A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Water in Urban Areas
Ecological and Environmental Issues and Strategies
Healthy multi‐functional hydrological systems effectively retain water, regulate stormwater runoff and allow for groundwater recharge. Urban hydrological connections have been heavily fragmented and artificialised to maximise space for development. Impervious surfaces increase stormwater runoff, affecting ecosystems and leading to hydrogeological instability and flooding risks. During the last decades, a transition from conventional engineering‐based water management to eco‐system preservation and restoration has occurred to address flow regime variations. New approaches imitate undeveloped catchment areas, shifting from water drainage to slower flows and increased permeability. Successful urban planning reduces stormwater runoff, integrating green and blue techniques as infiltration, vegetative uptake and evapotranspiration.
Water in Urban Areas
Ecological and Environmental Issues and Strategies
Healthy multi‐functional hydrological systems effectively retain water, regulate stormwater runoff and allow for groundwater recharge. Urban hydrological connections have been heavily fragmented and artificialised to maximise space for development. Impervious surfaces increase stormwater runoff, affecting ecosystems and leading to hydrogeological instability and flooding risks. During the last decades, a transition from conventional engineering‐based water management to eco‐system preservation and restoration has occurred to address flow regime variations. New approaches imitate undeveloped catchment areas, shifting from water drainage to slower flows and increased permeability. Successful urban planning reduces stormwater runoff, integrating green and blue techniques as infiltration, vegetative uptake and evapotranspiration.
Water in Urban Areas
Ecological and Environmental Issues and Strategies
Perini, Katia (author) / Sabbion, Paola (author)
2017-02-09
10 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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