Site planning and design handbook / Thomas H. Russ.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sustainability and site design : population and demographics ; Anticipated effects of global climate change ; Land use ; Energy ; Water -- Sustainability and the'green' site : Sustainable development ; Green building materials ; Deconstruction ; Sustainable site planning ; Moving to sustainability -- Site data and analysis : Site analysis ; Assessing'fit' ; Environmental concerns ; Brownfields -- Design for communities : Site layout ; Residential site design ; Emerging practices ; Design for security ; Commercial lot layout ; Walls and fences ; Water features ; Plazas and patios -- Design for people : General site design guidelines for pedestrians ; Signage ; Open space requirements ; Bicycle and multiple-use pats ; Seating ; Accommodating an older population ; Design for dogs -- Street and parking design : Traditional street design ; Streets for people ; Street layout and engineering ; Parking area design -- Site grading : Engineering properties of soil ; The balanced site ; Minimizing the impact of site grading ; Site stabilization ; Slope-stability -- Erosion and sediment control -- Infrastructure : Low-impact design ; Storm water management ; Estimating peak runoff with the rational method ; Swales ; Infiltration and recharge ; Detention and retention basins ; Other considerations ; Green roofs ; Gray water systems ; Sanitary sewer -- Landscape restoration : Site planning and landscape ecology ; Restoring landscape ; Streams ; Wetlands ; Erosion damage ; Brownfield redevelopment -- Vegetation in the site plan : Planting design ; Native plants ; Using trees in the landscape ; Tree and shrub planting ; Selecting and planting new trees ; Preservation of trees ; Phytoremediation ; Meadows ; Toxic plants -- Preserving landscapes : Investigation of the historic landscape ; U.S. landscape style: an overview ; Planning ; Land preservation -- Landscape and culture : The use of the land ; Growth controls ; Sustainable development ; Building the postindustrial landscape ; Science and design -- Professional and project management issues : Failure ; The project manager ; Contracting ; Quality assurance in the design process ; Getting paid ; Greening up the design practice ; Dealing with the public -- A. Environmental site assessment : Historical perspective ; Environmental site assessment methods ; Redevelopment strategies -- B. A sample preparedness, prevention, and contingency plan : General site layout and site conditions ; The emergency response plan ; Employee training program ; Emergency equipment and procedures.