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Identify and Report Water Pollution: An Interpretive Guide to Surface Water Conditions of the New Hampshire Coastal Watershed, 2nd edition [PDF]
This gude was designed to help people who work or recreate outdoors to interpret surface water conditions so that they would recognize a pollution incident and know how to report it.
New Hampshire Estuaries Project
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Abstract Chronic flooding is an issue for low‐lying coastal communities globally, and it is expected to worsen with rising sea levels. Predicting when and where these floods occur can be difficult as they can be hyper‐local and ephemeral, depending on the flood drivers (e.g., tides, rain). These factors make it difficult to measure the full spatial and
E. B. Farquhar +5 more
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Stormwater Systems and Their Potential to Transform Cities
Stormwater systems can improve public health and environmental and social conditions in cities, but their effectiveness may be blocked by fragmented project plans and lack of stakeholder support.
Neil S. Grigg
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Source control SUDS delivery on a global scale and in Scotland including approach by responsible organisations and professional groups [PDF]
Background to researchThe Sustainable Urban Drainage Scottish Working Party via CREW commissioned this work on the implementation of source control for SUDS in Scotland.
Berwick, Neil +4 more
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Abstract In South Africa, citizens in both low‐ and high‐income areas are increasingly providing their own services to mitigate the unreliability, unaffordability and inaccessibility of state services. This article examines diverse case studies across socio‐economic and residential typologies to explore shifts in service provision responsibilities from
Fiona Anciano +3 more
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High Rate Stormwater Treatment for Water Reuse and Conservation—Review
Effective stormwater management is increasingly vital due to climate change impacts, such as intensified rainfall and flooding. Urban expansion, water scarcity, and intensified agriculture demand innovative solutions like Green Stormwater Infrastructure (
Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran +2 more
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ABSTRACT The allergy and asthma epidemic in urban societies following World War II is mostly caused by changes in the environment, diet and lifestyle. Disconnection of urban populations from the wider environment has reduced the protective factors building up immunological resilience.
Tari Haahtela +21 more
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From rhetoric to measurement: The economics of wetland conservation
Abstract Wetland conservation continues to be a pressing issue as wetlands continue to be lost due to urban, industrial, and agricultural expansion. This paper synthesizes the current knowledge about wetland conservation economics in Canada, with a focus on prairie landscapes. We review the methods economists use to empirically measure the costs (i.e.,
Patrick Lloyd‐Smith +2 more
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IoT-based data and analytic hierarchy process to map groundwater recharge with stormwater
The sustainable management of groundwater resources in developing countries is often challenging due to limited measurement and monitoring infrastructure to collect data necessary for decision support.
Miriam Arinaitwe, John Okedi
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Urbanisation of Floodplains Reduces Species Richness of Several Taxonomic Groups Worldwide
ABSTRACT Aim Global urbanisation is one of the main threats to biodiversity worldwide, with consequences on human health. Many large urban areas are situated close to river floodplains to satisfy human needs. While studies have quantified the consequences of urbanisation on floodplain biodiversity at a local scale, no quantification exists at a global ...
Josselin Burriat +3 more
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