Sustainable Low Impact Development (SLID)
NCSU Distance Education Course BAE 590 - Section 604

   Spring 2013 (3 credit hours)

Primary Instructors: Dr. William Hunt, Ph.D., PE and Dwane Jones, Ph.D.

E: dwane_jones@ncsu.edu (email is preferred method of communication)
T: (919) 515-0476
Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday or by appointment. Please email in advance.
Office Location: 3100 Faucette Drive, Weaver Labs Room 189, Raleigh, NC 27695

PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES: This course is primarily open to graduate students. Undergraduate students may take this course with permission from the instructor.

CLASS MEETINGS: Internet Only (Register through Distance Education)

COURSE OVERVIEW

Low Impact Development (LID) is a stormwater management design framework aimed at minimizing the negative impacts of stormwater runoff by mimicking the pre-development hydrology of a site. LID includes: mimicking pre-development hydrology, tree conservation, maximizing open space, maintenance, structural practices, and education.

This course addresses LID in the contexts of design, planning, implementation, and maintenance. It is designed for anyone interested in environmentally friendly, cost-efficient developments. The SLID course covers a significant amount of material related to low impact development. As such, low impact development is viewed holistically as a vital component to a larger, systematic approach to development.

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to engage in intellectual discussions involving LID, apply principles learned in design and review scenarios, and identify intricate components of an LID, coupled with how each component functions and contributes to the overall system. Students who successfully complete this course may find it beneficial to enroll in Dr. Bill Hunt's course- BAE 575, Urban Stormwater BMP Design.

Click here to download a pdf file of the CLASS SYLLABUS.

Click here to download a Flyer of this course.

TEXTBOOKS/REFERENCES

(1) Low Impact Development: A Design Manual for Urban Areas, Fay Jones School of Architecture, University of Arkansas Press (2010). http://uacdc.uark.edu (required; cost is approximately $30.00)

(2) NC LID Guidebook: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/agecon/WECO/lidguidebook/ (optional; free download or may be viewed online)

(3) Most of the course material will be derived from selected readings posted on the course website.