Essays about: "urban drainage"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 88 essays containing the words urban drainage.

1. 1. Storm Water Management with BlueGreen Infrastructure in Urban Planning : A case-study in Krokom, Sweden

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, design och hållbar utveckling (2023-)

   Author : Lena Suleiko Allansson; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable drainage system SuDS ; nature-based solutions; ecosystem services; urban water management; climate change adaption;

   Abstract : As changing climate and growing urban populations present new challenges for managing both the quantity and the quality of storm waterin cities, nature-based solutions such as blue-green infrastructure arebecoming widely considered as an alternative to grey infrastructure. The benefits, above providing storm water management at a lower cost, are increased ecosystem services. READ MORE

3. 2. Biokolets påverkan på dagvattenkvaliteten i regnbäddar

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

   Author : Maja Hammarstedt; Wilma Insulander; [2023]
   Keywords : Biokol; dagvatten; regnbädd; vattenkvalitet; föroreningar; StormTac; dagvattenrening; näringsämnen; växtbädd; urban miljö;

   Abstract : Klimatförändringar och en större andel hårdgjorda ytor i städerna bidrar till en ökning av dagvatten som måste ledas bort. För att förhindra överbelastade VA-ledningar behöver dagvattnet fördröjas inom avrinningsområdet. En stor del av dagvattnet innehåller föroreningar från bland annat vägar, parker och industriområden. READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Estimation of flood risk and cost-effective mitigations : A case study in Tierp

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Anton Blomqvist; Stephanie The; [2023]
   Keywords : Flood risk assessment; EAD; CADSS; MIKE21;

   Abstract : Climate change is predicted to alter the rainfall patterns in the future, and extreme rain events with large rainfall volumes will become more frequent and intense which increases the flood risk. A clear trend can be seen, where more and more people decide to relocate from rural to urban areas. READ MORE