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 ...

the total area of the state of Ohio is 116,534 square kilometers [44,994 square miles]. The new map is important, because impervious surface areas affect the environment. The qualities of ...

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.

Global impervious surface area and green space (ISA/UGS) was mapped. Furthermore, the fraction of ISA/UGS within built-up area was estimated. The research revealed the global ISA of 45.26×104 km2 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It was not clear whether the requested information would be in the hands of committee members in time for a final recommendation on the impervious surface ... to mitigate area flooding by ...

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 ...