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Stormwater Management for Smart Growth
Davis, Allen P. (University Of Maryland); McCuen, Richard H.
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Description for Stormwater Management for Smart Growth
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBKF; RNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 543.
Land development to support population increases and shifts requires changes to the hydrologic cycle. Increased impervious area results in greater volumes of runoff, higher flow velocities, and increased pollutant fluxes to local waterways. As we learn more about the negative impacts of these outcomes, it becomes more important to develop and manage land in a smart manner that reduces these impacts. This text provides the reader with background information on hydrology and water quality issues that are necessary to understand many of the environmental problems associated with land development and growth. The variability of runoff" flows and pollutant concentrations, however, ... Read more
Land development to support population increases and shifts requires changes to the hydrologic cycle. Increased impervious area results in greater volumes of runoff, higher flow velocities, and increased pollutant fluxes to local waterways. As we learn more about the negative impacts of these outcomes, it becomes more important to develop and manage land in a smart manner that reduces these impacts. This text provides the reader with background information on hydrology and water quality issues that are necessary to understand many of the environmental problems associated with land development and growth. The variability of runoff" flows and pollutant concentrations, however, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441938572
SKU
V9781441938572
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