Landscape Characterization / Impervious Surfaces / What are the effects?
What are the effects?
The following pages summarize the environmental effects of increased
watershed imperviousness. These effects include adverse impacts on water
quantity, decreased water quality, changes to microclimates, habitat degradation
and destruction, and diminished stream and landscape aesthetics. This
overview provides background information on the images and data available
from this site and demonstrates why the control of impervious surfaces
is critical to the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its associated natural
resources.
 Impervious
Surfaces and the Quality of Natural and Built Environments
..(Supporting White Paper on Imperviousness)
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