Stormwater innovations mean cities don't just flush rainwater down the drain
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 08:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
More than half the world's population lives in metropolitan centers. The built environment of a city is very different from that of rural and natural areas. When it rains over a rural landscape, much of the rainwater sinks into the ground or is evaporated or transpirated by trees, crops and other plants.