Content: Preface --
Acknowledgments --
pt. 1. Practice of landscape architecture --
General --
Overview of profession --
Construction documentation --
Overview of construction documentation --
Project manual --
Construction drawing layout --
Symbols --
Landscape planning --
Environmental and Legal --
Environmental review --
Legal : permits and regulations --
Project administration --
Project management --
Business administration : records, legal, liability --
Cost estimating --
Bidding --
Construction observation --
Postoccupancy evaluation --
pt. 2. Standards and guidelines --
Human factors --
Human nature and spatial relationships --
Community participation --
Environmental factors --
Modifying solar radiation --
Modifying wind --
Regional climate --
Modifying microclimates --
Modifying air quality --
Brownfields evaluation --
Environmental hazards --
Wetlands evaluation --
Resource inventory and conservation --
Sustainable site design --
Cultural factors --
Historic landscape --
Security considerations --
Crime prevention through environmental design --
Site security planning and landscape design criteria --
Site planning --
Environmental site analysis --
The town planning process --
Rural village design --
Elements of urbanism --
Plan types --
Block types --
Open space types --
Building types --
Spatial definition --
Frontage types --
Landscape types --
Traditional neighborhood design --
Site planning for fire protection --
Residential site planning --
Residential density --
Single-family detached housing --
Single-family attached housing --
Context-sensitive solutions --
Transit-oriented development --
Circulation --
Vehicular circulation --
Parking standards --
Parking lot design guidelines --
Parking space dimensions --
Parking lot design --
Accessible parking --
Bicycle circulation --
Recreational trails and shared-use paths --
Accessibility --
Access to the outdoor setting --
pt. 3. Process, implementation and application --
Construction operations and earthwork --
Site construction overview --
Soil mechanics --
Embankment stabilization --
Site grading and earthwork --
Cut and fill calculations --
Water supply and management --
Subsurface drainage systems --
Surface drainage systems --
Runoff control systems --
Wetland preservation --
Wastewater management : graywater harvest and treatment --
Constructed treatment wetlands --
Stormwater management --
Site design for stormwater management --
Stormwater hydrology --
Stormwater conveyance --
Stormwater quantity control --
Stormwater quality control --
Rainwater harvesting --
Stream restoration --
Irrigation and water features --
Irrigation --
Water features, fountains, and pools --
Fountains and decorative pools --
Garden structures --
Pavement and structures in the landscape --
Pavement in the landscape --
Unit pavers --
Concrete pavement --
Asphaltic concrete pavement --
Porous pavements --
Stairs, ramps, and curbs --
Freestanding and retaining walls --
Fences and screens --
Gazebos and freestanding wood structures --
Overhead structures --
Wood decks --
Wood decking --
Site amenities --
Lighting --
Planting --
Soils : urban or disturbed --
Public planting design principles --
Residential landscape design principles --
Environmental effects of trees --
Site considerations, plant installation requirements, and details --
Tree planting in urban areas --
Planting : special considerations --
Recommended ornamental and shade trees for use in landscape design in the continental United States --
Native species : Upper Midwest --
Native plants --
Xeriscape design --
Construction damage to existing trees on-site : avoidance, protection, and preservation --
Plant maintenance --
Interior plants --
Turf --
Living green roofs and landscapes over structure --
Special construction --
Plaza membrane waterproofing over occupied space --
Therapeutic gardens --
Wildlife habitat --
Campuses --
Hazard control --
Soil erosion and sediment control --
Restoration and remediation --
Ecological community restoration --
Brownfields remediation and development --
Sound control and reduction --
Parks and recreation --
Large city parks --
Small urban parks --
Waterfronts --
Outdoor play areas --
Golf course design : planning and details --
Waste management --
Solid waste collection and recycling spaces --
pt. 4. Materials --
Soils --
Soils : agronomic --
Asphalt --
Asphalt --
Concrete --
Concrete --
Concrete reinforcement : reinforcing bars and wire --
Environmental and health considerations of concrete --
Masonry --
Brick masonry --
Concrete masonry units --
Metals --
Metal --
Wood --
Wood and related products --
Recreational surfaces --
Recreational surfaces --
Nursery stock --
Nursery stock standards and practices, shipping and handling, guarantees --
Other materials --
Greenhouses --
Geotextiles --
Paints and coatings --
Evaluating the environmental and human health impacts of materials --
Life-cycle phases of a material or product --
Inputs and outputs associated with building materials/products --
Green building materials defined --
Evaluation tools --
Index.