Using green roofs and other BMPs to reduce the need for stormwater retention capacity requirements

Low Impact Development: New and Continuing Applications - Proceedings of the 2nd National Low Impact Development Conference 2007

Volumn 331, Issue , 2008, Pages 226-239

  Hilten, Roger Norris ^a   Lawrence, Thomas Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Best Management Practice; Roofs; Stormwater management

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; COSTS AND BENEFITS; DESIGN STORMS; DETENTION TIME; FIELD STUDIES; GREEN ROOF; HYDRUS-1D; LAND AREAS; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; PEAK FLOWS; RAINFALL DEPTHS; SCIENCE LIBRARIES; STORMWATER BMPS; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATER RETENTION; STORMWATERS; STUDY SITES; UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; STORMS;

ROOFS;

EID: 78751651643     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41007(331)21     Document Type: Conference Paper

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