Green streetscape design with stormwater management / Edited by Freek Loos/Martine van Vliet.

Contributor(s):

Vliet, Martine van

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Mulgrave, Victoria : Images Publishing, 2016Description: 247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781864706451 (hbk.) :

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

NA 9053 G74 2016

Contents:

Green Stormwater management practices -- Functions of roadway sand stormwater management in public green streets -- Complete streets design guidelines -- Green streets -- Stormwater management.

Summary: As people witness the effects of climate change causing storms of greater frequency and severity, storm-water management in green streetscape design provides an added safeguard that can help mitigate flash flooding during these events. Green street design helps manage stormwater runoff to minimize the amount of pollutants that reach the waterways during rain storms. It also increase the safety and walkability of streets and beautify city. This book provides a toolkit and reference for design projects for city agencies, contractors and landscape designers to help them achieve their goals.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TUP Manila Library	NFIC	General Circulation Section-GF	NA 9053 G74 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P00031153

Includes index.

Green Stormwater management practices -- Functions of roadway sand stormwater management in public green streets -- Complete streets design guidelines -- Green streets -- Stormwater management.

As people witness the effects of climate change causing storms of greater frequency and severity, storm-water management in green streetscape design provides an added safeguard that can help mitigate flash flooding during these events. Green street design helps manage stormwater runoff to minimize the amount of pollutants that reach the waterways during rain storms. It also increase the safety and walkability of streets and beautify city. This book provides a toolkit and reference for design projects for city agencies, contractors and landscape designers to help them achieve their goals.

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