Stormwater Management Alternatives for Highly Urbanized River Basins
Author : Wolfgang F. Geiger
Publisher :
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 32,22 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Runoff
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Author : Wolfgang F. Geiger
Publisher :
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 32,22 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Runoff
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Author : Joachim Toby Tourbier
Publisher :
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 10,97 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Flood control
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Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 611 pages
File Size : 32,93 MB
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309125391
The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more pollutants into the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries. These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually every urban stream system. The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more difficult problem of stormwater discharges. This book calls for an entirely new permitting structure that would put authority and accountability for stormwater discharges at the municipal level. A number of additional actions, such as conserving natural areas, reducing hard surface cover (e.g., roads and parking lots), and retrofitting urban areas with features that hold and treat stormwater, are recommended.
Author : J. Marsalek
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,28 MB
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 940100532X
Notwithstanding past achievements, flood damage continues to rise throughout the world as the magnitudes of floods increase, partly as a result of poor land management and partly by climate change, growing populations and continuing development in flood-prone areas, and the aging and deterioration of flood defences. One of the major goals of water management is the protection of society from floods. That issue is addressed here in terms of such broad issues as flood analysis, flood impact, non-structural and structural flood management measures. Non-structural measures focus on flood plain management, flood insurance, flood forecasting and warning, and emergency measures during floods. Structural measures focus on catchment management, embankments and flood reservoirs. Post-flood measures are also discussed. Future planning of flood management should be based on a clear understanding of the effectiveness interventions and their impacts on river catchment ecosystems.
Author : Joachim Toby Tourbier
Publisher :
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,33 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Runoff
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Author :
Publisher :
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 28,29 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Runoff
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Author : Hormoz Pazwash
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 14,11 MB
Release : 2011-04-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1439810362
Covering all elements of the storm water runoff process, Urban Storm Water Management includes numerous examples and case studies to guide practitioners in the design, maintenance, and understanding of runoff systems, erosion control systems, and common design methods and misconceptions. It covers storm water management in practice and in regulatio
Author : Victorian Stormwater Committee,
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 17,47 MB
Release : 1999-10-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 064310285X
The intense concentration of human activity in urban areas leads to changes in both the quantity and quality of runoff that eventually reaches our streams, lakes, wetlands, estuaries and coasts. The increasing use of impervious surfaces designed to provide smooth and direct pathways for stormwater run-off, has led to greater runoff volumes and flow velocities in urban waterways. Unmanaged, these changes in the quantity and quality of stormwater can result in considerable damage to the environment. Improved environmental performance is needed to ensure that the environmental values and beneficial uses of receiving waters are sustained or enhanced. Urban Stormwater - Best-Practice Environmental Management Guidelines resulted from a collaboration between State government agencies, local government and leading research institutions. The guidelines have been designed to meet the needs of people involved in the planning, design or management of urban land uses or stormwater drainage systems. They provide guidance in ten key areas: *Environmental performance objectives *Stormwater management planning *Land use planning *Water sensitive urban design *Construction site management *Business surveys *Education and awareness *Enforcement *Structural treatment measures *Flow management Engineers and planners within local government, along with consultants to the development industry, should find the guidelines especially useful. Government agencies should also find them helpful in assessing the performance of stormwater managers. While developed specifically for application in Victoria, Australia, the information will be of value to stormwater managers everywhere.
Author : Philip B. Bedient
Publisher : Rice University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,65 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Author : Richard H. McCuen
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 10,67 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Storm water retention basins
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