Site analysis : informing context-sensitive and sustainable site planning and design /

Blending theory with application, Site Analysis offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on the evolving practice of designing sustainable built environments. Information on understanding existing site conditions and context-sensitive design teaches readers how a thorough site analysis can create mea...

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Main Author:	LaGro, James A., Jr
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken : Wiley, 2013.
Edition:	Third edition.
Subjects:	Building sites > Planning. Building sites > Environmental aspects. Land use > Planning. Land use > Environmental aspects. ARCHITECTURE > Methods & Materials. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Blending theory with application, Site Analysis offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on the evolving practice of designing sustainable built environments. Information on understanding existing site conditions and context-sensitive design teaches readers how a thorough site analysis can create meaningful places and promote sustainability through energy, water, and natural resource conservation. The new Third Edition is fully updated throughout to include coverage of the latest sustainability topics. A new chapter covers site plan review and design review, and new case studies examine.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (385 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781118418932 (electronic bk.) 111841893X (electronic bk.) 9781118416266 (electronic bk.) 1118416260 (electronic bk.)