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Urban street stormwater guide /
Streets make up more than 80 percent of all public space in cities, yet street space is often underutilized or disproportionately allocated to the movement of private motor vehicles. Excess impervious surface contributes to stormwater runoff, posing a threat to the environment and human health, and...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Francisco :
Island Press,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover ; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents ; Foreword; About the Guide ; Using the Guide ; 1. Streets as Ecosystems ; Green Street Principles ; Streets are Ecosystems ; Why Sustainable Stormwater Management Matters ; The Role of Streets ; Complete Streets are Green Streets ; 2. Planning for Stormwater ; Deveoping a Sustainable Stormwater Network ; Setting Goals for Stormwater Management ; Regional Climate & Ecology ; Aligning with Goals for Streets ; Solving the Street Design Puzzle ; Retrofitting Streets for Stormwater ; Reconstructing Streets for Stormwater.
- 3. Stormwater Streets Stormwater Street Types ; Ultra Urban Green Street ; Green Transitway ; Boulevard ; Neighborhood Main Street ; Residential Street ; Commercial Shared Street ; Residential Shared Street ; Green Alley ; Industrial Street ; Stormwater Greenway ; Reclaimed Intersection ; 4. Stormwater Elements ; Green Stormwater Elements ; Bioretention Planter ; Biofiltration Planter ; Bioretention Swale ; Hybrid Bioretention Planter ; Stormwater Tree ; Permeable Pavement ; Green Infrastructure Configurations ; Stormwater Curb Extension ; Stormwater Transit Stop ; Floating Island Planter.
- Stormwater Median Bioretention Design Considerations ; Bioretention Cell Sizing ; Inflow, Outflow, & Overflow ; Inlet Design ; Presettling Zone ; Soil, Media & Plantings ; 5. Partnerships & Performance ; Policies, Programs, & Partnerships ; Policy ; Collaboration & Partnerships ; Operations & Maintenance ; Performance Measures ; Measure Performance for Policy Goals ; Measure Performance at Program & Project Scales ; Performance Measures for Ecology ; Performance Measures for Mobility ; Performance Measures for Urban Vitality ; 6. Resources ; Glossary ; Endnotes ; References.
- City Policy & Guidance References Credits ; Photo Credits.