Low impact development and sustainable stormwater management /

Sustainable Stormwater Management introduces engineers and designers to ideas and methods for managing stormwater in a more ecologically sustainable fashion. It provides detailed information on the design process, engineering details and calculations, and construction concerns. Concepts are illustra...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Cahill, Thomas H., 1939-
Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, [2012]
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Chapter Prologue; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Rainwater as the Resource; 1.1 The Water Balance as a Guide for Sustainable Design; 1.2 The Water Balance by Region; 1.3 Arid Environments: The Southern California Model; 1.4 The Altered Water Balance and Hydrologic Impacts; 1.5 The Impacts of Development on the Hydrologic Cycle; The Historic Approach: Detention System Design; Stormwater Volume Methodologies; References; Chapter 2: Stormwater Hydrology and Quality; 2.1 Overland Flow: The Beginning of Runoff; 2.2 Regional Hydrology; 2.3 Stormwater Volume.
  • 2.4 The Water Quality Impacts of Land Development2.5 The Chemistry of Urban Runoff Pollution; 2.6 Understanding Pollutant Transport in Stormwater; References; Chapter 3: Land as the Resource; 3.1 Historic Patterns of Land Development; 3.2 Sustainable Site Design; 3.3 Watershed Setting and Physical Context; 3.4 Smart Growth Issues; 3.5 Conflict Between Desired Land Use and Sustainability; 3.6 Physical Determinants of Land Development; 3.7 Urban Communities with Combined Sewer Overflows; 3.8 The Living Building and Zero Net Water Use; References; Chapter 4: The Planning Process for LID.
  • 4.1 Sustainable Site Planning Process with Stormwater Management4.2 Overview of the Site Design Process for LID; Chapter 5: The Legal Basis for LID: Regulatory Standards and LID Design Criteria; 5.1 The Land-Water Legal Process; 5.2 The Evolution of Land Development Regulation; 5.3 The Regulatory Framework; 5.4 Stormwater Management Regulations; References; References; Chapter 6: LID Design Calculations and Methodology; 6.1 Introduction to Stormwater Methodologies; 6.2 Existing Methodologies for Runoff Volume Calculations; 6.3 Existing Methodologies for Peak-Rate/Hydrograph Estimates.
  • 6.4 Computer Models6.5 Precipitation Data for Stormwater Calculations; 6.6 Accounting for the Benefits of LID: Linking Volume and Peak Rate; 6.7 Recommended LID Stormwater Calculation Methodology; 6.8 Nonstructural BMP Credits; References; References; Chapter 7: Design of LID Systems; 7.1 Nonstructural Measures; 7.2 Structural Measures; 7.3 Pervious Pavement with an Infiltration or Storage Bed; 7.4 Bioremediation; 7.5 Vegetated Roof Systems; 7.6 Capture-Reuse; References and Additional Sources; Chapter 8: Structural Measures: Construction, Operation, and Maintenance.
  • 8.1 Porous Pavement Systems8.2 Bioremediation Systems; 8.3 Capture-Reuse Systems; Appendix A: The Stormwater Calculation Process; Appendix B: Case Studies; B.1 The Transition from Research to Practice; B.2 Manuals; B.3 LID Manual for Michigan (2008); References; B.4 Models and Watershed Studies; B.5 Design and Construction Projects; Index.