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Urban stormwater : best practice environmental management guidelines /
The intense concentration of human activity in urban areas leads to changes in both the quantity and quality of runoff that eventually reaches our streams, lakes, wetlands, estuaries and coasts. The increasing use of impervious surfaces designed to provide smooth and direct pathways for stormwater r...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores Corporativos: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Collingwood, Vic. :
CSIRO Pub.,
©1999.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The intense concentration of human activity in urban areas leads to changes in both the quantity and quality of runoff that eventually reaches our streams, lakes, wetlands, estuaries and coasts. The increasing use of impervious surfaces designed to provide smooth and direct pathways for stormwater run-off, has led to greater runoff volumes and flow velocities in urban waterways. Unmanaged, these changes in the quantity and quality of stormwater can result in considerable damage to the environment. Improved environmental performance is needed to ensure that the environmental values and beneficia. |
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| Notas: | Title from PDF cover (viewed May 18, 2006). Publication from: CSIRO website. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 268 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0643093508 9780643093508 9780643100596 0643100598 |