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Book Street Design Manual

Download or read book Street Design Manual written by New York (N.Y.). Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York City Street Design Manual provides policies and design guidelines to city agencies, design professionals, private developers, and community groups for the improvement of streets and sidewalks throughout the five boroughs. It is intended to serve as a comprehensive resource for promoting higher quality street designs and more efficient project implementation.

Book Native Americans of San Diego County

Download or read book Native Americans of San Diego County written by Donna Bradley and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archeological findings verify the occupation of San Diego County by Native Americans going back over 10,000 years, though little is recorded of their history before 1542, when Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sailed into San Diego Bay and claimed the local territory for Spain. The native population at that time is estimated to have been 20,000, just as it is today. There are 18 reservations in the San Diego County area (17 of which are currently functioning), more than in any other county in the United States. The four primary tribal groups making up the Native Americans of the San Diego County area are the Kumeyaay (also known as Diegueño), Luiseño, Cupeño, and Cahuilla. Each of these groups has faced many hardships and setbacks while attempting to rebuild their nations to the proud peoples they once were, still are, and always shall be.

Book San Diego County Mammal Atlas

Download or read book San Diego County Mammal Atlas written by Scott Tremor and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new San Diego County Mammal Atlas serves as the definitive guide to the mammals of San Diego County, the biodiversity of which is one of the greatest in the United States. More than a decade in the making, the 432-page, full-color book covers the biology of all 91 terrestrial species and 31 inshore marine visitors known to have occurred in the county during recorded history (since 1769).

Book The Greenbook

    Book Details:
  • Author : BNI Building News
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1998-12-12
  • ISBN : 9781557011800
  • Pages : 400 pages

Download or read book The Greenbook written by BNI Building News and published by . This book was released on 1998-12-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After years of requests from professionals in the field, BNI is proud to announce The Greenbook 1997 Field Edition, Abridged. This companion to the nationally famous "Greenbook" is designed to aid the professionals in the field in their work and provide a quick and handy reference that firs easily in a pocket or briefcase. This abridged "Greenbook" is packed with the information needed in the "field"-including necessary text and tables. There are over 380 jam-packed pages exerpted from the nationally famous "Greenbook". A must-have for the busy inspector, engineer, or field profession.

Book The Boulevard Book

    Book Details:
  • Author : Allan B. Jacobs
  • Publisher : MIT Press
  • Release : 2003-08-29
  • ISBN : 9780262600583
  • Pages : 282 pages

Download or read book The Boulevard Book written by Allan B. Jacobs and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of the multiway boulevard and an argument for its revival, with design guidelines and historic examples. First built in Europe and grandly imported to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century, the classic multiway boulevard has been in decline for many years, victim of a narrowly focused approach to street design that views unencumbered vehicular traffic flow as the highest priority. The American preoccupation with destination and speed has made multiway boulevards increasingly rare as artifacts of the urban landscape. This book reintroduces the boulevard, tree-lined and with separate realms for through traffic and for slow-paced vehicular-pedestrian movement, as an important and often crucial feature of both historic and contemporary cities. It presents more than fifty boulevards—as varied as Avenue Montaigne, in Paris; C. G. Road, in Ahmedabad, India; and The Esplanade, in Chico, California—celebrating their usefulness and beauty. It discusses their history and evolution, the misconceptions that led to their near-demise in the United States, and their potential as a modern street type. Based on wide research, The Boulevard Book examines the safety of these streets and offers design guidelines for professionals, scholars, and community decision makers. Extensive plans, cross sections, and perspective drawings permit visual comparisons. The book shows how multiway boulevards respond to many issues that are central to urban life, including livability, mobility, safety, interest, economic opportunity, mass transit, and open space.

Book Paradise Plundered

Download or read book Paradise Plundered written by Steven P. Erie and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early 21st century has not been kind to California's reputation for good government. But the Golden State's governance flaws reflect worrisome national trends with origins in the 1970s and 1980s. Growing voter distrust with government, a demand for services but not taxes to pay for them, a sharp decline in enlightened leadership and effective civic watchdogs, and dysfunctional political institutions have all contributed to the current governance malaise. Until recently, San Diego, California—America's 8th largest city—seemed immune to such systematic governance disorders. This sunny beach town entered the 1990s proclaiming to be "America's Finest City," but in a few short years its reputation went from "Futureville" to "Enron-by-the-Sea." In this eye-opening and telling narrative, Steven P. Erie, Vladimir Kogan, and Scott A. MacKenzie mix policy analysis, political theory, and history to explore and explain the unintended but largely predictable failures of governance in San Diego. Using untapped primary sources—interviews with key decision makers and public documents—and benchmarking San Diego with other leading California cities, Paradise Plundered examines critical dimensions of San Diego's governance failure: a multi-billion dollar pension deficit; a chronic budget deficit; inadequate city services and infrastructure; grandiose planning initiatives divorced from dire fiscal realities; an insulated downtown redevelopment program plagued by poorly-crafted public-private partnerships; and, for the metropolitan region, inadequate airport and port facilities, a severe underinvestment in firefighting capacity despite destructive wildfires, and heightened Mexican border security concerns. Far from a sunny story of paradise and prosperity, this account takes stock of an important but understudied city, its failed civic leadership, and poorly performing institutions, policymaking, and planning. Though the extent of these failures may place San Diego in a league of its own, other cities are experiencing similar challenges and political changes. As such, this tale of civic woe offers valuable lessons for urban scholars, practitioners, and general readers concerned about the future of their own cities.

Book Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual

Download or read book Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Manual written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This manual contains overview information on treatment technologies, installation practices, and past performance."--Introduction.

Book Children s Play Areas and Equipment

Download or read book Children s Play Areas and Equipment written by United States. Department of the Army and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book San Diego Architecture

Download or read book San Diego Architecture written by Dirk Sutro and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pocket-sized guidebook to the eclectic architecture of San Diego County. Grouped by neighborhood/community location, with brief overviews of each area and a photo of each building.

Book Gravity Sanitary Sewer Design and Construction

Download or read book Gravity Sanitary Sewer Design and Construction written by Paul Bizier and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ASCE MOP 60 & WEF MOP FD-5 provides theoretical and practical guidelines for the design and construction of gravity sanitary sewers.

Book Raw Sewage to Reclaimed Water

Download or read book Raw Sewage to Reclaimed Water written by Jon R. Jamieson and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical review of sewage and wastewater systems in the San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan region. A general ?worldwide? history precedes a more detailed history of the San Diego-Tijuana area. Starting with the days of raw sewage flowing down the dusty streets of Old Town San Diego in the 1800s to today with the modern challenges of scarce potable water, ocean water quality and federal mandates. The complete history of the City of San Diego?s present 550 square mile ?Metro? wastewater system, along with the histories of the various connecting agencies and cities that utilize the San Diego system. A detailed review of Tijuana, Mexico?s wastewater system is presented together with the history of the continuing cross-border pollution and health issues. Over 200 photos and illustration, a full index and detailed appendices compliment the main text of the book.

Book The Engineer and the City

Download or read book The Engineer and the City written by and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1969 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Coast to Cactus

Download or read book Coast to Cactus written by Diana Lindsay and published by Sunbelt Publications. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coast to Cactus: The Canyoneer Trail Guide to San Diego Outdoors is much more than a hiking guide. Written by the San Diego Natural History Museum Canyoneers, it is the new bible for really getting to know and appreciate the countys biodiversity while exploring firsthand. The guide has 250 hikes, each with its own map and photograph, hike description with mileage, elevation gain/loss, difficulty rating, directions to the trailhead with GPS, trail use, special features, and type of habitat(s) found on each hike. Each hike has a focus on a species or natural/cultural history feature associated with that hike.

Book Mid Coast Corridor Mass Transit Improvement Project  San Diego County

Download or read book Mid Coast Corridor Mass Transit Improvement Project San Diego County written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book North Dakota Days

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bro Halff
  • Publisher : Simpler Gifts Press
  • Release : 2019-09
  • ISBN : 9781885238108
  • Pages : 134 pages

Download or read book North Dakota Days written by Bro Halff and published by Simpler Gifts Press. This book was released on 2019-09 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North Dakota Days is a radiant collection of watercolors and writings by Bro Halff, capturing the beauty of North Dakota's land and buildings, and the life-affirming attitude of its people. This book, and its companion volume, North Dakota Travels, portray diverse landscapes and townscapes in one of America's most beautiful states. The prose and poetry in the book bring to life the optimistic and friendly s pirit of the state's people, as well as the colorful history of some of its most appealing sights. This is a personal tribute to North Dakota and an evocation of its people's outlooks and ways of life. The intent of the author's style is a fresh and optimistic look at scenes that delight our senses, and that stimulate our capacity for wonder before the world around us. He strives to let each of his artworks tell a story into which the observer is invited, in sheer enjoyment of the experience. AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Bro Halff is a North Dakota and Hawaii artist who is known for his watercolors and poetry. Born in 1946, he was raised in Texas. He has lived in many parts of the United States and in Europe. Since 1972, he has pursued a career of writing, in several genres, including lyrical and visual poetry, and of painting and sculpting. The central theme of his lyrical poetry is the celebration of human diversity and of nature. His watercolors depict, with radiant colors and bold composition, rural, urban, and small-town America. His artworks have been routinely exhibited in galleries throughout the United States. He recently completed two books of poetry, prose sketches, and watercolors of North Dakota. Another work of poetry and pen-and-ink drawings, Seasonal Delights, was published by the Mellen Poetry Press in 1999. Mr. Halff currently resides in Bismarck, North Dakota and on Kauai, in Hawaii.

Book San Diego County Native Plants

Download or read book San Diego County Native Plants written by James Lightner and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Replacement of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center  La Jolla

Download or read book Replacement of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Southwest Fisheries Science Center La Jolla written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: