The “Hidden Urbanization”: Trends of Impervious Surface in Low-Density Housing Developments and Resulting Impacts on the Water Balance

The “Hidden Urbanization”: Trends of Impervious Surface in Low-Density Housing Developments and Resulting Impacts on the Water Balance

Impervious surface is an important factor for the ecological performance of the built environment, in particular for the water balance. Therefore, the rainwater drainage infrastructure of new housing developments is planned according to the expected amount of impervious surface and the resulting sur...

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Main Authors: Michael W. Strohbach, Anneke O. Döring, Malte Möck, Maycon Sedrez, Olaf Mumm, Anne-Kathrin Schneider, Stephan Weber, Boris Schröder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
urbanization
impervious surface
land consumption
surface runoff
infiltration
hydrological modeling
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00029/full

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