- Includes Federal and other regulations and ADA site requirements
- Covers sustainable practices such as storm water rehabilitation and quality assurance
- Includes guidance on project management issues including permitting and quality assurance
A complete site planning handbook reflecting the challenges and concerns of the new millennium
Site Planning and Design Handbook bridges the gap between the traditional methods of site planning and design and our growing awareness of sustainability issues. Meticulously written and heavily illustrated with construction details and graphic standards, the Handbook offers thorough, detailed coverage of:
Site analysis
Environmental assessment
Grading
Design for traffic control
Open space design
Project management issues, including permitting and quality assurance
Historic landscapes
Preserving trees
Storm water management>
Materials specifications and standards
Author Thomas Russ, a registered landscape architect and environmental manager, skillfully blends the technical as well as artistic aspects of site design to generate creativity and efficiency in both realms. Russ provides standards and guidelines that will support a design choice and provide a basis for educating clients and the public.
About the Author
Thomas H. Russ is a registered landscape architect and environmental manager with his own consulting practice. Mr. Russ is also an associate professor at the College of Southern Maryland and is the author of McGraw-Hill's Redeveloping Brownfields. He has been a project manager or project designer for more than 70 land development projects and has consulted on more than 150 others. Mr. Russ is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and is a continuing education provider for ASLA , the American Institute of Architects, and other associations. |
