TY - GEN AU - Balmori, Diana AU - Benoit,Gaboury TI - The land and natural development (LAND) code: guidelines for environmentally sustainable land development SN - 0470049847 (cloth : alk. paper) U1 - 333.77 PY - 2007/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,c2007. KW - Real estate development KW - Environmental aspects KW - United States KW - Land use KW - Building KW - Sustainable development N1 - "Published simultaneously in Canada."; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Water -- Site drainage -- Impervious surfaces -- Stormwater quality -- Water conservation and reuse -- Soils -- Erosion prevention and control -- Soil health and integrity -- Air quality and microclimate -- Living resources -- Living resources conservation plan -- Preserving and restoring habitat -- Buffering critical habitat -- Landscape connectivity -- Road placement and design -- Native species and landscape heterogeneity -- Selected resources for identifying native and invasive species -- Energy -- Industrial ecology and materials -- Additional resources -- Materials exchange websites by state where available -- Environmental engineering -- The different paths to sustainability -- Points checklist -- Glossary -- References UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0619/2006027160.html ER -