Porous Pavements (Integrative Studies in Water Management and Land Development)
By addebook • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Architecture
Porous Pavements (Integrative Studies in Water Management and Land Development)
Porous Pavements (Integrative Studies in Water Management and Land Development)
By Bruce K. Ferguson
Publisher: CRC
Number Of Pages: 600
Publication Date: 2005-02-18
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0849326702
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780849326707
Binding: Hardcover
Pavements are the most ubiquitous of all man-made structures, and they have an enormous impact on environmental quality. They are responsible for hydrocarbon pollutants, excess runoff, groundwater decline and the resulting local water shortages, temperature increases in the urban “heat island,” and for the ability of trees to extend their roots in order to live. Porous pavements, despite their ability to mitigate these factors, remain the object of much skepticism and controversy. Written by a renowned expert with 25 years of experience in urban watershed management, Porous Pavements is the first comprehensive “encyclopedia” of porous pavement materials. The book begins with five chapters that lay a foundation for all porous pavement materials and applications, introducing the types of materials and arrangements, their roles in the urban environment, and the principles of pavement structure, hydrology, and rooting space. The following nine chapters outline the costs, maintenance requirements, advantages and disadvantages for different applications, installation methods, sources of standard specifications, and performance levels for each family of porous pavement materials. Relying on case studies and factual data from observed experience, and containing abundant references for further information, Porous Pavements gives responsible practitioners a complete toolbox from which to select the appropriate material for site-specific conditions, providing a “green” alternative to impervious pavements.
Summary: Defines the current state of the art for pervious surfaces
Rating: 4
Bruce Ferguson does a good job of quantifying the current state of the art of pervious surfaces development. This is a largely anecdotal study of current installations, and collection of data from many discrete sources. At $140 , this isn’t a bedside reading book, but a necessary addition to your technical library for engineers, stormwater managers, and landscape architects.
Summary: Porous Pavement
Rating: 5
This is the first and only definitive, complete treatment of the subject I have been able to find, written in understandable, useful terms.
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