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Adapting the social-ecological system framework for urban stormwater management: the case of green infrastructure adoption

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2016
Stormwater management has long been a critical societal and environmental challenge for communities. An increasing number of municipalities are turning to novel approaches such as green infrastructure to develop more sustainable stormwater management ...
Carli D. Flynn, Cliff I. Davidson
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Markov and Neural Network Models for Prediction of Structural Deterioration of Stormwater Pipe Assets [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Storm-water pipe networks in Australia are designed to convey water from rainfall and surface runoff. They do not transport sewerage. Their structural deterioration is progressive with aging and will eventually cause pipe collapse with consequences of ...
A. W. M. Ng   +7 more
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

open access: yesDeep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developing a Framework for Smart Stormwater Management in Tallinn, Estonia

open access: yesEngineering Proceedings
The recently revised European Urban Wastewater Directive 91/271/EEC has prompted a shift in urban stormwater management across Europe. The directive emphasizes the importance of improving stormwater monitoring to prevent urban water quality degradation ...
Kristjan Suits   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

LEADING FROM THE GREEN ZONE: WHY THE NEXT LEADERSHIP REVOLUTION STARTS IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

open access: yesLeader to Leader, EarlyView.
Abstract The author is founding director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute, and a professor at the Drucker Graduate School of Management. He notes that as leaders face constant uncertainty and disruption, concepts like growth mindset, positivity, and emotional intelligence are useful “but insufficient.” The body must be considered, as well as ...
Jeremy Hunter
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Modelling of Urban Stormwater Management and Treatment Infrastructure for Communities in Wuse, Abuja [PDF]

open access: yesNature Environment and Pollution Technology
Effective stormwater management can be used to regulate water quantity and quality for environmental sustainability, flood control, pollution reduction and other advantages of civil engineering infrastructures.
O. J. Oyebode and A.M. Umar
doaj   +1 more source

Integrative Assessment of Stormwater Infiltration Practices in Rapidly Urbanizing Cities: A Case of Lucknow City, India

open access: yesHydrology, 2021
The lack of strategic planning in stormwater management has made rapidly urbanizing cities more vulnerable to urban water issues than in the past. Low infiltration rates, increase in peak river discharge, and recurrence of urban floods and waterlogging ...
Jheel Bastia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Innovative Stormwater Treatment Technologies: Best Management Practices Manual [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Urban stormwater carries a number of pathogens, nutrients, heavy metals, sediment, and other contaminants as surface runoff flows over land. The increase in impervious or paved surfaces associated with development in urban areas reduces the natural ...
Bisbee, G. Dana   +2 more
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Surface Chemical Analysis of Plastic Materials by X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Understanding Weathering, Fragmentation and Contaminant Uptake in Marine Environments

open access: yesMacromolecular Materials and Engineering, EarlyView.
This Perspective demonstrates how X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) uncovers surface chemical changes in plastics, providing insight into weathering‐driven fragmentation and contaminant adsorption. The Perspective underscores XPS's pivotal role in elucidating fragmentation mechanisms, predicting pollutant–plastic interactions, and guiding ...
Tiziano Di Giulio   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stormwater Discussion Session - Recommendations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The Stormwater panel addressed water quality impacts on the Wakulla springshed stemming from stormwater discharge into the basin; correlation of discharge with precipitation; relationship between land use and the quantity and quality of runoff and use of
Arthur, Jon
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