Sustainable Land Development Today - February 2008 - (Page 4) Sustainable 10 Balancing the needs of people, planet, and profit. FEBRUARY 2008 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2 Columns Departments 6 Our Voice Like a gorilla on a balance beam, consumer confidence will teeter with the reports on the nation’s economy problems. New Product: Sustainable Solution for Wind Erosion A look at cutting edge research into the commercial application of naturally occurring microorganisms that may provide a sustainable answer to wind erosion. & 30 33 Contents TOP STORY Finance: Discounting, an Unsustainable Solution A California home builder warns of long-term damage to the industry that will be the result of sales-discounting in a down market and argues instead for a number of alternatives. Technology: High Tech Amenities High tech communication systems can provide an attractive amenity for commercial/residential projects. We take a look at three systems, from the well established to those on the cutting edge. Last Word Sustainability Reaching New Level of Acceptance 36 10When Good Development Goes Bad: Dirt Is Not Cheap Anymore 46 It is a simple concept: water runs downhill, and as it does it picks up and carries away natural and man-made pollutants, finally depositing them into lakes, rivers, wetlands, coastal waters, and even our underground sources of drinking water. We have seen an increased focus over the past decade by regulators and private citizens to address stormwater impacts. 30 FEATURE ARTICLES 16 22 Going Green in Bean Town Sustainable, transit-oriented development may rewrite the book on mixed-use projects in suburban America. Construction is getting underway on the 4.5-million-square-foot Westwood Station project near Boston. Creating a Sense of Place and Community Through Transit (project profile) Two new mixed-use infill transit-oriented developments (TODs) in Texas, one under construction and the other in the planning phase, illustrate a growing interest among developers, municipalities and communities in the economic and quality-of-life benefits associated with creating a new “sense of place” around a rail transit stop. SLDI in Focus The Need for Industry Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Event Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 PHOTO CREDITS On the Cover: A failed silt fence illegally placed in stream providing no pollution control at all. A legal expert reviews the history of the nation’s clean water legislation, what we have seen on development sites and how developers can avoid problems in the future. File Photo: Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP. Contents: (Top) Failed BMP allowing escape of sediment from site. File Photo: Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP.(Right) Mature crust in the Mojave desert (www.soilcrust.org). 4 February 2008 Sustainable Land Development Today RESOURCES Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Editorial Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Products/Services Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . 42 SLDT Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 http://www.soilcrust.org
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