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Reducing the impacts of urban runoff : the advantages of alternative site design approaches /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Wetmore CollectionPublisher: Chicago, Illinois The Commission, 1997Description: 65 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Subject(s): Other classification:
  • S WRMT.040.b.e.c.02 NIPC 1997 ASFPM
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Contents:
1. Introduction: Background ; Purpose ; Urban runoff impacts ; Overview of recommended site design alternatives -- 2. Site design best management practices: Natural drainage measures ; Natural detention basin designs ; Infiltration practices ; Permeable paving ; Natural landscaping ; Reduced imperviousness - alternative residential streetscapes ; Reduced imperviousness - alternative parking lot designs ; Cluster development/PUDs -- 3. Cumulative benefits of alternative site designs: Summary of effectiveness ; Cumulative environmental benefits ; Cumulative cost savings -- 4. Incorporating BMPs into the site planning process: Developer’s perspective ; Local government perspective -- References -- Appendix A: Suggested design references.
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"Prepared for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Water Pollution Control".

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-65).

1. Introduction: Background ; Purpose ; Urban runoff impacts ; Overview of recommended site design alternatives -- 2. Site design best management practices: Natural drainage measures ; Natural detention basin designs ; Infiltration practices ; Permeable paving ; Natural landscaping ; Reduced imperviousness - alternative residential streetscapes ; Reduced imperviousness - alternative parking lot designs ; Cluster development/PUDs -- 3. Cumulative benefits of alternative site designs: Summary of effectiveness ; Cumulative environmental benefits ; Cumulative cost savings -- 4. Incorporating BMPs into the site planning process: Developer’s perspective ; Local government perspective -- References -- Appendix A: Suggested design references.

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