Bibliography Items Related to Site and Water

Items of general interest

Books

• Handbook of Water Use and Conservation: Homes, Landscapes, Businesses, Industries, Farms by Amy Vickers (2001)

   

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Other items

Websites

• A Source Book on Natural Landscaping for Public Officials

   
• Center for Watershed Protection

   
• Energy Federation Incorporated

   
• Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Green Roofs for Healthy Cities, publisher

   
• International Dark-Sky Association

   
• Low-Impact Development Design Strategies: An Integrated Design Approach Prince George’s County, Department of Environmental Resources, publisher

   
• Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series

   
• USGS Water Resources of the United States

   
• WaterWiser: The Water Efficiency Clearinghouse Web Site American Water Works Association (AWWA), publisher

   

Videos

• Urban Stream Restoration: A Video Tour of Ecological Restoration Techniques, with Ann Riley Nolte Media, publisher (1998)

   

Periodicals

• Landscape Architecture: The Magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects American Society of Landscape Architects, publisher

   
• Small Flows Quarterly: Helping America's Small Communities Meet Their Wastewater Needs National Small Flows Clearinghouse, publisher

   

Books

• Dry Run: Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis by Jerry Yudelson (2010)

   
• Energy-Wise Landscape Design: A New Approach for your Home and Garden by Sue Reed (2010)

   
• Green Roof Systems: A Guide to the Planning, Design, and Construction of Landscapes over Structure by Susan Weiler et al. (2009)

   
• Water Gardens & Natural Pools: Design & Construction by Peter Himmelhuber (2009)

   
• Site Analysis: A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design by James A. LaGro, Jr. (2008)

   
• Design for Water: Rainwater Harvesting, Stormwater Catchment, and Alternate Water Reuse by Heather Kinkade-Levario (2007)

   
• Green Roof—A Case Study: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates' Design for the Headquarters of the American Society of Landscape Architects by Christian Werthmann (2007)

   
• Living Systems: Innovative Materials and Technologies for Landscape Architecture by Liat Margolis et al. (2007)

   
• Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape by Nigel Dunnet et al. (2007)

   
• Sustainable Landscape Construction, 2nd edition: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors by J. William Thompson et al. (2007)

   
• The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes by Rick Darke (2007)

   
• Create an Oasis with Greywater, 4th Edition: Your Complete Guide to Managing Greywater in the Landscape by Art Ludwig (2006)

   
• Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home by Julie Moir Messervy et al. (2006)

   
• Roof Cooling Techniques: A Design Handbook by Simos Yannas et al. (2006)

   
• Solar Water Heating: A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems by Bob Ramlow et al. (2006)

   
• Building Science for Building Enclosures by John Straube et al. (2005)

   
• Green Roofs: Ecological Design and Construction (2005)

   
• How to Build Paths, Steps & Footbridges: The Fundamentals of Planning, Designing, and Constructing Creative Walkways in Your Home Landscape by Peter Jeswald (2005)

   
• Porous Pavements by Bruce K. Ferguson (2005)

   
• Sustainable Golf Courses: A Guide to Environmental Stewardship by Ronald G. Dodson (2005)

   
• The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, 3rd Edition by J. C. Jenkins (2005)

   
• Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds by Art Ludwig (2005)

   
• Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Xeriscape Guide for the Rocky Mountain Region, California, and the Desert Southwest, 2nd edition by James M. Knopf (2005)

   
• Native Trees for North American Landscapes: http://www.timberpress.com/books/isbn.cfm/9780881926071/native_trees_north_american_landscapes/sternberg by Guy Sternberg et al. (2004)

   
• Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls by Nigel Dunnett et al. (2004)

   
• Rainwater Collection For the Mechanically Challenged, 2nd edition by Suzy Banks et al. (2004)

   
• The Natural Habitat Garden by Ken Druse et al. (2004)

   
• Human Ecology: Following Nature's Lead by Frederick Steiner (2002)

   
• Intelligent Skins by Michael Wigginton et al. (2002)

   
• Native Trees, Shrubs, and Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, and Propagating North American Woody Plants by William Cullina (2002)

   
• Regenerative Design Techniques: Practical Applications in Landscape Design by Pete Melby et al. (2002)

   
• Courtyards: Aesthetic, Social, and Thermal Delight by John Reynolds (2001)

   
• Ecology and Design: Frameworks for Learning Bart R. Johnson et al., editor (2001)

   
• Going Native: Biodiversity in Our Own Backyards by Janet Marinelli (2001)

   
• Redesigning the American Lawn: A Search for Environmental Harmony, 2nd Edition by F. Herbert Bormann et al. (2001)

   
• Sewage Solutions: Answering the Call of Nature by Nick Grant et al. (2001)

   
• Allergy-Free Gardening: A Revolutionary Guide to Healthy Landscaping by Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)

   
• Daylighting: New Life for Buried Streams by Richard Pinkham (2000)

   
• Roadside Use of Native Plants Bonnie Harper-Lore et al., editor (2000)

   
• The Composting Toilet System Book: A Practical Guide to Choosing, Planning and Maintaining Composting Toilet Systems, an Alternative to Sewer and Septic Systems by David Del Porto et al. (2000)

   
• Builder’s Greywater Guide: Installation of Greywater Systems in New Construction and Remodeling by Art Ludwig (1999)

   
• Constructed Wetlands in the Sustainable Landscape by Craig Campbell et al. (1999)

   
• Re-Evaluating Stormwater: The Nine Mile Run Model for Restorative Redevelopment by Bruce Ferguson et al. (1999)

   
• Recovering America: A More Gentle Way to Build by Malcolm Wells (1999)

   
• Redeveloping Brownfields: Landscape Architects, Site Planners, Developers by Thomas H. Russ (1999)

   
• Residential End Uses of Water Peter Mayer et al., editor (1999)

   
• Xeriscape Plant Guide: 100 water-wise plants for gardens and landscapes by Rob Proctor et al. (1999)

   
• Better Site Design: A Handbook for Changing Development Rules in Your Community (1998)

   
• Introduction to Stormwater: Concept, Purpose, Design by Bruce K. Ferguson (1998)

   
• Roof Gardens: History, Design, and Construction by Theodore Osmundson (1998)

   
• Stalking the Wild Amaranth: Gardening in the Age of Extinction by Janet Marinelli (1998)

   
• The Once and Future Forest: A Guide to Forest Restoration Strategies by Leslie Sauer et al. (1998)

   
• Trees and Development: A Technical Guide to Preservation of Trees During Land Development by Nelda Matheny et al. (1998)

   
• The Wild Lawn Handbook: Alternatives to the Traditional Front Lawn by Stevie Daniels (1997)

   
• Building Greener Neighborhoods: Trees as Part of the Plan by Jack Petit (1996)

   
• Mitigation Banking: Theory and Practice Lindell L. Marsh et al., editor (1996)

   
• The Gardener's Guide to Common-Sense Pest Control by William Olkowski (1996)

   
• Design with Nature by Ian L. McHarg (1995)

   
• Plants for Natural Gardens: Southwestern Native and Adaptive Trees, Shrubs, Wildflowers, and Grasses by Judith Phillips (1995)

   
• The Complete Irrigation Workbook: Design, Installation, Maintenance, and Water Management by Larry Keesen et al. (1995)

   
• The Native Plant Primer: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers for Natural Gardens by Carole Ottesen (1995)

   
• Stormwater Infiltration by Bruce K. Ferguson (1994)

   
• Energy-Efficient and Environmental Landscaping: Cut Your Utility Bills By up to 30 Percent and Create a Natural, Healthy Yard by Anne Simon Moffat et al. (1993)

   
• Best Management Practices: Field Manual on Sediment and Erosion Control for Contractors and Inspectors by Jerald S. Fifield

   

Articles and Reports

• Small-Scale Constructed Wetland Treatment Systems: Feasibility, Design Criteria, and O&M Requirements by Scott D. Wallace, P.E. (2006)

   
• The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting, 3rd Edition by Texas Water Development Board (2005)

   

Other

• The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy: Acheiving Energy Independence through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Hydropower (2006)

   

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