Research article: Assessing the social and economic barriers to permeable surface utilization for residential driveways in Kitchener, Canada

Environmental Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-18

  Cote, Stephanie A ^a   Wolfe, S E ^b  

^a Solid Waste Programs Assistant   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CANADA; KITCHENER; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84897535841     PISSN: 14660466     EISSN: 14660474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1466046613000641     Document Type: Article

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