"Porous Pavements presents perhaps one of the most complete assessments of what is for many designers a largely misunderstood construction medium…Ferguson has done a commendable job of inventorying the range of techniques and materials available…belongs on the bookshelf of designers, faculty, and students with an interest in the use of alternative paving materials for the conveyance and treatment of stormwater."-Peter Kumble, ASLA, Landscape Architecture, Vol. 96, No. 6, June 2006"This book is unique as it serves as the inaugural publication written on the subject…a unique aspect of the book is Professor Ferguson's visits and reflections on hundreds of sites of all types of porous pavements…a great resource that affirms the interlocking concrete pavement industry's information about design, construction, and maintenance…highly recommended…[it] will transform the academic landscape by moving porous pavements to the center of training in sustainable site design."- Interlocking Concrete Pavement Magazine, August 2005"This team of landscape architects has produced a groundbreaking reference volume that will be of great value to educators, researchers, and practitioners in landscape design, urban hydrology, and roadway engineering. …A comprehensive volume on the subject was not previously available. Porous Pavements provides convincing arguments through concepts and examples that justify the adoption of porous pavement technology. …The reference volume is well written and illustrated with a large number of photographs and schematics. …The detailed information given on each topic in the book is referenced very well, and each chapter is followed by a long list of up-to-date references."Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Dec. 2005". . . I would strongly recommend this excellent reference book to all landscape architects and arboriculturists." – Richard Nicholson, in Arboricultural Journal, 2006, Vol. 29

• Preface. Why Make Pavements Porous. Dimensions of Porous Pavement Installations. Porous Pavement Structure. Porous Pavement Hydrology. Porous Pavement Tree Rooting Media. Porous Aggregate. Porous Turf. Plastic Geocells. Open-Jointed Paving Blocks. Open-Celled Paving Grids. Porous Concrete. Porous Asphalt. Soft Porous Surfacing. Decks.

"Porous Pavements presents perhaps one of the most complete assessments of what is for many designers a largely misunderstood construction medium…Ferguson has done a commendable job of inventorying the range of techniques and materials available…belongs on the bookshelf of designers, faculty, and students with an interest in the use of alternative paving materials for the conveyance and treatment of stormwater."-Peter Kumble, ASLA, Landscape Architecture, Vol. 96, No. 6, June 2006"This book is unique as it serves as the inaugural publication written on the subject…a unique aspect of the book is Professor Ferguson's visits and reflections on hundreds of sites of all types of porous pavements…a great resource that affirms the interlocking concrete pavement industry's information about design, construction, and maintenance…highly recommended…[it] will transform the academic landscape by moving porous pavements to the center of training in sustainable site design."- Interlocking Concrete Pavement Magazine, August 2005"This team of landscape architects has produced a groundbreaking reference volume that will be of great value to educators, researchers, and practitioners in landscape design, urban hydrology, and roadway engineering. …A comprehensive volume on the subject was not previously available. Porous Pavements provides convincing arguments through concepts and examples that justify the adoption of porous pavement technology. …The reference volume is well written and illustrated with a large number of photographs and schematics. …The detailed information given on each topic in the book is referenced very well, and each chapter is followed by a long list of up-to-date references."Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Dec. 2005". . . I would strongly recommend this excellent reference book to all landscape architects and arboriculturists." – Richard Nicholson, in Arboricultural Journal, 2006, Vol. 29

• Preface. Why Make Pavements Porous. Dimensions of Porous Pavement Installations. Porous Pavement Structure. Porous Pavement Hydrology. Porous Pavement Tree Rooting Media. Porous Aggregate. Porous Turf. Plastic Geocells. Open-Jointed Paving Blocks. Open-Celled Paving Grids. Porous Concrete. Porous Asphalt. Soft Porous Surfacing. Decks.

"Porous Pavements presents perhaps one of the most complete assessments of what is for many designers a largely misunderstood construction medium…Ferguson has done a commendable job of inventorying the range of techniques and materials available…belongs on the bookshelf of designers, faculty, and students with an interest in the use of alternative paving materials for the conveyance and treatment of stormwater."-Peter Kumble, ASLA, Landscape Architecture, Vol. 96, No. 6, June 2006"This book is unique as it serves as the inaugural publication written on the subject…a unique aspect of the book is Professor Ferguson's visits and reflections on hundreds of sites of all types of porous pavements…a great resource that affirms the interlocking concrete pavement industry's information about design, construction, and maintenance…highly recommended…[it] will transform the academic landscape by moving porous pavements to the center of training in sustainable site design."- Interlocking Concrete Pavement Magazine, August 2005"This team of landscape architects has produced a groundbreaking reference volume that will be of great value to educators, researchers, and practitioners in landscape design, urban hydrology, and roadway engineering. …A comprehensive volume on the subject was not previously available. Porous Pavements provides convincing arguments through concepts and examples that justify the adoption of porous pavement technology. …The reference volume is well written and illustrated with a large number of photographs and schematics. …The detailed information given on each topic in the book is referenced very well, and each chapter is followed by a long list of up-to-date references."Journal of the American Water Resources Association, Dec. 2005". . . I would strongly recommend this excellent reference book to all landscape architects and arboriculturists." – Richard Nicholson, in Arboricultural Journal, 2006, Vol. 29

• Preface. Why Make Pavements Porous. Dimensions of Porous Pavement Installations. Porous Pavement Structure. Porous Pavement Hydrology. Porous Pavement Tree Rooting Media. Porous Aggregate. Porous Turf. Plastic Geocells. Open-Jointed Paving Blocks. Open-Celled Paving Grids. Porous Concrete. Porous Asphalt. Soft Porous Surfacing. Decks.