Land Development Handbook (Hardcover)

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• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
• ISBN: 0071494375
• WAPI (Tower ID): 111760056
• Release Date: June 18, 2008
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The Definitive Guide to Land Development-Every Detail, Every Issue, Every Setting

Land Development Handbook provides a step-by-step approach to any type of project, from rural greenfield development to suburban infill to urban redevelopment. With the latest information regarding green technologies and design, the book offers you a comprehensive look at the land-development process as a whole, as well as a thorough view of individual disciplines. Plus, a bonus color insert reveals the extent to which land development projects are transforming our communities!

This all-in-one guide provides in-depth coverage of:

• Environmental issues from erosion and sediment control and stormwater management to current regulatory controls for plan approval, permitting, and green building certification
• Comprehensive planning and zoning including new development models for mixed-use, transit-oriented, and conservation developments
• Enhanced approaches to community and political consensus building
• Technical design procedures for infrastructure components including roads and utilities with a new section on dry utilities
• Surveying tools and techniques focusing on the use of GPS and GIS to collect, present, and preserve data throughout the design process
• Plan preparation, submission, and processing with an emphasis on technologies available-from CAD modeling and design to electronic submissions, permit processing, and tracking

Subjects include:

• Planning and zoning
• Real Property Law
• Engineering Feasibility
• Environmental Regulations
• Rezoning
• Conceptual and Schematic Design
• Development Patterns
• Control, Boundary, and Topographical Surveys
• Historic Assessment and Preservation
• Street and Utility Design
• Floodplain Studies
• Grading and Earthwork
• Water and Wastewater Treatment
• Cost Estimating
• Subdivision Process
• Plan Submittals
• Stormwater Management
• Erosion and Sediment Control
• And much more!

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