--The book will cover basic and advanced computational and parametric modeling methods as a starting point for the following chapters. This can serve many undergraduate courses that focus on both introductory and advanced computational modeling by establishing best practices and workflow for more advanced operations and calculations. The advanced topics of ecosystem services and landscape performance covered in later chapters of the book can serve both upper-level undergraduate courses and graduate students for courses that focus on grading and drainage, stormwater management, and system thinking.
--Guides readers on evaluating performance in both the natural and built environment, which is a professional standard for accredited programs and is necessary for Sustainable Sites and L.E.E.D. certifications.
--In the introductory chapters of the book, references to external resources will be provided as they relate to climate, soil, and topographic data so that the user is not limited to the example's region and context.