The land and natural development (LAND) code :
Balmori, Diana
The land and natural development (LAND) code : guidelines for environmentally sustainable land development / Diana Balmori, Gaboury Benoit. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,c2007. c2007. - ix 243 p. 22 cm.
"Published simultaneously in Canada."
Includes bibliographical references and index
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 -- Additional resources -- Materials exchange websites by state where available -- Environmental engineering -- The different paths to sustainability -- Points checklist -- Glossary -- References.
0470049847 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780470049846 :
2006027160
Real estate development--Environmental aspects--United States.
Land use--Environmental aspects--United States.
Building--Environmental aspects--United States.
Sustainable development--United States.
333.77 / B194
The land and natural development (LAND) code : guidelines for environmentally sustainable land development / Diana Balmori, Gaboury Benoit. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,c2007. c2007. - ix 243 p. 22 cm.
"Published simultaneously in Canada."
Includes bibliographical references and index
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 -- Additional resources -- Materials exchange websites by state where available -- Environmental engineering -- The different paths to sustainability -- Points checklist -- Glossary -- References.
0470049847 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780470049846 :
2006027160
Real estate development--Environmental aspects--United States.
Land use--Environmental aspects--United States.
Building--Environmental aspects--United States.
Sustainable development--United States.
333.77 / B194