The role of trees in urban stormwater management

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 162, Issue , 2017, Pages 167-177

  Berland, Adam ^a   Shiflett, Sheri A ^b   Shuster, William D ^c   Garmestani, Ahjond S ^c   Goddard, Haynes C ^c   Herrmann, Dustin L ^d   Hopton, Matthew E ^c  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy interception loss; Evapotranspiration; Green infrastructure; Stormwater runoff; Urban forest

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CANOPY INTERCEPTION; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALE; STORM WATER RUNOFF; URBAN FORESTS; URBAN IMPERVIOUS SURFACES; URBAN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

STORMS;

CANOPY EXCHANGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE; INTERCEPTION; RUNOFF; TREE; URBAN AREA; URBAN FORESTRY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85014755390     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.02.017     Document Type: Review

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