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Design of urban runoff pollution control based on the Sponge City concept in a large-scale high-plateau mountainous watershed: a case study in Yunnan, China

open access: yesJournal of Water and Climate Change, 2021
China recently commenced the Sponge City initiative for the effective management of urban stormwater runoff. Numerous studies have been carried out to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of low impact development (LID) practices in Sponge City planning and ...
Zhenyu Zhang   +6 more
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High-detection efficiency and low-timing jitter with amorphous superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Recent progress in the development of superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) made of amorphous material has delivered excellent performances, and has had a great impact on a range of research fields.
Autebert, Claire   +8 more
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Examination of Measured to Predicted Hydraulic Properties for Low Impact Development Substrates

open access: yesHydrology, 2023
To counter the impacts of climate change and urbanization, engineers have developed ingenious solutions to reduce flooding and capture stormwater contaminants through the use of Low Impact Developments (LIDs).
Satbir Guram, Rashid Bashir
doaj   +1 more source

Avaliação do desempenho de telhados verdes e reservatórios de lote no amortecimento de vazões de pico em uma bacia urbana [PDF]

open access: yesRevista DAE, 2020
Mudanças no uso do solo e impermeabilização das superfícies têm aumentado a ocorrência de inundações nas cidades brasileiras. Este trabalho investiga como telhados verdes e reservatórios de lote minimizam inundações urbanas ao reduzir o escoamento ...
Júlia Baptistella Machado Dutra   +1 more
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Low Impact Development Intensive Rural Construction Planning in Xu Fu Village Ningbo, China: Planning Review through Rural Resilience Perspective

open access: yesJurnal Wilayah dan Lingkungan, 2017
Xu Fu Village Ningbo LID Intensive Rural Construction Planning is a cooperation project between Zhejiang University and Ningbo Institute of Technology which named "12th Five-Year National Science and Technology support program-the comprehensive ...
Roosmayri Lovina Hermaputi, Chen Hua
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of alloying on mechanical properties of as cast ferritic nodular cast irons [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The development of low temperature applications for ferritic nodular cast irons calls for improved materials in the as cast state, e.g. for off-shore windmills components.
Björkegren LE   +13 more
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Application and evaluation of LID facilities in sponge airport, China

open access: yesWater Science and Technology, 2022
Low Impact Development (LID) is an important approach for the construction of sponge airports. There are few researches on the application of LID facilities in airports.
Jing Peng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Green Engineering Principles Promote Low-impact Development [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironmental Science & Technology, 2005
This article considers the use of low-impact development (LID) which integrates environmental concerns with land development, focusing on water and pollutant balances. Urbanisation makes drastic changes to the hydrological characteristics of land: materials used contribute higher pollutant loads and natural filtering is reduced.
openaire   +2 more sources

Geological suitability of natural sponge body for the construction of sponge city—a case study of Shuanghe Lake district in Zhengzhou airport zone

open access: yesJournal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 2023
Natural and geological environmental conditions have an important impact on the planning and construction of sponge cities. This paper analyzes geological factors that influence the usage of natural sponge bodies, taking the Shuanghe lake district of ...
Yong-jun Su   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fresh Water and Smarter Growth: Restoring Healthy Land-water Connections [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The paper describes water resources in the United States, discusses the principles of the land-water connection, outlines the current regulatory framework, and explains the impact of climate change.
Ruth Goldman
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