New Report Examines Low Impact Development Practices
The Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently
released The Practice of Low Impact Development. This new publication
that presents a land development process, Low Impact Development
(LID), that uses various land planning and design practices and
technologies to conserve and protect natural resource systems and
reduce infrastructure costs. By incorporating both economic and
environmental considerations, LID allows land to be developed,
but in a cost-effective manner that helps mitigate potential environmental
impacts.
 Best suited for new, suburban development, LID can offer developers
both infrastructure savings and a way to respond to increasingly
stringent environmental regulations. For municipalities, LID can
help contain burgeoning street and storm water management costs.
For community residents, LID encourages local environmental stewardship.
In terms of the environment, the benefits speak for themselves.
Some of the key LID recommendations include:
- Project Planning & Design;
- Storm Water Management;
- Wastewater Management; and
- Circulation & Design.
The
Practice of Low Impact Development is available as a free
download (http://www.huduser.org/publications/destech/lowImpactDevl.htm)
or in printed form for a nominal charge by calling HUD USER at
800/245-2691.
From the LGEAN Newsletter 10/27/03. To subscribe to LGEAN Update: http://www.lgean.org/html/updateservice.cfm.
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