Porous Pavements

by Bruce K. Ferguson

Pavements are the most ubiquitous of all man-made structures, and they have an enormous impact on environmental quality. They are responsible for hydrocarbon pollutants, excess runoff, groundwater decline and the resulting local water shortages, temperature increases in the urban "heat island," and for the ability of trees to extend their roots in order to live. Porous pavements, despite their ability to mitigate these factors, remain the object of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0849326702
• ISBN13: 9780849326707
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 598 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.5"