Stormwater: Asset Not Liability

by Thomas Piechota, Suzanne Dallman, Thomas Piechota Ph.D.

The focus of this book is on how we manage stormwater in our cities: water that falls from the sky and is not immediately absorbed by soil or plants, thus running over the surface to join a stream, and eventually flowing to the ocean. The increase in runoff that results from urbanization has traditionally been viewed as a liability, and public agencies have responded by designing flood control facilities with one primary objective: the protection...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453872329
• ISBN13: 9781453872321
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.8" x 7.9"