LARE

The following topics have been identified from the ASLA Technical Workshop: LARE Prep Section 4 documentation. Many of them are highly pertinent to Low Impact Development strategies and philosophy:

• Plans
• Slope calculations
• Contours: Rules and considerations
• Basic surveying
• Soil basics
• Grading a roadway
• Flow calculations
• Standards for accessible design

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Low impact development is a stormwater management and land development strategy applied at the parcel and subdivision scale that emphasizes conservation and use of on-site natural features integrated with engineered, small scale hydrologic controls to more closely mimic pre-development hydrologic functions.

A stormwater management strategy that seeks to mitigate the impacts of increased urban runoff and stormwater pollution by managing it as close to its source as possible. It comprises a set of site design approaches and small scale stormwater management practices that promote the use of natural systems for infiltration and evapotranspiration, and rainwater harvesting.