Site Design 1

This course by H. Paul Wood was developed as a study aid for the previous Site Design-Written Test, but the information presented will be helpful to condidates preparing for the current Pre-Design or Site Planning division. The material covers the essential principles of land use and site planning. The six lessons examine the climatic and natural elements, topography, site circulation, and legal, economic, and perceptual influences on site desing. Among the subjects covered are Site analysis Land forms and geology Contour modification Site drainage Traffic, parking, and utilities Site Planning history. The course is fully illustrated with sketches, diagrams, and graphic examples, and enhanced by a bibliography, and extensive glossary, and an index. A review quiz is included at the end of each lesson, and the course also contains a major simulated examination. Complete explanations of all quiz and examination answers are included.