Temporal evolution of green stormwater infrastructure strategies in three us cities

Frontiers in Built Environment

Volumn 4, Issue , 2018, Pages

  McPhillips, Lauren E ^a   Matsler, A Marissa ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Green infrastructure; Social ecological technological systems; Stormwater control measures; Stormwater management; Urban ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

EID: 85058162513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22973362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fbuil.2018.00026     Document Type: Article

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