Water Challenges of an Urbanizing World
The urban landscape has many impacts on the local climate such as reduced average wind speed due to the blocking effect of buildings and greater frequency of flash flooding owing to the higher proportion of ground sealed with concrete and asphalt and a corresponding reduction in natural drainage. De...
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Main Author: | Sharma, Sheetal (Author) |
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Format: | Ebooks |
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IntechOpen,
2017-11-17.
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