Urban Sediment Removal : The Science, Policy, and Management of Street Sweeping

Brinkmann, Robert; Tobin, Graham A.

ISBN 10: 0792374657 / ISBN 13: 9780792374657

Editore: Kluwer Academic, 2001

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• Titolo: Urban Sediment Removal : The Science, Policy, and Management of Street Sweeping
• Editore: Kluwer Academic
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0792374657
• ISBN 13: 9780792374657
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: As New

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Riassunto

There is not an extensive literature on street sweeping. Much of the research that has been completed exists in the "gray" area of technical reports and government documents. Furthermore, a great deal of this research is locally based, and has not been widely published. Indeed, our review of the scientific literature, revealed that, while storm water quality has received a lot of attention, few academicians have been involved in street sweeping research per se. Thus, throughout our research into street we sweeper effectiveness, sweeping protocols, and sweeping practices, wished that there had been a book summarizing some of the important issues associated with street sweeping. As our frustration grew, we realized that we were uniquely poised to write such a book as our research had encompassed a variety of different projects including sweeper testing, waste management, and related storm water quality. Also, early on in this exercise, we recognized that there was a growing demand for information about street sweeping policies and management, especially for studies focusing on the effectiveness of different sweeping schedules, on waste management operations, and on non-point, pollution reduction practices associated with storm water runoff. It was abundantly clear that there was a profound lack of research on street sweeping that could assist with developing local, regional, or national policies. There was, in effect, little guidance for city managers on these issues.

Contenuti

Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. The Art and Science of Street Sweeping: An Introduction to Urban Street Sweeping Management. 2. Horses to Horse Power: The Development of Street Sweeping Practices. 3. Street Smart Innovations: Technological Change and the Modern Street Sweeper. 4. The Waste Pile: Street Sweeping and Waste Management. 5. Clean Streets - Clean Waterways: Street Sweeping, Storm Water, and Pollution Reduction. 6. Roads Paved With Good Intentions: Street Sweeping Management Practices. 7. The Road Not Taken: Recommendations for Research in Street Sweeping. References Cited. Index.