Designing the Sustainable Site : Integrated Design Strategies for Small Scale Sites and Residential Landscapes.
Heather L. Venhaus
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (258 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Designing the Sustainable Site -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Building a Sustainable Future -- Regenerative Systems -- What Is Site Sustainability? -- The Importance of Education and Stewardship -- Creating a Love for Nature in Our Children -- Continual Improvement: Monitoring and Adaptive Management -- Chapter 2: The Sustainable Site Design Process -- Integrated Design and the Multidisciplinary Design Team -- Assembling the Design Team -- Defining the Project -- Understanding the Site -- Establishing the Project Direction -- Developing Sustainable Design Solutions -- Chapter 3: Human Health and Well-Being -- Physical Health -- Mental Restoration -- Social Interaction -- Special Considerations for Children -- Chapter 4: Sustainable Solutions: Air Pollution -- Air Pollution: The Cause -- Air Pollution: How It Affects Our Lives -- Sustainable Site Strategies to Improve Air Quality -- Operating Energy -- Chapter 5: Sustainable Solutions: Urban Flooding and Water Pollution -- Flooding and Water Pollution -- Sustainable Site Strategies to Mitigate Urban Flooding and Water Pollution -- Biofiltration Areas -- Chapter 6: Sustainable Solutions: Water Shortages -- Freshwater Shortages: The Cause -- Water Shortages: How They Affect Our Lives -- Sustainable Site Strategies to Alleviate Water Shortages -- Chapter 7: Sustainable Solutions: Invasive Species -- Control Invasive Species and Prevent New Invasions -- Use Only Site-Appropriate Plant Species -- Create and Maintain Invasion-Resistant Plant Communities -- Integrated Pest Management -- Chapter 8: Sustainable Solutions: Loss of Biodiversity -- Loss of Biodiversity: The Cause -- Loss of Biodiversity: How It Affects Our Lives -- Protect and Restore Biodiversity -- Index.. - Using her background in landscape architecture and ecological restoration, HEATHER VENHAUS works with teams of scientists, designers, and educators to develop sustainable and regenerative design solutions. Ms. Venhaus facilitated and led the development of The Sustainable Sites Initiative: Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009, the nation's first rating system for landscapes, and has held multiple leadership positions in the U.S. Green Building Council and the American Society of Landscape Architects. Heather is the founding principal of Regenerative Environmental Design and lives in Austin, Texas.
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| ISBN | 9781118183410
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