September, 2006
Arizona Water Resources,
Joe Gelt
ed.,
vol.
15,
no.
1,
16
pp.,
Water Resources Research Center,
Tucson, AZ,
September, 2006
The urban heat island might be viewed as an unintended consequence of urban growth and development: UHI resulted when cityscapes were built-up and built-over. Unintended consequences then spawn their own set of consequences. A consequence of the UHI that is getting increased attention is its effect on the water resources of an area.