{"product_id":"working-water-reinventing-the-storm-drain-9781943532360","title":"Working Water: Reinventing the Storm Drain","description":"\u003cb\u003eWorking Water demonstrates better approaches of managing urban water resources in ways that support more efficient water use, clean urban runoff, support natural systems, and enhance the vitality and livability of our cities. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring the potentials of urban water resources is an important part of Wenk Associates' practice, and the focus of this book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking Water has evolved as a reflection on over thirty-five years of the firm's professional work and is organized in three parts. The first part is a teaching tool for students and the interested public. The second part is a monograph describing selected projects of the firm and their value as civic and natural resources in addition to their essential function of stormwater control. The third part is a resource manual describing lessons learned after decades of observing project successes and failures and ways to overcome legal, financial, and institutional barriers to implementing green infrastructure at a system scale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWenk, Bill:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill\u003cbr\u003eWenk is founder of Wenk Associates, Inc., a Denver-based landscape architectural\u003cbr\u003efirm. For over 40 years, Bill has been influential in the restoration and\u003cbr\u003eredevelopment of urban river and waterfronts, the implementation of green\u003cbr\u003einfrastructure systems, and the design of public parks and open spaces. He is\u003cbr\u003erecognized nationally for utilizing stormwater as a resource. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill's extensive portfolio includes a master plan\u003cbr\u003efor the reclamation of the 32-mile Los Angeles River corridor in California;\u003cbr\u003egreen infrastructure planning and implementation for the redevelopment of\u003cbr\u003eabandoned railyards, and restoration of the Menomonee River in Milwaukee, \u003cbr\u003eWisconsin; and transformation of the South Platte River Valley in the heart of\u003cbr\u003eDenver into a mosaic of parks, open spaces, and in-fill development. All\u003cbr\u003eprojects focus on site and district-scale infrastructure systems that\u003cbr\u003eincorporate stormwater as a multi-benefit resource.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill\u003cbr\u003electures frequently at universities and conferences across the nation on the\u003cbr\u003eintegration of stormwater systems and public space as a component of green\u003cbr\u003einfrastructure. He served on a National Science Foundation committee assembled\u003cbr\u003eto recommend revisions to Federal rules and regulations governing nonpoint\u003cbr\u003esource stormwater pollution. He has served as a visiting professor at several\u003cbr\u003euniversities. Bill holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University\u003cbr\u003eof Oregon and a Bachelor of Science, Landscape Architecture from Michigan State\u003cbr\u003eUniversity and is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape\u003cbr\u003eArchitects. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oro Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50365972709650,"sku":"9781943532360","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d0b4ac4-da0a-4cf1-9e41-64f1f5b0e9b7.jpg?v=1728468701","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/working-water-reinventing-the-storm-drain-9781943532360","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}