Impervious surface maps also are useful in mapping urban sprawl. Sprawl is indicated on the maps by increases in land consumption and housing construction. By monitoring an area over time ...

Taken Beijing as study area, the researchers found the significantly different surface temperatures in different function zones, especially between urban impervious surface and green space.

Hydrology research shows that when impervious surface coverage in an area exceeds about 10 to 12 percent, water quality is negatively impacted. Therefore, water quality protection strategies ...

In the project "Capturing the impervious surface area throughout North Rhine-Westphalia to determine the soil sealing indicator" (EBOVE), the Bochum-based researchers from the Interdisciplinary ...

That could offset costs for homeowners and others without a large portion of impervious surface area on their properties. Some neighborhood groups in communities like South Cumminsville ...

Regarding the impervious-surface fee, an example would find a commercial property with 28,000 square feet of impervious area paying $20 a month. The fee is based on the amount of paved and hard ...