Impervious surfaces and water quality: A review of current literature and its implications for watershed planning

Journal of Planning Literature

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 499-514

  Brabec, Elizabeth ^a   Schulte, Stacey ^a   Richards, Paul L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITERATURE REVIEW; URBAN PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

EID: 0036253365     PISSN: 08854122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088541202400903563     Document Type: Review

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