| Description |
1 online resource (562 pages) |
| Contents |
The Sustainable Sites Handbook; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Sustainable SITE Design Defined; The Contents and Structure of This Book; Chapter 2: Predesign: Site Selection, Assessment, and Planning; Site Selection; Understanding the Site; Team Development and Planning Strategies; Developing Project Direction: Principles, Goals, and Performance Targets; Chapter 3: Site Design: Water; Sustainable Stormwater Management; Stormwater Design Approaches; Water Conservation; Onsite Wastewater Treatment, Disposal, and Reuse; Chapter 4: Site Design: Vegetation |
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Vegetation and Ecosystem ServicesVegetation Protection Techniques; Sustainable Planting Design and Management; Chapter 5: Site Design: Soils; Integrating Soil into the Design Process; Soils in the Site Assessment; Soil Characteristics and Associated Tests; Managing Soils for a Sustainable Site; Soil Replacement and Specialized Soils; The Soil Management Plan; Chapter 6: Site Design: Materials and Resources; The Lifecycle of Construction Materials and Products; Environmental Impacts of Materials and Products; Human Health Impacts of Materials |
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Evaluating Environmental and Human Health Impacts of MaterialsSite and Regional Assessment for Materials; Resource Efficiency; Low-VOC Materials and Products; Materials to Minimize Heat Island Impacts; Concrete; Aggregates and Stone; Asphalt; Brick Masonry; Earthen Materials; Plastics; Metals; Bio-Based Materials; Wood; Site Lighting; Chapter 7: Human Health and Well-Being for Sustainable Sites; Assessing the Site's Social Setting; SUSTAINABILITY AWARENESS AND EDUCATION; Social Equality in Site Development, Construction, and Use; Site Accessibility; Site Wayfinding; Site Safety |
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Design for Physical ActivityRestorative Settings; Design for Social Interaction and Community Building; Preserving Historic and Cultural Features; Chapter 8: Operations, Maintenance, Monitoring, and Stewardship; Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Sustainable Site Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring; Incorporating Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring Considerations into Site Design; Monitoring to Inform Active and Adaptive Stewardship; Resources; Index; Advertisement |
| Summary |
The definitive resource guide for sustainable site design, construction, and managementThe Sustainable Sites InitiativeTM (SITESTM) is transforming land design, development, and management practices across the United States with the first national rating system for sustainable landscapes. The Sustainable Sites Handbook features comprehensive and detailed information on principles, strategies, technologies, tools, and best practices for sustainable site design. Contributors to this book are some of the same experts that carefully shaped the SITES rating tool, ensuring thorough coverage of the b |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Landscape ecology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Sustainable development -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Environmental management -- Evaluation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Environmental management -- Evaluation.
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Landscape ecology.
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Sustainable development -- Evaluation.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781118106112 |
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1118106113 |
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