Patterns of wastewater infrastructure along a gradient of coastal urbanization: A study of the Puget Sound region

Land

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1090-1109

  Spirandelli, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal urbanization; Septic tanks; Sewers; Urban patterns; Wastewater infrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981157987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2073445X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/land4041090     Document Type: Article

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