Construction and stormwater pollution: Policy, violations, and penalties

Land Use Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 612-616

  Alsharif, Kamal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Construction stormwater; Enforcement; Erosion; Penalties; Violations

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONSTRUCTION; EROSION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; STORMWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 70449627366     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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