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Artful rainwater design : creative ways to manage stormwater / by Stuart Echols and Eliza Pennypacker.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: x, 284 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781610910514
  • 1610910516
  • 1610912667
  • 9781610912662
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TD657 .E25 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
The history of stormwater management and background for artful rainwater design -- Achieving amenity with artful rainwater design -- Achieving utility with artful rainwater design -- Case studies of artful rainwater design.
Summary: Artful Rainwater Design has three main parts: first, the book outlines five amenity-focused goals that might be highlighted in a project: education, recreation, safety, public relations, and aesthetic appeal. Next, it focuses on techniques for ecologically sustainable stormwater management that complement the amenity goals. Finally, it features diverse case studies that show how designers around the country are implementing principles of artful rainwater design.
List(s) this item appears in: Stormwater Solutions
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves SB419.5 .E34 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 39352800156176
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index.

The history of stormwater management and background for artful rainwater design -- Achieving amenity with artful rainwater design -- Achieving utility with artful rainwater design -- Case studies of artful rainwater design.

Artful Rainwater Design has three main parts: first, the book outlines five amenity-focused goals that might be highlighted in a project: education, recreation, safety, public relations, and aesthetic appeal. Next, it focuses on techniques for ecologically sustainable stormwater management that complement the amenity goals. Finally, it features diverse case studies that show how designers around the country are implementing principles of artful rainwater design.

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