Rapid assessment of the cost-effectiveness of low impact development for CSO control

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 117-131

  Montalto, Franco ^a,b   Behr, Christopher ^d   Alfredo, Katherine ^e   Wolf, Max ^f   Arye, Matvey ^c   Walsh, Mary ^c  

^a eDesign Dynamics LLC   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art   (United States)

^d HDR/HLB Decision Economics Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f WernerSobekNewYork   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined sewers; Cost analysis; Low impact development; New York City; Urban stormwater

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

COST FRACTION; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT (LID); NEW YORK CITY; POROUS PAVEMENT; STORMWATER RUNOFF;

COMBINED SEWERS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RUNOFF; SEWER NETWORK; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

BROOKLYN; GOWANUS CANAL; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548301785     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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