Land and natural development (LAND) code : guidelines for sustainable land development / Diana Balmori and Gaboury Benoit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balmori, Diana.

Contributor:

Benoit, Gaboury.

Series:

Wiley book on sustainable design

A Wiley book on sustainable design

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Real estate development--Environmental aspects--United States.

Real estate development.

Land use--Environmental aspects--United States.

Land use.

Land use--Environmental aspects.

Building--Environmental aspects.

Building.

Real estate development--Environmental aspects.

United States.

Building--Environmental aspects--United States.

Sustainable development--United States.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

ix, 243 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction

Water

Site drainage

Impervious surfaces

Stormwater quality

Water conservation and reuse

Soils

Erosion prevention and control

Soil health and integrity

Air quality and microclimate

Living resources

Living resources conservation plan

Preserving and restoring habitat

Buffering critical habitat

Landscape connectivity

Road placement and design

Native species and landscape heterogeneity

Selected resources for identifying native and invasive species

Energy

Industrial ecology and materials

Environmental engineering

Stormwater management : runoff quality and quantity

Renewable energy

Computer models

Different paths to sustainability

Case studies

Points checklist

Glossary

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index.

"Published simultaneously in Canada"--T.p. verso.

ISBN:

0470049847

9780470049846

OCLC:

71126753