Soil and Stormwater Management for Landscape Architects
LAND 4350
3 hours. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week.
Soil and Stormwater Management for Landscape Architects
Analytical Thinking
Course Description
Site design and construction have direct impacts upon the
exposure of soils to erosion and the quantity and quality of
stormwater runoff. Proper site design, the sizing and
placement of stormwater components and systems, and the design
of soil erosion and sediment control practices are addressed.
NPDES standards are identified and practices described in the
Georgia Stormwater Manual and the Manual for Soil Erosion and
Sediment Control in Georgia are applied.
Athena Title
Soil and Stormwater Management
Non-Traditional Format
The four contact hours will be handled as both lecture and
studio hours.
Prerequisite
LAND 3330 and LAND 3340
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will be able to explain the role of site planning and design in the protection of soil and stormwater quality and identify planning and design principles critical to sustainable and responsible site development.
Students will be able to identify planning and design principles critical to sustainable and responsible site development.
Students will be able to describe the role of pertinent Federal, State, and Local regulations, ordinances and manuals for stormwater and erosion and sediment control in protecting natural resources and influencing site design and development practices.
Students will be able to model watershed runoff rates and volumes using various methods and identify the strengths, weaknesses, and limitations of each method.
Students will be able to select and apply stormwater best management practices to achieve required site stormwater targets and assess their effectiveness.
Students will be able to select and apply appropriate erosion and sediment control best management practices to minimize erosion and to protect downstream water quality.
Topical Outline
1 Introduction; Stewardship of the Land and Water Site Engineering Review: review of skills and processes
2 NPDES, Stormwater Permitting Process and Documentation
Site Design for Stormwater Management; LID Concepts; BMPs
3 Stormwater Modeling: Concepts, Conventions, Review of
Rational Formula Stormwater Modeling: Rational Formula
4 Stormwater Modeling: Rational Formula
Stormwater Modeling: SCS Method; TR55
5 Stormwater Modeling: SCS Method; TR55
Stormwater Modeling: SCS Method; TR55
6 Site Application: Swale Design
7 Site Application: Piping Design
8 Site Application: Detention Facility Design
9 Site Application: Bioswale Design
10 Site Application: Pervious Pavement Design
11 Site Application: Comprehensive Site Development Problem
12 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Permitting Process
and documentation
Site Design for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control, BMPs
13 Vegetative Measures
14 Structural Practices
15 Site Site Development Problem
Final Exam
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Analytical Thinking
The ability to reason, interpret, analyze, and solve problems from a wide array of authentic contexts.
