Protecting Water Resources with Smart Growth

Intended for audiences familiar with smart growth (SG), who now seek specific ideas on how techniques for SG can be used to protect their water resources. Describes how communities have used SG techniques at the regional level to minimize the impacts of new development on their water resources, by implementing policies to preserve critical regional watershed areas, & strategically directing development to existing communities to minimize runoff from impervious surfaces such as roadways, driveways, & rooftops. Discusses site-level techniques that local gov'ts. have used to further mitigate the impacts of development. The examples provided are drawn from communities across the country, & are supplemented by practice tips.Ó B&W photos.Richards, Lynn is the author of 'Protecting Water Resources with Smart Growth', published 2005 under ISBN 9781422301265 and ISBN 1422301265.