Land Development Handbook
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Landscape, Science & Nature, Technology, Construction & Construction Trades, Engineering, Civil
| Author: | Dewberry | ISBN: | 9780071640930 |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Education | Publication: | July 6, 2008 |
| Imprint: | McGraw-Hill Education | Language: | English |
| Author: | Dewberry |
| ISBN: | 9780071640930 |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Education |
| Publication: | July 6, 2008 |
| Imprint: | McGraw-Hill Education |
| Language: | English |
The Definitive Guide to Land Development-Every Detail, Every Issue, Every Setting
Land Development Handbook provides a step-by-step approach to any type of project, from rural greenfield development to suburban infill 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. Plus, 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 and stormwater management to current regulatory controls for plan approval, permitting, and green building certification
- Comprehensive planning and zoning including new development models for mixed-use, transit-oriented, and conservation developments
- Enhanced approaches to community and political consensus building
- Technical design procedures for infrastructure components including roads and utilities with a new section on dry utilities
- 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 technologies available-from CAD modeling and design to electronic submissions, permit processing, and tracking
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 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!
The Definitive Guide to Land Development-Every Detail, Every Issue, Every Setting
Land Development Handbook provides a step-by-step approach to any type of project, from rural greenfield development to suburban infill 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. Plus, 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 and stormwater management to current regulatory controls for plan approval, permitting, and green building certification
- Comprehensive planning and zoning including new development models for mixed-use, transit-oriented, and conservation developments
- Enhanced approaches to community and political consensus building
- Technical design procedures for infrastructure components including roads and utilities with a new section on dry utilities
- 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 technologies available-from CAD modeling and design to electronic submissions, permit processing, and tracking
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 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!
