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Artful rainwater design

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  • © 2015

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Authors:
  1. Stuart Echols

    1. Stuart Echols Pennsylvania State University, Port Matilda, USA

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  2. Eliza Pennypacker

    1. Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

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  • The book includes over 200 color illustrations

  • Case studies offer a breadth of geographic diversity from Pennsylvania to Florida, Arizona to Oregon and Washington

  • Authors Stuart Echols and Eliza Pennypacker have coined the term 'artful rainwater design' and are experts on innovative approaches to managing stormwater

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Stuart Echols, Eliza Pennypacker
    Pages 1-5

  3. The History of Stormwater Management and Background for Artful Rainwater Design

    • Stuart Echols, Eliza Pennypacker
    Pages 7-22

  4. Achieving Amenity with Artful Rainwater Design

    • Stuart Echols, Eliza Pennypacker
    Pages 23-93

  5. Achieving Utility with Artful Rainwater Design

    • Stuart Echols, Eliza Pennypacker
    Pages 95-151

  6. Case Studies of Artful Rainwater Design

    • Stuart Echols, Eliza Pennypacker
    Pages 153-257

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 259-284
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About this book

This beautifully illustrated, comprehensive guide explains how to design creative, yet practical, landscapes that treat on-site stormwater management as an opportunity to enhance site design.

Stormwater management as art? Absolutely. Rain is a resource that should be valued and celebrated, not merely treated as an urban design problem—and yet, traditional stormwater treatment methods often range from ugly to forgettable. This book shows that it’s possible to effectively manage runoff while also creating inviting, attractive landscapes.
It is a must-have resource for landscape architects, urban designers, civil engineers, and architects looking to create landscapes that celebrate rain for the life-giving resource it is-- and contribute to more sustainable, healthy, and even fun, built environments


Authors and Affiliations

  • Stuart Echols Pennsylvania State University, Port Matilda, USA

    Stuart Echols

  • Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA

    Eliza Pennypacker

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Artful rainwater design

  • Authors: Stuart Echols, Eliza Pennypacker

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-318-8

  • Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Stuart Echols and Eliza Pennypacker 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-318-8Published: 30 October 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 284

  • Number of Illustrations: 178 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Environment, general

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