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Abstract
Landform grading, as developed by Horst Schor and Donald Grey, provides asustainable alternative to conventional grading. Mostly implemented in the Southwest, ithas a history of reducing erosion, stormwater runoff, and landslide susceptibility. Thisthesis applies the tenets of landform grading to a site in Maggie Valley, NC to discover iflandform grading will mitigate site issues in the Southeast. It explores the use of digitaltechnology within the design process. Performance metrics, using ArcSWAT and alandslide susceptibility zonation map with bi-variate statistical analysis, were applied tothe final landform grading and re vegetation plan. A projected decrease in erosion,stormwater runoff, and landslide susceptibility on site was found which may warrantfurther research into landform grading for the Southeast.