Introduction to Stormwater: Concept, Purpose and Design

Ferguson, Bruce K.

ISBN 10: 047116528X / ISBN 13: 9780471165286

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1998

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Hardcover. Condition: As new, binding sound, text clean, no inscriptions. 255pp. Over 200 charts, tables, photographs and examples aid in conceptualisation and calculations. Stormwater management is an essential component of all landscape architecture and site engineering projects. This book helps solve environmental problenms that arise in the process of planning, implementing, and evaluating the built environment. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Stormwater: Concept, Purpose and Design
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047116528X
• ISBN 13: 9780471165286
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Landscape Architecture/Garden Design

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Synopsis

This professional reference tool combines basic concepts ofhydrology with the latest applications for landscape architectureand site engineering--including effective, eco-friendly, andpeople-friendly design methods for:
* Wetlands construction
* Groundwater recharge
* Infiltration
* Porous pavements
* Stream restoration
* Water harvesting

Stormwater management is an essential component of all landscapearchitecture and site engineering projects. Introduction toStormwater helps solve environmental problems that arise in theprocess of planning, implementing, and evaluating the builtenvironment.

This useful guide is of singular importance to landscapearchitects, civil engineers, architects, wetlands scientists, andother environmental professionals who must comply withever-changing government regulations. Concepts such as drainage,runoff quality, and drought control are presented in aneasy-to-learn, nontechnical format, using case studies drawn fromall regions of the United States. Over 200 charts, tables,photographs, and examples aid in conceptualization andcalculations. Each chapter contains exercises to ensure that theuser acquires applied skills essential to professional licensureexams and practice in the field, as well as information on relatedsoftware.

About the Author

BRUCE K. FERGUSON is Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Georgia. His consulting projects include conservation of irrigation water on the lawn of the White House and site design guidelines to protect runoff quality in the metropolitan regions of San Francisco and Los Angeles and in the states of Florida, Georgia, and New York. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Educator Award of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture, and a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects.