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Land and Natural Development (LAND) Code: Guidelines for Sustainable Land Development

ISBN: 978-0-470-04984-6
Hardcover
256 pages
March 2007
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Acknowledgments vii

Chapter 1. Introduction 1

What This Book is About 1

Why This Book 1

How to Use This Book 3

How Land Code Points Were Determined 3

How We Use the Term Sustainability 5

How This Book Came About 6

Chapter 2. Water 7

Site Drainage 7

Impervious Surfaces 16

Stormwater Quality 29

Water Conservation and Reuse 42

Chapter 3. Soils 45

Erosion Prevention and Control 45

Soil Health and Integrity 52

Chapter 4. Air Quality and Microclimate 55

Chapter 5. Living Resources 65

Living Resources Conservation Plan 65

Preserving and Restoring Habitat 67

Buffering Critical Habitat 73

Landscape Connectivity 79

Road Placement and Design 82

Native Species and Landscape Heterogeneity 84

Selected Resources for Identifying Native and Invasive Species 88

Chapter 6. Energy 89

Chapter 7. Industrial Ecology and Materials 99

Chapter 8. Environmental Engineering 107

Erosion Prevention and Control 107

Stormwater Management: Runoff Quality and Quantity 119

Renewable Energy 132

Computer Models 134

Chapter 9. Different Paths to Sustainability 147

Case Studies 148

Points Checklist 199

Glossary 205

References 211

Index 227

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