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

Land consumption through expansive urbanization is a major obstacle towards sustainable development. In reaction, sustainability strategies and goals on national, supranational and global scale frequently include the target of slowing land consumption. The success of such strategies and goals is com...

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Published in:	Frontiers in environmental science Vol. 7
Main Authors:	Strohbach, Michael W., Döring, Anneke O., Möck, Malte, Sedrez, Maycon, Mumm, Olaf, Schneider, Anne-Kathrin, Weber, Stephan, Schröder, Boris
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 15.03.2019 Frontiers Media S.A
Subjects:	Agricultural land Climate change Digitization Environmental impact Environmental science Evaporation Evaporation rate Floods Housing Housing developments hydrological modeling impervious surface Indicators infiltration Infiltration rate Infrastructure land consumption Planning Population decline Population growth Residential areas Residential density Residential development Runoff Soil types Stormwater management Surface runoff Sustainability Sustainable design Sustainable development Trends Urbanization Water balance Germany
ISSN:	2296-665X, 2296-665X
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