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Fresh Water and Smarter Growth: Restoring Healthy Land-water Connections [PDF]
, 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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Building‐Scale Flood Hazard Modelling for Risk Assessment of Cultural Heritage
Journal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Flooding is among the most frequent natural hazards threatening cultural heritage sites, yet current flood hazard studies often operate at urban or regional scales. While building‐scale damage models exist, they generally rely on flood depth inputs from large‐scale inundation models, inputs that may fail to capture the internal complexity of ...
Chiara Arrighi +2 more
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Journal of Flood Risk Management, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT The interaction between rainfall spatial–temporal variability and watershed response has been extensively studied in recent decades. Due to the influence of spatiotemporal non‐uniformity and variability in urban rainfall processes, the urban drainage system can exhibit different capabilities of handling flood risk.
Wenqi Wang +6 more
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Ecological impacts of combined sewer overflows on receiving waters
Discover WaterReceiving water quality is increasingly recognized as a significant environmental issue due to rapid urbanization and climate change. The quality of water in urban streams is notably affected by discharges from waste water treatment plants (WWTPs) and ...
Teressa Negassa Muleta, Marcell Knolmar
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Effectiveness of Hydraulic and Hydrologic Parameters in Assessing Storm System Flooding
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018 Storm sewer systems face many challenges in urban areas, in particular those systems which are old and surpassing their design period. This study has used data from an urbanized, subcatchment covering 360 ha of dead run watershed in the Alkadeer district,
Basim K. Nile
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Earthquake Spectra, Volume 42, Issue 2, May 2026.Economic functionality is essential for the recovery of cities and communities following disasters. A crucial factor in reducing business disruptions and guaranteeing their continuity is the capacity of employees to resume work. Facilitating the reintegration of employees into the workforce can expedite their post‐disaster recovery process and assist ...
Ezgi Orhan +2 more
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