An Introduction to Landscaping of Levees for Professional Engineers

An Introduction to Landscaping of Levees for Professional Engineers
Author: J. Paul Guyer
Publisher: Guyer Partners
Total Pages: 52
Release:
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design, construction and maintenance of levees. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. LANDSCAPE PLANTING: OBJECTIVES AND ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS, 3. TREATMENT OF LEVEES, FLOODWALLS, EMBANKMENT DAMS, AND APPURTENANT STRUCTURES, 4. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS, 5. VEGETATION-RELATED MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR, 6. FIGURES.

An Introduction to Landscaping of Levees

An Introduction to Landscaping of Levees
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher: Guyer Partners
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and others interested in landscaping of levees. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. LANDSCAPE PLANTING: OBJECTIVES AND ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS 3. TREATMENT OF LEVEES, FLOODWALLS, EMBANKMENT DAMS, AND APPURTENANT STRUCTURES 4. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS 5. VEGETATION-RELATED MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR 6. FIGURES.

Landscape as Infrastructure

Landscape as Infrastructure
Author: Pierre Belanger
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 572
Release: 2016-11-10
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 131724317X

As ecology becomes the new engineering, the projection of landscape as infrastructure—the contemporary alignment of the disciplines of landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban planning— has become pressing. Predominant challenges facing urban regions and territories today—including shifting climates, material flows, and population mobilities, are addressed and strategized here. Responding to the under-performance of master planning and over-exertion of technological systems at the end of twentieth century, this book argues for the strategic design of "infrastructural ecologies," describing a synthetic landscape of living, biophysical systems that operate as urban infrastructures to shape and direct the future of urban economies and cultures into the 21st century. Pierre Bélanger is Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Co-Director of the Master in Design Studies Program at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. As part of the Department of Landscape Architecture and the Advansed Studies Program, Bélanger teaches and coordinates graduate courses on the convergence of ecology, infrastructure and urbanism in the interrelated fields of design, planning and engineering. Dr. Bélanger is author of the 35th edition of the Pamphlet Architecture Series from Princeton Architectural Press, GOING LIVE: from States to Systems (pa35.net), co-editor with Jennifer Sigler of the 39th issue of Harvard Design Magazine, Wet Matter, and co-author of the forthcoming volume ECOLOGIES OF POWER: Mapping Military Geographies & Logistical Landscapes of the U.S. Department of Defense. As a landscape architect and urbanist, he is the recipient of the 2008 Canada Prix de Rome in Architecture and the Curator for the Canada Pavilion ad Canadian Exhibition, "EXTRACTION," at the 2016 Venice Architecture Biennale (extraction.ca).

An Introduction to Levees

An Introduction to Levees
Author: J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher: Guyer Partners
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2017-12-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Introductory technical guidance for civil and professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of levees. Here is what is discussed: 1. FIELD INVESTIGATIONS 2. LEVEE CONSTRUCTION METHODS 3. SEEPAGE, SLOPE AND SETTLEMENT 4. BERMS, FILTERS AND DRAINS 5. SOIL CEMENT FOR PROTECTION OF LEVEE 6. SPECIAL FEATURES.

2009 Report Card for America's Infrastructure

2009 Report Card for America's Infrastructure
Author: American Society of Civil Engineers
Publisher: ASCE Publications
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780784410370

Details the rationale behind grades in 15 categories as announced by ASCE. This book presents an analysis of each category, an assessment of your state's status, case studies of successful projects, suggestions for actions you can take and ways you can get involved, and more.

The Invention of Rivers

The Invention of Rivers
Author: Dilip da Cunha
Publisher: Penn Studies in Landscape Arch
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2018
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780812249996

Featuring more than 150 illustrations, many in color, The Invention of Rivers integrates history, art, cultural studies, hydrology, and geography to tell the story of how rivers have been culturally constructed as lines granted special roles in defining human habitation and everyday practice.

Site Planning and Design Handbook 2e (Pb)

Site Planning and Design Handbook 2e (Pb)
Author: Thomas Russ
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-03-31
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781265620424

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Essential site planning and design strategies, up-to-date with the latest sustainable development techniques Discover how to incorporate sound environmental considerations into traditional site design processes. Written by a licensed landscape architect with more than 20 years of professional experience, this authoritative guide combines established approaches to site planning with sustainable practices and increased environmental sensitivity. Fully revised and updated, Site Planning and Design Handbook, Second Edition discusses the latest standards and protocols-including LEED. The book features expanded coverage of green site design topics such as water conservation, energy efficiency, green building materials, site infrastructure, and brownfield restoration. This comprehensive resource addresses the challenges associated with site planning and design and lays the groundwork for success. Site Planning and Design Handbook, Second Edition explains how to: Integrate sustainability into site design Gather site data and perform site analysis Meet community standards and expectations Plan for pedestrians, traffic, parking, and open space Use grading techniques to minimize erosion and maximize site stability Implement low-impact stormwater management and sewage disposal methods Manage brownfield redevelopment Apply landscape ecology principles to site design Preserve historic landscapes and effectively utilize vegetation

Engineering Within Ecological Constraints

Engineering Within Ecological Constraints
Author: National Academy of Engineering
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 1996-03-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 030917645X

Engineering within Ecological Constraints presents a rare dialogue between engineers and environmental scientists as they consider the many technical as well as social and legal challenges of ecologically sensitive engineering. The volume looks at the concepts of scale, resilience, and chaos as they apply to the points where the ecological life support system of nature interacts with the technological life support system created by humankind. Among the questions addressed are: What are the implications of differences between ecological and engineering concepts of efficiency and stability? How can engineering solutions to immediate problems be made compatible with long-term ecological concerns? How can we transfer ecological principles to economic systems? The book also includes important case studies on such topics as water management in southern Florida and California and oil exploration in rain forests. From its conceptual discussions to the practical experience reflected in case studies, this volume will be important to policymakers, practitioners, researchers, educators, and students in the fields of engineering, environmental science, and environmental policy.