Essays about: "Stormwater modelling"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words Stormwater modelling.
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1. Assessing the Effectiveness of Urban Trees with Skeletal Soils in Flood Risk Mitigation
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : With increased urbanization and climate change, heavy rainfall events and urban floods are becoming more frequent. To meet the demands for effective climate adaptation strategies and mitigation measures, Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have received increased attention. READ MORE
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2. Treatment of Metals in Highway Runoff Water : Comparison of green infrastructures and filter material for stormwater treatment
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Highway runoff transport high concentrations of heavy metals. As climate change affect the environment with for example increased storm events, the treatment of road runoff becomes more important. READ MORE
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3. Increasing ecosystem services at an industrial area : A study applied to Rönnskärsverken
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : What are ecosystem services, what are the possibilities to use them as a solution to remediate environmental problems, and how can they be increased in an industrial area such as Rönnskärsverken? The aim of this master thesis was to investigate the potential and the incentive for increasing ecosystem services in Rönnskärsverken’s industrial area through green areas and nature based stormwater management solutions on the site. Ecosystem services is a concept that was put on the political agenda in the UN in 2005 in order to create a common definition and valuation to raise awareness of the values that nature provides to human beings. READ MORE
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4. Modelling the Occurrence and Fate of Microplastics Caused by Tyre Wear on Highway E18
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapsläraAbstract : The accumulation of microplastics (MPs) are a growing concern for the environment, the maximum contributor to the MP pollution is tyre wear particles or TWPs. TWPs can accumulate in the environment and remain there for long periods of time and hence have the ability to disrupt ecosystems. READ MORE
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5. 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 byggandeAbstract : 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