Urban Watersheds: Geology, Contamination, and Sustainable Development

by Martin M. Kaufman, David T Rogers, Kent S Murray, et al.

Book Overview

With the continuing increase in population, more people are sharing the finite resources of the urban watershed, resulting in new and increasingly complex interactions between humans and the environment. Environmental contamination is a chronic problem--and an expensive one. In urban areas, water and soil contamination poses a threat to public health and has implications for future development. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, Urban Watersheds:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 143985274X
• ISBN13: 9781439852743
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 583 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.0" x 10.1"