Sustainable Land Development Today - April 2008 - (Page 4) Sustainable 30 Balancing the needs of people, planet, and profit. APRIL 2008 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 4 Columns Departments 6 Our Voice There aught to be a law. Retaining Walls: Cost Effective and Adaptable Solution Geotechnical engineers adjust to changing circumstances while keeping a budget and schedule under control. Erosion Control: Avoiding the Blame Game A city in Kansas works with a contractor to address stormwater violations after failed BMPs threaten a recreational lake with sediment. Technology: Real Time Reporting Internet-based technology can solve compatibility and timeliness problems associated with NPDES inspections. The Last Word: Hang in ‘Til 2010 Perspectives from Skip Preble, a member of the SLDI Executive Board of Directors. 34 & 36 38 46 Contents TOP STORY 16 10What Really 16 20 30 Matters to the Financial Markets? An examination of the relationships between specific economic indicators, episodic events, and financial metrics makes clear the influences driving the value of individual engineering and construction companies. FEATURE ARTICLES Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders in Landscape Architecture International planning and landscape architecture firm EDSA has embarked upon a corporate partnership with Broward County School District at Northeast High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to promote the field of landscape architecture to local high-school students. The Ingenuity of a Brownfield Professional Soil contamination and financial challenges made a city fear that a promising redevelopment project may be no more than a great idea. Home Sustainable Home: Woodson Place From buildings to landscape, a Texas family creates a Conservation Subdivision to preserve the legacy of their ancestral homestead. 34 RESOURCES SLDI in Focus SLDI Preferred Provider Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Event Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Bookstore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Leadership Conference Agenda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Editorial Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Industry News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Products/Services Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . 42 SLDT Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 4 April 2008 Sustainable Land Development Today
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