Urban Hydrology
Sustainable Urban Site Design: Principles & Elements
Dr. Kathleen Wolf
Awaji Landcape Planning and Horticulture Academy
May 16, 2008

Course Review
Sustainability Certification - May 2
Oriental Stork Reintroduction - May 7

LEED
Green Building Rating Systems
Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design
using tools and performance criteria
building and development checklist
started in U.S., now 41 countries

LEED
Performance Checklist
sustainable site development
water savings
energy efficiency and atmosphere
materials selection
indoor environmental quality

Bronx Library
 (New York City)

New Construction
Certification

score: 34
rating: Silver
Oriental White Stork Recovery
a few pics

"pine nest vs"
pine nest vs
nest pole

Stork Recovery Center
a few pics

Stork Recovery Center
biotope
habitat

Stork Recovery
Sustainability Lessons?
homework, part 1
student team, 3-4 people
prepare a sustainability story
present ideas to class
Professional etiquette
business meetings
Japanese & Western introductions

Lecture Topics - May 16
1. Water Cycle
theory and science
2. Site Design Concepts
changing how we do things
3. Design Examples
eco-design, adaptibility, delight

Water Cycle
Theory and Science
Land Cover Change

Natural Water Cycle
source: City of Aukland, NZ

Urban Water Cycle
source: City of Aukland, NZ

Land
Change &
Hydrology
Land Change & Hydrology
Where Does Water Go?
Where Does It Go?
grey infrastructure
stormwater drain inlet to pipe
sewer pipe
then . . . . . ?

Urban
Water
Management
Baltimore, Maryland - Public Works Museum

Urban
Water
Management
Baltimore, Maryland - Public Works Museum

Land Change & Hydrology
Problems
water quantity
meadow, 1 hectare - runoff 24 m3
parking lot, 1 hectare - runoff 379 m3 (16 x)
water quality
pollutants
sediment
erosion

Stream & River Erosion
Design Concepts
Changing how we do things!

Design Goals
BETTER SITE DESIGN!
reduce impervious surface
slow water movement
more infiltration to soil
reuse water on site
filter water that goes to pipe

Better Site Design!
standard site design

Low Impact Development (LID)
www.lowimpactdevelopment.org/

Best Management Practices
= Tools
vegetated swales
filter strips
bioretention (rain garden)
infiltration trench
permeable paving
cistern & rain barrel
green roof

Design Examples
Using
Best Management Practices
& Tools

Vegetated Swale
Filter Strip
Filter Strip
Filter Strip
Infiltration Cell (Rain Garden)
Rain Garden
Rain Gardens - function & art
Rain Garden Example
Infiltration Strip (drain pipe)
Slide 39
Note! Vegetation Selection
Note! Vegetation Selection
Permeable Paving
Permeable Paving
Permeable Paving
Cistern & Rain Barrel
Cistern & Rain Barrel
Cistern Steps (Seattle, Buster Simpson)
Environmental
Art (water)
City
Stream
Gutter to
Rain
Garden
Green Roof
Slide 52
Slide 53
Green Roof
Green Roof
(Washington D.C.)
Summary of Lecture
Urban Hydrology
water shortage in urban areas - global
our traditions waste water
know where it goes!
use tools (Best Management Practices) to conserve water

New Design or
Change the Old
Slide 58
Slide 59
ALPHA
urban hydrology
some good things!
some changes?
you make idea for change

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