Open AccessForest Management in the Interface: Water Management
Author(s) -
S. W. Vince,
Martha C. Monroe
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-fr246-2008
Subject(s) - impervious surface , environmental science , stormwater management , surface runoff , urbanization , water cycle , low impact development , stormwater , urban forest , forest management , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , environmental resource management , geography , forestry , agroforestry , engineering , ecology , geotechnical engineering , biology
Revised! FOR-181, a 6-page fact sheet by Susan W. Vince and Martha C. Monroe, describes the role of forests in the water cycle and the hydrological effects of land development, and introduces four strategies for lessening the negative hydrological effects of urbanization: protecting forests, reducing impervious surface cover, controlling sources of pollutants, and managing stormwater runoff. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, July 2008.