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Author Balmori, Diana

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

Imprint Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2007

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Location Call No. Status
 Female Library  HD255 B34 2007    Available
Description ix, 243 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Series A Wiley book on sustainable design
Note "Published simultaneously in Canada"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-225) and index.
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 -- Erosion prevention and control -- Stormwater management : runoff quality and quantity -- Renewable energy -- Computer models -- Different paths to sustainability -- Case studies -- Points checklist -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
Subject Real estate development -- Environmental aspects -- United States
Land use -- Environmental aspects -- United States
Building -- Environmental aspects -- United States
Sustainable development -- United States
Added Author Benoit, Gaboury
ISBN 9780470049846 (cloth : alk. paper)
0470049847 (cloth : alk. paper)