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Managing hydrological impacts of urbanization
| Author: |
Korhnak, L.V.; Vince, S.W. |
| Date: |
2005 |
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In: Vince, S.W.; Duryea, M.L.; Macie, E.A.; Hermansen, L.A., eds. Forests at the wildland-urban interface: conservation and management. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press LLC. 22 p. Chapter 12. |
| Abstract: |
This chapter describes the forest water cycle and outlines the impacts of urbanization on hydrology, water quality, and aquatic and wetland ecosystems. Then examples are given of promising and innovative approaches to prevent and mitigate these changes. Restoration of hydrological functions in already highly urbanized areas is difficult and often economically unfeasible, but opportunities exist in the wildland-urban interface to more wisely manage our water resources. |
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