Stormwater : A Resource for Scientists, Engineers, and Policy Makers / William G. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, William G., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban runoff.

Urban runoff--Environmental aspects.

Urban runoff--Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

As cities grow and climates change, precipitation increases, and with every great storm-from record-breaking Boston blizzards to floods in Houston-come buckets of stormwater and a deluge of problems. In Stormwater, William G. Wilson brings us the first expansive guide to stormwater science and management in urban environments, where rising runoff threatens both human and environmental health. As Wilson shows, rivers of runoff flowing from manmade surfaces-such as roads, sidewalks, and industrial sites-carry a glut of sediments and pollutants. Unlike soil, pavement does not filter or biodegrade these contaminants. Oil, pesticides, road salts, metals, automobile chemicals, and bacteria all pour into stormwater systems. Often this runoff discharges directly into waterways, uncontrolled and untreated, damaging valuable ecosystems. Detailing the harm that can be caused by this urban runoff, Wilson also outlines methods of control, from restored watersheds to green roofs and rain gardens, and, in so doing, gives hope in the face of an omnipresent threat. Illustrated throughout, Stormwater will be an essential resource for urban planners and scientists, policy makers, citizen activists, and environmental educators in the stormy decades to come.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Part I: Urban Conditions

Part II: Environmental Harms

Part III: Solutions

Appendix: U.S. Stormwater Laws

References

Place Index

Topic Index

Acronym Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780226365145

022636514X

OCLC:

954735059