Essays about: "drainage system"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 124 essays containing the words drainage system.

1. 6. High tide flooding in near future projections for popular travel destinations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : David Ebert; [2023]
   Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem analysis; High tide flooding; Projections; Adaptation and mitigation strategies; Lunar precession; Nodal cycle; Cycle of lunar perigee; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : High tide flooding (HTF) is becoming more common in coastal regions of the United States, although this phenomenon remains largely undocumented in published literature from other parts of the world. No matter the emissions scenario over the next decades, sea level rise (SLR) is projected to continue worldwide until at least the end of the 21st century, continually pushing the frequency and severity of HTF. READ MORE

3. 7. Some Like It Hot: Pre-heating Prior to Bioreactor Treatment Enhances Nitrogen Removal From Mine Drainage

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Laura Nina Bettoni; [2022]
   Keywords : denitrification; nitrate removal; temperature; woodchip bioreactor; waste rock leachate;

   Abstract : Ammonium-nitrate based explosives (NH4NO3) used within the operations of Kiruna iron ore mine release nitrate (NO3-) into the environment, potentially having adverse effects on local river-systems. One way of reducing NO3- impacts to the environment is through a woodchip denitrifying bioreactor (DBR). READ MORE

4. 8. Efficiency of sustainable urban drainage systems during flash floods

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Snærós Axelsdóttir; [2022]
   Keywords : Bioretention Cell; Rain Garden; Infiltration Trench; Green Roof; Permeable Pavement; Stormwater runoff; Storm Water Management Model;

   Abstract : As the world’s population is migrating more into urban areas, landcover changes follow. Natural pervious areas are being converted to impervious areas, which when subjected to rain generates more stormwater runoff. READ MORE

5. 9. Hållbar dagvattenhantering i mittrefug : en studie av Västra Ringvägen i Västerås

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Ida Elgelind; Sandra Villner; [2022]
   Keywords : hållbar dagvattenhantering; mittrefug; gata; infiltrationsanläggning; gräsbeklätt dike; makadamdike;

   Abstract : Dagvattenhanteringen får allt större fokus i stadsplaneringen till följd av klimatförändringar och urbanisering. Städers kraftiga expansion med fler hårdgjorda ytor medför att den naturliga vattencykeln påverkas och större dagvattenmängder rinner av på ytan istället för att infiltrera. READ MORE

6. 10. SuDS water storage capacity calculator : A decision support tool for the implementation ofSustainable Drainage Systems in Östersund.

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekoteknik- och hållbart byggande

   Author : Tess van der Hulle; [2022]
   Keywords : Sustainable Drainage Systems SuDS ; Decision Support Systems DSS ; precipitation; calculator; stormwater model; Östersund; Sweden;

   Abstract : Heavy precipitation events are expected to increase in intensity and frequency, due to global warming. Sewer systems might overload during heavy rainfall, resulting in floods which potentially affect all municipalities in Sweden. READ MORE