Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The compositional organization of landforms, buildings, circulation, plantings, land uses, and
utilities
Site planning is the art of arranging structures on the land and shaping the spaces
between Its aim is moral and esthetic: to make places which enhance everyday life
which liberate their inhabitants and give them a sense of the world they live in.
-Kevin Lynch and Gary Hack, Site Planning
Historical Precedent
Many sites have been planned as if they were a blank slate, with little or no regard for
topography, vegetation, natural drainage patterns, or cultural meanings of landscapes to
local communities
Numerous landscape architects have been advocates for site design and interdisciplinary
planning in balance with natural processes and environmental integrity
topography
drainage patterns
vegetation
prevailing winds
solar exposure
views
site history
current use
Master Plan
Economic Benefits
Environmental Benefits
Social Benefits
Challenges
Print Resources
Professional Resources
References
Benotto, Catherine. Fairhaven Highlands, Bellingham, WA: A Case Study in Sustainable Master Planning. Seattle: Weber Thompson, August 2009.
The Center for Neighborhood Technology. The Value of Green Infrastructure: A Guide to Recognizing its Economic, Environmental, and Social Benefits. Chicago: Center
for Neighborhood Technology, 2010.
The Cultural Landscape Foundation.
Francis, Mark. Village Homes: A Community by Design. Washington, DC: Island Press, 2003.
Hinman, Curtis. Low Impact Development: Technical Guidance Manual for Puget Sound. Olympia: Puget Sound Action Team, January 2005.
Hopper, Leonard J. Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards: Student Edition. 2nd Ed. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007.
McHarg, Ian L. Design with Nature. Garden City, New York: The Natural History Press, 1969.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices.
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Acknowledgements
This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency under assistance agreement PO-00J08601 to Jefferson County
Department of Community Development. The contents of this document do not
necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does
mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or
recommendation for use.