Artful rainwater design : creative ways to manage stormwater / by Stuart Echols and Eliza Pennypacker.

By:

Echols, Stuart [author.]

Contributor(s):

Pennypacker, Eliza

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781610910514
1610910516
1610912667
9781610912662

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

628.21 23

LOC classification:

TD657 .E25 2015

Contents:

The history of stormwater management and background for artful rainwater design -- Achieving amenity with artful rainwater design -- Achieving utility with artful rainwater design -- Case studies of artful rainwater design.

Summary: Artful Rainwater Design has three main parts: first, the book outlines five amenity-focused goals that might be highlighted in a project: education, recreation, safety, public relations, and aesthetic appeal. Next, it focuses on techniques for ecologically sustainable stormwater management that complement the amenity goals. Finally, it features diverse case studies that show how designers around the country are implementing principles of artful rainwater design.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Circulating Books	Pennsylvania Horticultural Society	New Books	TD657 .E25 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3182700029413

Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-273) and index.

Artful Rainwater Design has three main parts: first, the book outlines five amenity-focused goals that might be highlighted in a project: education, recreation, safety, public relations, and aesthetic appeal. Next, it focuses on techniques for ecologically sustainable stormwater management that complement the amenity goals. Finally, it features diverse case studies that show how designers around the country are implementing principles of artful rainwater design.