Essays about: "impervious surfaces"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 49 essays containing the words impervious surfaces.

  1. 1. Blågröna lösningar i en grå stadsdel

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Matilda Hiller; Niklas Jönsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Blågrön infrastruktur; dagvattenhantering; regnbäddar; biofilter; svackdiken; permeabel markbeläggning; öppet förstärkningslager; växtval; Gåsebäck; Helsingborg;

    Abstract : Vatten är livsviktigt för allt liv på jorden, men vad händer när vattnet istället för resurs blir en belastning? Stora andelar hårdgjorda ytor i kombination med skyfall kan skapa problem i städer. I miljöer med mycket asfalt eller betong, förändras vattnets naturliga kretslopp. READ MORE

  3. 2. Lekvärden och grönska på en urban skolgård : en undersökning av Tiundaskolans skolgård

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

    Author : Julia Grassman; Ylva Ledberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Landskapsarkitektur; skolgård; lekvärden; urban grönska; friyta; Tiundaskolan;

    Abstract : Kvaliteten på skolgårdar som utemiljö är mycket viktig för barn i deras vardag. En väl utformad utemiljö uppmuntrar till och möjliggör lek, vilket i sin tur är behövligt för barnens utveckling, hälsa och välmående. READ MORE

  4. 3. Increasing ecosystem services at an industrial area : A study applied to Rönnskärsverken

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Lisa Larsson; Petra Ljunggren; [2023]
    Keywords : Green areas; Biodiversity; Environmental regulation; Nature Based Solutions; Stormwater management;

    Abstract : 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

  5. 4. Bluegreengrey (BGG) solution for future climate and flood-resilient urban drainage network by enhancing the natural hydrological cycle

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Adnan Asif Rifat; [2023]
    Keywords : Bluegreengrey; Sustainable stormwater; Basement flooding; Urban flooding; Pipe Network; BGG; Climate change; Hydrology; Mike .; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : A loop of urbanization, increasing impervious surface in urban areas, increasing temperature, rainfall, surface runoff and flooding, and lack of new spaces have been adding challenges to urban drainage systems for decades. The climate change impacts are exposing the existing vulnerable conventional urban drainage systems to more challenges in the future. READ MORE

  6. 5. Social Stormwater : Treating the stormwater through blue-green social strategies in Hagsätra, Stockholm

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Linn Johansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Stormwater; social sustainability; stormwater management; rainwater; biodiversity; recreation;

    Abstract : This project is established on the following questions:  How can Stockholm adapt to increasing extreme rainfall events through combined stormwater drainage strategies?How can social sustainability be implemented in stormwater treatment?How can stormwater and social design educate the public about the importance of clean water bodies?  Global and national trends show that annual precipitation is increasing, and extreme weather events are becoming more common. Urban landscapes are more susceptible to cloudburst flooding due to impervious surfaces. READ MORE