Artful Rainwater Design has three main parts: first, the book outlines five amenity-focused goals that might be highlighted in a project: education, recreation, safety, public relations, and aesthetic appeal. Next, it focuses on techniques for ecologically sustainable stormwater management that complement the amenity goals. Finally, it features diverse case studies that show how designers around the country are implementing principles of artful rainwater design.

Artful Rainwater Design (ARD), an approach to sustainable stormwater management that celebrates rain as a resource, should be a natural fit at theme parks. Like ARD, theme parks use visual spectacle to attract an audience, tell a story, and educate people. To date, however, theme park designs have not incorporated ARD; furthermore, they often do not apply modern sustainable solutions of Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) to manage stormwater. Theme parks designers often still view stormwater as a simple nuisance to be managed primarily through grey infrastructure. This is a neglected opportunity in a major industry: ARD and GSI would complement the guest experience while increasing patrons' curiosity and awareness of sustainable stormwater management. This study developed effective strategies for bringing ARD and GSI to theme parks to improve their environmental sustainability and public education, based on a case study at the Walt Disney Company's Magic Kingdom theme park. A research-through-design process was used to produce six unique ARDs. This design process included several phases: site inventory, site selection, conceptual design, schematic design, and design development. Opportunities, constraints, problems, and solutions encountered during the design process were evaluated to compile a list of strategies. The proposed designs indicate that theme parks can seamlessly integrate ARD into existing themed areas, even where limited space is available to add new features. ARD can often tie into existing downspouts from buildings, with a minimal footprint and no loss of permeable space. However, a lack of connections to existing drainage infrastructure can inspire creative, unique designs. Another key strategy is providing shelter from which to enjoy ARDs during rain events comfortably. By following the recommended strategies, the theme park industry can improve the public perception of rainwater to promote an acceptance of modern stormwater interventions within the public space.

“Green Stormwater Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban and Rural Development” offers some of the latest international scientific and practitioner findings around the adaptation of urban, rural and transportation infrastructures to climate change by sustainable water management. This book addresses the main gaps in the up-to-date literature and provides the reader with a holistic view, ranging from a strategic and multiscale planning, implementation and decision-making angle down to the engineering details for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of green stormwater techniques such as sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and stormwater control measures (SCMs). This book is particularly recommended for a wide audience of readers, such as academics/researchers and students in the fields of architecture and landscaping, engineering, environmental and natural sciences, social and physical geography and urban and territorial planning. This book is also a resource for practitioners and professionals developing their work in architecture studios, engineering companies, local and regional authorities, water and environmental industries, infrastructure maintenance, regulators, planners, developers and legislators.

Approaches to Water Sensitive Urban Design: Potential, Design, Ecological Health, Economics, Policies and Community Perceptions covers all aspects on the implementation of sustainable storm water systems for urban and suburban areas whether they are labeled as WSUD, Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure (GI), Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) or the Sponge City Concept. These systems and approaches are becoming an integral part of developing water sensitive cities as they are considered very capable solutions in addressing issues relating to urbanization, climate change and heat island impacts in dealing with storm water issues. The book is based on research conducted in Australia and around the world, bringing in perspectives in an ecosystems approach, a water quality approach, and a sewer based approach to stormwater, all of which are uniquely covered in this single resource. Presents a holistic examination of the current knowledge on WSUD and storm water, including water quality, hydrology, social impacts, economic impacts, ecosystem health, and implementation guidelines Includes additional global approaches to WSUD, including SUDS, LID, GI and the Sponge City Concept Covers the different perspectives from Australia (ecosystem based), the USA (water quality based) and Europe (sewer based) Addresses storm water management during the civil construction stage when much of the ecological damage can be done

This title documents the burgeoning eco art movement from A to Z, presenting a panorama of artistic responses to environmental concerns, from Ant Farms anti-consumer antics in the 1970s to Marina Zurkows 2007 animation that anticipates the havoc wreaked upon the planet by global warming.

This series offers a range of heretofore unavailable writings in English translation on the subjects of art, architecture, and aesthetics. Camus's description of the French hotel argues that architecture should please the senses and the mind.