Author: American Society of Civil EngineersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780784473399
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Low Impact Development
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780979970610
Category : Ecological landscape design
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The manual introduces general audiences to designing landscapes for urban stormwater runoff -- a primary source of watershed pollution. The goal is to motivate awareness and implementation of LID in a wide cross-section of stakeholders, from property owners to municipal governments that regulate infrastructure development. The manual provides a holistic framework in which a novice homeowner and an experienced developer can each find an equally tranformative role to enact.
Low-Impact Development Design Strategies
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Good introduction to Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies: outlines goals, site planning concepts, site planning process, hydrologic analysis, procedures for selection and design of LID devices, erosion and sediment control, public outreach programs, and an example LID Hydrologic computation.
Low-impact Development Hydrologic Analysis
Author: Low-impact Development
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Real estate development
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Protecting Water Resources with Higher-density Development
Author: Reducing Stormwater Costs Through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices
Author: Lowimpact development hydrologic analysis companion document to The lowimpact development design strategies /
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428901922
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
Design and Implementation Processes of Low Impact Development in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Author: Alice Cameron HolmesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental engineering
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
In 1999, the EPA published The Stormwater Phase II rule, which instituted the implementation of "techniques, measures or structural control to manage and improve the quality of stormwater runoff" otherwise known as Best Management Practices (BMP) (EPA, 1999). These strategies are designed to address one or more of three factors; flow control, pollutant removal, and pollutant source removal. As part of the list of techniques associated with BMP's, one in particular has become a more strategic approach that mimics predevelopment hydrology (EPA, 2009). This approach is known as Low Impact Development. Low Impact Development (LID) practices have emerged as the new alternative to conventional planning strategies. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the design and implementation processes of LID in order to gain clear understanding about the effects and integration of low impact principles in urban environments, specifically the Dallas - Fort Worth (DFW) area. The research concentrates on how various design and construction disciplines, such as landscape architecture and engineering, approach a design or construction using Low Impact Development. Additionally, what are the influences that have helped designers choose LID practices over conventional planning strategies? This research concentrates on various LIDs practices implemented using qualitative methods (Taylor et al,1998). The research primarily utilizes interviews and site observations on existing LID's in selected sites in DFW (Marcus et al, 2001). The researcher reviews and documents the various types of LID practices and uses those practices as a basis for qualitative analysis through the use of interviews with designers of LIDs. To analyze what design and construction techniques and processes have been used, the thesis conducts interviews with different individuals that have designed and implemented LID in the Dallas -Fort Worth area. In addition to the interviews, a site observation has been conducted at Texas A & M Agrilife Research and Extension Center in Dallas, TX. This ongoing research project is documented to further understand and illustrate the problems and issues involved in the construction process associated with LID practices. While at Texas A & M, documentation about the construction processes of LID was obtained through passive field observation techniques (Marcus et al, 2001). Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory is used to analyze the interviews to find the commonalities and differences in the interview responses (Rogers, 2003). In conclusion, LID practices have become more abundant in the continuously expanding Dallas- Ft Worth area. The framework for this evolving alternative to conventional planning strategies has start gaining wider audience across design disciplines. This research illustrates that the decision to choose low impact development over traditional methods lies solely with each individual that is involved in the design and construction process. This research also evaluates the differences in design and implementation of LID practices among the disciplines of landscape architecture and engineering. The significance of this topic is important to landscape architects because it particularly involves the one area upon which a designer has a direct influence; the environment in which we inhabit. The American Society of Landscape Architects mission statement is "to lead, to educate, and to participate in the careful stewardship, wise planning, and artful design of our cultural and natural environment" (ASLA, 2012).
Urban Stormwater Management in the United States
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309125391
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 611
Book Description
The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more pollutants into the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries. These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually every urban stream system. The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more difficult problem of stormwater discharges. This book calls for an entirely new permitting structure that would put authority and accountability for stormwater discharges at the municipal level. A number of additional actions, such as conserving natural areas, reducing hard surface cover (e.g., roads and parking lots), and retrofitting urban areas with features that hold and treat stormwater, are recommended.
Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design
Author: Ashok SharmaPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 9780128128435
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design: Potential, Design, Ecological Health, Economics, Policies and Community Perceptions covers all aspects on the implementation of sustainable storm water systems for urban and suburban areas whether they are labeled as WSUD, Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure (GI), Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) or the Sponge City Concept. These systems and approaches are becoming an integral part of developing water sensitive cities as they are considered very capable solutions in addressing issues relating to urbanization, climate change and heat island impacts in dealing with storm water issues. The book is based on research conducted in Australia and around the world, bringing in perspectives in an ecosystems approach, a water quality approach, and a sewer based approach to stormwater, all of which are uniquely covered in this single resource.