LAR 201 Study Guide - Final Guide: Economic Development Administration, Drip Irrigation, Human Scale

• School: URI
• Department: Landscape Architecture
• Course: LAR 201
• Professor: Atash Farhad

Document Summary

Pavement is any hard natural or artificial surface material placed on the ground plane of an outdoor space to establish a durable surface while also satisfying design objectives. It does not require mowing, watering, or fertilization: pavement tends to be much hotter than vegetative ground surfaces exposed to the sun. For example, concrete reflects about 55 percent of the sunlight that falls on it, while average vegetation reflects 25 percent: some pavement types are impermeable to percolation of water. Therefore, they create more surface runoff than would happen from lawn, grassland or woodland: pavement can give an impersonal, barren quality to the outdoor environment if overused or poorly detailed. Pavement: functional and compositional uses: accommodate intense use. Paved surfaces accommodate constant, intense use on the ground plane without immediate deterioration. Paved surfaces can accommodate vehicles more easily than other ground surface materials. Paved surfaces can perform throughout the year in all weather conditions.