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Land and natural development (LAND) code : guidelines for sustainable land development

Title
Land and natural development (LAND) code : guidelines for sustainable land development / Diana Balmori and Gaboury Benoit.
Author
Balmori, Diana.
Publication
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2007.

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Additional Authors
Benoit, Gaboury.
Description
ix, 243 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Series Statement
A Wiley book on sustainable design
Subject
  • Real estate development > Environmental aspects > United States
  • Land use > Environmental aspects > United States
  • Building > Environmental aspects > United States
  • Sustainable development > United States
Note
  • "Published simultaneously in Canada"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • 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.
ISBN
  • 0470049847 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780470049846 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2006027160
OCLC
  • ocm71126753
  • SCSB-9397514
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library