Standards. Ch. 5. Conservation Standards. Ch. 6. Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Standards. Ch. 7. Community Standards
- 2. Techniques. Ch. 8. Layout and Surveying. Ch. 9. Construction Operations. Ch. 10. Grading. Ch. 11. Stormwater Management. Ch. 12. Planting
- 3. Devices. Ch. 13. Earth Retaining Structures. Ch. 14. Paving. Ch. 15. Fences and Walls. Ch. 16. Decks. Ch. 17. Water Features. Ch. 18. Lighting. Ch. 19. Irrigation
- 4. Administration. Ch. 20. Project Management. Ch. 21. Permitting Processes. Ch. 22. Cost Estimating.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0071344225
- OCLC:
- 45610266
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