TY - BOOK ID - 77927229 TI - Green buildings in the U. S. and China : development and policy comparisons PY - 2015 SN - 1634636627 9781634636629 9781634636414 1634636414 PB - New York : Nova Publishers, DB - UniCat KW - Sustainable architecture KW - Sustainable buildings KW - Ecologically sustainable buildings KW - Environmentally sustainable buildings KW - Green buildings (Green technology) KW - Buildings KW - Sustainable development KW - Eco-architecture KW - Environmentally conscious architecture KW - Environmentally friendly architecture KW - Green architecture KW - Green building design KW - Green design (Buildings) KW - Sustainable design (Buildings) KW - Architecture KW - Sustainable design UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77927229 AB - One of the most exciting new trends in water quality management today is the movement by many cities, counties, states, and private-sector developers toward the increased use of Low Impact Development (LID) to help protect and restore water quality. LID comprises a set of approaches and practices that are designed to reduce runoff of water and pollutants from the site at which they are generated. By means of infiltration, evapotranspiration, and reuse of rainwater, LID techniques manage water and water pollutants at the source and thereby prevent or reduce the impact of development on rivers, ER -