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050			_aQH 541.15 .C35 2012
100			_aCalkins, Meg. _eauthor
245		4	_aThe sustainable sites handbook : _ba complete guide to the principles, strategies, and practices for sustainable landscapes / _cMeg Calkins.
260			_aHoboken, New Jersey : _bJohn Wiley & Son, Inc., _cc2012
300			_axiv, 545 p. : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
365			_bPHP5308
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aForeword -- Letter from SITES Partners -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Predesign: Site selection, assessment, and planning -- 3. Site design: water -- 4. Site design: vegetation -- 5. Site design: soils -- 6. Site design: materials and resources -- 7. Human health and well-being for sustainable sites -- 8. Operations, maintenance, monitoring, and stewardship
520			_a"This official reference guide to the Sustainable Sites Initiative Rating System contains information on principles, strategies, technologies, tools, and best practices for sustainable site design applicable to any type of designed landscape, with or without buildings, ranging from shopping malls, streetscapes, subdivisions, corporate and academic campuses, transportation corridors, parks and recreation areas, all the way to single family homes. Equally useful as a guide to achieving SSI credits, or as a guide to independent pursuit of sustainable sites, it offers in-depth coverage on important "green" topics"-- | "This book will be the official reference guide to Sustainable Sites Initiative Rating System, the first national rating system for sustainable landscapes"--
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