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Description:The full-color, practical guide to designing sustainable residential landscapes and small-scale sites"Going green" is no longer a choice; it's a necessity. Developed landscapes have played a significant role in exacerbating the environmental and social problems that threaten humanity; however, they can also be part of the solution. "Designing the Sustainable Site: Integrated Design Strategies for Small-Scale Sites and Residential Landscapes" gives site designers and landscape architects the tools and information they need to become a driving force in the quest for sustainability.Advocating a regenerative design approach in which built landscapes sustain and restore vital ecological functions, this book guides readers through a design process for new and redeveloped sites that not only minimizes damage to the environment but also actively helps to repair it. "Designing the Sustainable Site"Assists designers in identifying and incorporating sustainable practices that have the greatest positive impact on both the project and the surrounding community, within a regional contextUses photographs, sketches, and case studies to provide a comprehensive look at successful green landscape designIllustrates how sustainable practices are relevant and applicable to projects of any size or budgetDemonstrates how built environments can protect and restore ecosystem servicesExplains the multiple and far-reaching benefits that sustainable design solutions can provideAssists project teams in fulfilling credit requirements of green building assessment tools, such as LEED, BREEAM, or SITESWith attention to six global environmental challenges--including air pollution, urban flooding and water pollution, water shortages, invasive species, and loss of biodiversity--along with guidance on how to meet these challenges, "Designing the Sustainable Site" is a practical design manual for sustainable alternatives to small-scale site and residential landscape design.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Designing the Sustainable Site: Integrated Design Strategies for Small Scale Sites and Residential Landscapes. To get started finding Designing the Sustainable Site: Integrated Design Strategies for Small Scale Sites and Residential Landscapes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The full-color, practical guide to designing sustainable residential landscapes and small-scale sites"Going green" is no longer a choice; it's a necessity. Developed landscapes have played a significant role in exacerbating the environmental and social problems that threaten humanity; however, they can also be part of the solution. "Designing the Sustainable Site: Integrated Design Strategies for Small-Scale Sites and Residential Landscapes" gives site designers and landscape architects the tools and information they need to become a driving force in the quest for sustainability.Advocating a regenerative design approach in which built landscapes sustain and restore vital ecological functions, this book guides readers through a design process for new and redeveloped sites that not only minimizes damage to the environment but also actively helps to repair it. "Designing the Sustainable Site"Assists designers in identifying and incorporating sustainable practices that have the greatest positive impact on both the project and the surrounding community, within a regional contextUses photographs, sketches, and case studies to provide a comprehensive look at successful green landscape designIllustrates how sustainable practices are relevant and applicable to projects of any size or budgetDemonstrates how built environments can protect and restore ecosystem servicesExplains the multiple and far-reaching benefits that sustainable design solutions can provideAssists project teams in fulfilling credit requirements of green building assessment tools, such as LEED, BREEAM, or SITESWith attention to six global environmental challenges--including air pollution, urban flooding and water pollution, water shortages, invasive species, and loss of biodiversity--along with guidance on how to meet these challenges, "Designing the Sustainable Site" is a practical design manual for sustainable alternatives to small-scale site and residential landscape design.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Designing the Sustainable Site: Integrated Design Strategies for Small Scale Sites and Residential Landscapes. To get started finding Designing the Sustainable Site: Integrated Design Strategies for Small Scale Sites and Residential Landscapes, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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