Book description
The Leading Guide To Site Design And EngineeringÂ- Revised And Updated
Site Engineering for Landscape Architects is the top choice for
site engineering, planning, and construction courses as well as for
practitioners in the field, with easy-to-understand coverage of the
principles and techniques of basic site engineering for grading,
drainage, earthwork, and road alignment. The Sixth Edition has
been revised to address the latest developments in landscape
architecture while retaining an accessible approach to complex concepts.
The book offers an introduction to landform and the language of its
design, and explores the site engineering concepts essential to
practicing landscape architecture todayÂ-from interpreting landform
and contour lines, to designing horizontal and vertical road
alignments, to construction sequencing, to designing and sizing storm
water management systems. Integrating design with construction and
implementation processes, the authors enable readers to gain a
progressive understanding of the material.
This edition contains completely revised information on storm water
management and green infrastructure, as well as many new and updated
case studies. It also includes updated coverage of storm water
management systems design, runoff calculations, and natural resource
conservation. Graphics throughout the book have been revised to bring
a consistent, clean approach to the illustrations.
Perfect for use as a study guide for the most difficult section of
the Landscape Architect Registration Exam (LARE) or as a handy
professional reference, Site Engineering for Landscape Architects,
Sixth Edition gives readers a strong foundation in site
development that is environmentally sensitive and intellectually
stimulating.
The late STEVEN STROM, FASLA, was Associate Professor in the
Department of Landscape Architecture at Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey.
KURT NATHAN, MS, PE, is Professor Emeritus at Rutgers, The
State University of New Jersey, and was formerly a consulting engineer
for Conservation Engineering.
JAKE WOLAND, ASLA, is a landscape architect with HEWITT in
Seattle, Washington. He previously taught at Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey.
