Stormwater Management for Smart Growth

by Allen P. Davis, Richard H. McCuen, Richard H McCuen

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038726048X
• ISBN13: 9780387260488
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 9.4"