Erosion control at construction sites: The science-policy gap

Environmental Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-97

  Kaufman, Martin M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Construction sites; Erosion control framework; Science policy gap; Urban erosion control

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOUNDATIONS; PUBLIC POLICY; RAIN; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; EROSION CONTROL;

EROSION;

CONSTRUCTION; EROSION CONTROL; POLICY STRATEGY;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; SCIENCE; SEDIMENT; SOIL; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034037122     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002670010073     Document Type: Article

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