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Land Development Handbook: Planning, Engineering and Surveying, 3rd Edition

Land Development Handbook: Planning, Engineering and Surveying, 3rd Edition, has been thoroughly updated to address the full gamut of projects, from rural greenfield development to suburban infill and urban development. This guide takes you through project implementation from start to finish.

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Author: The Dewberry Companies
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 2008
Pages: 1124

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The definitive guide to land development - every detail, every issue, every setting.

The Land Development Handbook, 3rd Edition, provides a step-by-step approach to any type of project, from rural greenfield development to urban redevelopment. With the latest information regarding green technologies and design, the book offers you a comprehensive look at the land-development process as a whole, as well as a thorough view of individual disciplines. A bonus color insert reveals the extent to which land development projects are transforming our communities.

This all-in-one guide provides in-depth coverage of:

Environmental issues from erosion and sediment control to regulatory control.
Planning and zoning, including new development models for mixed-use, transit-oriented and conservation developments.
Approaches to community and political consensus building.
Technical design procedures for infrastructure components.
Surveying tools and techniques focusing on the use of GPS and GIS to collect, present, and preserve data throughout the design process.
Plan preparation, submission, and processing with an emphasis on available technologies.

Subjects include:

Planning and zoning.
Real property law.
Engineering feasibility.
Environmental regulations.
Rezoning.
Conceptual and schematic design.
Development patterns.
Control, boundary and topographical surveys.
Historic and natural resources assessment and preservation.
Street and utility design.
Floodplain studies.
Grading and earthwork.
Water and wastewater treatment.
Cost estimating.
Subdivision process.
Plan submittals.
Stormwater management.
Erosion and sediment control.
And much more!

A systematic, integrated approach for successful land development projects.

The classic Land Development Handbook has been thoroughly updated to address the full gamut of projects, from rural greenfield development to suburban infill and urban development. This guide takes you through project implementation from start to finish.

The Third Edition features coverage of current environmental regulations, standards of practice, and LEED certification processes; implementation of sustainable or green design techniques; the use of green technologies with illustrative case studies; comprehensive planning and zoning, including new development models for mixed-use, transit-oriented, and conservation developments; technical design procedures for infrastructure components, including water and wastewater systems and dry utilities such as electric, cable, and fiber optics; GPS and GIS technologies for collecting, presenting, and preserving pertinent data; and much more.

The CD-ROM includes a complete Project Delivery case study, illustrating comprehensive land development from design to completion.
Dewberry Companies was recently named in Building Design and Construction magazine as number 19 in commercial design firms in the 2006 Giants 300 list and is a consistent Top 50 Design Firm in Engineering News-Record's annual list.

About the Author
The Dewberry Companies, LLC (Vienna,Virginia), is a leader in the land development industry, specializing for 50 years in development and surveying services and client focused project delivery.

Table of Contents
I. Overview. Chapter 1: Overview of the Land Development Process. II Feasibility and Site Analysis. II.A: Feasibility and Programming. Chapter 2: Environmental Policy and Regulations. Chapter 3: Environmental Site Feasibility and Assessments. Chapter 4: Historic Architectural and Archaeological Resource Assessment. Chapter 5: Engineering Feasibility. II.B: Site Analysis: Allowable Use of Site. Chapter 6: Real Property Law. Chapter 7: Comprehensive Planning and Zoning. Chapter 8: Subdivision Ordinances, Site Plan Regulations, and Building Codes. II.C: Rezoning. Chapter 9: The Rezoning Process. Chapter 10: Exactions, Infrastructure Enhancements, and Fees. III. Conceptual Design. Chapter 11: Development Patterns and Principles. IV. Schematic Design. IV.A: Base Map Preparation. Chapter 12 Control Surveys for Land Development. Chapter 13: Boundary Surveys for Land Development. Chapter 14: Topographic Surveys. IV.B: Refinement of Previous Assumptions. Chapter 15: Environmental and Natural Resources. Chapter 16: Impacts to Historic Architectural and Archaeological Resources. Chapter 17: Brownfield Redevelopment and Environmental Considerations. Chapter 18: Floodplain Studies. Chapter 19: Preliminary Engineering and Hydrologic Analysis. V. Final Design. Chapter 20: Street Design. Chapter 21: Storm Drainage Design. Chapter 22: Stormwater Management Design. Chapter 23: Grading and Earthwork. Chapter 24: Wastewater Collection. Chapter 25: Water Distribution. Chapter 26: Dry Utility Design and Engineering. Chapter 27: Erosion and Sediment Control. Chapter 28: Construction and Contract Documents. Chapter 29: Construction Cost Estimating. VI. Plan Submission and Permitting. Chapter 30: Plan Submission, Review, and Approval Process. Chapter 31: Environmental Permits. Chapter 32: Building Permits.VII. Construction. Chapter 33: Construction Stakeout Surveys. Chapter 34: Certificates of Occupancy and Postconstruction Services. VIII. Technical Appendices. Appendix A: Aerial Mapping and Surveying. Appendix B: Stream Restoration. Appendix C: Soils. Appendix D: Wastewater Treatment. Appendix E: Water Supply and Treatment. Appendix F: Case Study: Merrifield Town Center. Appendix G: Technical Appendix.