The first hands-on instruction guide to landform grading and
revegetation
Landform grading provides a cost-effective, attractive, and
environmentally compatible way to construct slopes and other
landforms that are stable and that blend in with the natural
surroundings. Landform grading design and construction technology
have advanced rapidly during the past decade, and this book
explains the technique, its uses, its various applications, and its
significant advantages.
"Landforming: An Environmental Approach to Hillside Development,
Mine Reclamation and Watershed Restoration," presents the first
comprehensive and practical guidebook to the innovative techniques
of landform grading and revegetation.
Citing numerous practical applications in such areas as hillside
housing developments, mass grading operations, surface mining and
watershed reclamation projects, the authors--one an internationally
recognized instructor and the other an engineer with over thirty
years of practical experience in the field--have teamed up to
provide valuable information on: The aesthetic and ecological
benefits of landform grading and revegetationAnalyses that
demonstrate the stability of landform designed slopesReal-world
design/construction proceduresConstruction in both upland slope
areas and in stream corridorsAnalytical procedures and design aids
to assist implementationWell documented and comprehensive case
studies of actual projects
Written in straightforward language and liberally illustrated
with informative photographs and schematic drawings, the text
should prove of value to practicing professionals in such diverse
fields as land planning, civil and geotechnical engineering,
landscape architecture, and geology as well as to personnel in a
variety of local, state and federal regulatory agencies and
environmental interest groups.
HORST J. SCHOR is the originator of the Landforming and
Revegetation Concept and is Principal of H.J. Schor Consulting. He
has developed landform grading designs that have been implemented
in a variety of hillside grading and mining reclamation projects
for a diverse list of clients. He has been a guest lecturer at The
University of Wisconsin-Madison, The University of Dresden, Germany
and The University of California at Irvine.
DONALD H. GRAY, PHD, is Professor Emeritus of Civil and
Environmental Engineering at The University of Michigan. In
addition to speaking and teaching internationally, he has
co-authored three books on subjects related geotechnical
engineering and biotechnical slope protection.
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