Essays about: "Urban floods"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 109 essays containing the words Urban floods.
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16. Evaluating the Bluespot model with the August 2021 flood in Gävle, Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografiAbstract : Floods are one of the most common types of natural disasters. They annually affect vast amounts of people and cause severe economic losses. While fluvial, coastal, and flash floods are well studied, pluvial floods (rain related) have received modest attention from researchers and decision-makers in comparison. READ MORE
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17. The influence of infiltration and rain intensity on an urban pluvial flood model : A case study of a catchment in Malmö municipality
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Urban pluvial floods have become more and more common in Europe. These floods have resulted in high costs for society, increasing the interest in conducting hydraulic flood models. This in order to prepare and minimise the consequences of these flood events. READ MORE
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18. How variations of the duration and time to peak of the Chicago Design Storm affect the hydraulic response, as well as the areas contributing to peak runoff, of a synthetic urban catchment area
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapsläraAbstract : With an expanding urbanization in the world, and thus the expansion of impermeable surfaces, the risk of pluvial floods is an increasing factor that needs to be considered. This, in combination with increasing rain intensities and frequency of rain events indicates a problem both today and for the future. READ MORE
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19. Efficiency of sustainable urban drainage systems during flash floods
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : 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
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20. Innan staden drunknar : ett gestaltningsförslag för skyfallsdrabbade Mellanheden i Malmö
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : Genom användningen av fossila bränslen har klimatet förändrats, vilket bland annat resulterat i ökad risk för skyfall. De kraftiga skyfall som inträffat de senaste åren har inneburit förödande konsekvenser med flertalet dödsoffer och svåra skador på infrastruktur. READ MORE