LAND DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOKA PRACTICAL GUIDE TO PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND SURVEYINGWhen this business was launched in 1956 the Land Development
Planning, Engineering, and Surveying professions were largely viewed as
a backwater branch of Civil Engineering and not respected as a
legitimate engineering field. Other consultants looked down their noses
at anyone engaged in this practice and felt it was not "real
engineering:' Since land development consulting was how I made a living,
I strongly resented the notion. I felt then, and still feel now, that
this is a very noble profession. It requires expertise in all branches
of civil engineering including surveying, roadway design, grading,
drainage, water systems, wastewater systems, dry utilities, and
environmental science; as well as knowledge of the related fields
including urban planning, landscaping, archaeology, and architecture. We
also have a responsibility to understand the economics, schedule, and
vision of a project. But more important than the experience gained as a
land development consultant, is the product of our diligent labor:
we work to improve our communities.
For this reason, I have devoted my career to elevating this
profession to the level it deserves.
When this business was launched in 1956 the Land Development
Planning, Engineering, and Surveying professions were largely viewed as
a backwater branch of Civil Engineering and not respected as a
legitimate engineering field. Other consultants looked down their noses
at anyone engaged in this practice and felt it was not "real
engineering:' Since land development consulting was how I made a living,
I strongly resented the notion. I felt then, and still feel now, that
this is a very noble profession. It requires expertise in all branches
of civil engineering including surveying, roadway design, grading,
drainage, water systems, wastewater systems, dry utilities, and
environmental science; as well as knowledge of the related fields
including urban planning, landscaping, archaeology, and architecture. We
also have a responsibility to understand the economics, schedule, and
vision of a project. But more important than the experience gained as a
land development consultant, is the product of our diligent labor:
we work to improve our communities.
For this reason, I have devoted my career to elevating this
profession to the level it deserves.
we work to improve our communities.
For this reason, I have devoted my career to elevating this
profession to the level it deserves.
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