Urban Watersheds

Description:

"This handbook presents 10 years of research on contaminants affecting lands and waters within heavily urbanized. It integrates research and professional practice from the fields of environmental geology, geochemistry, risk analysis, hydrology, and urban planning and offers knowledge on improving watershed management practices and urban development. It explains different aspects of urban land and water contamination; including sources, extents, and risks. The text includes case studies on successful and unsuccessful approaches to contaminant remediation, as well as practical methods for environmental risk assessment"--

subjects: SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology,  NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection,  Sustainable development,  Cities and towns,  Urban watersheds,  Urban pollution,  Urban runoff,  Water,  Environmental conditions,  Management,  SCIENCE / Environmental Science,  Protection,  Pollution,  Watersheds,  Water, pollution,  Runoff,  NATURE,  Environmental Conservation & Protection,  SCIENCE,  Environmental Science,  Earth Sciences,  Geology,  TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING,  Environmental,  Waste Management,  Water Pollution,  Water Movements,  Water Supply,  Water Purification,  City Planning