Identifying priority sites for low impact development (LID) in a mixed-use watershed

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 29-41

  Martin Mikle, Chelsea J ^a   de Beurs, Kirsten M ^a   Julian, Jason P ^b   Mayer, Paul M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Green infrastructure; Low impact development (LID); Stormwater; Urban runoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT; STORMWATERS; URBAN RUNOFF;

URBAN GROWTH;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CATCHMENT; DESIGN METHOD; LAND USE CHANGE; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; PRIORITIZATION; RUNOFF; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN REGION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928329676     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.04.002     Document Type: Article

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