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Water Resources Research, 2019 Stormwater detention basins are significant components for the sustainable management of urban stormwater, aiming to control stormwater quantity (prevent from flooding) and quality (trap particulate pollutants by settling).
Xiaoxiao Zhu, Gislain Lipeme Kouyi
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Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2019 Study region: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Study focus: Addis Ababa is undergoing rapid urbanization with unprecedented high rate of road and building constructions, resulting in a sudden upsurge of sealed surfaces and generation of significant amounts of ...
Dagnachew Adugna +3 more
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A review of topsoil governance for mining and agriculture in South Africa and abroad
Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.Topsoil is taken for granted as the dirt under our feet. Yet, humanity hinges on 15 cm of topsoil. As with potable water, topsoil is a natural resource we depend on daily. This review examines the chronological development of topsoil conservation through the governance of legal and other instruments since 1701. It highlights how topsoil is defined, its
Chrizette D. Neethling +4 more
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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]
, 2007 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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Visualising the Urban Imaginary: Failure and Irresolution in an Urban Digital Twin
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, EarlyView.Short Abstract The article analyses the visualisation encountered in an urban digital twin to argue that recognising the visualisation as a representation of the city is dependent upon habituation to perceptual and computational practices. Through speculative engagement with moments of visual irresolution, the article highlights the importance of ...
Emma McRae
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The social impacts of stormwater management techniques [PDF]
, 2005 This paper presents the results of research into the social impacts of stormwater management techniques applied within urban environments. The main aim of the study was to compare public and professional attitudes of stormwater management practices such ...
Apostolaki, Stella +2 more
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Remediation Journal, Volume 36, Issue 2, Spring 2026.ABSTRACT This review synthesizes current research on the phytoremediation potential of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) for heavy metals, including arsenic, aluminium, mercury, copper, lead, cadmium, nickel, and zinc, as well as per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.” A structured and transparent ...
Omid Ansari, Luca De Prato
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Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2019 In lowland coastal regions of the southeastern United States, stormwater ponds are being built as the “green infrastructure” best management practice of choice for addressing the hydrologic changes associated with rapid urban and suburban development. In
Barbara Beckingham +2 more
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Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.Municipalities across the United States and the world face profound climate adaptation and mitigation challenges. To assess current engagement and future potential of various professional communities to communicate about and contribute to such efforts, we conducted 56 in‐depth interviews in Virginia with members of five communities of practice (elected
Teresa Myers +4 more
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Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management [PDF]
, 2011 Stormwater has been recognised as one of the main culprits of aquatic ecosystem pollution and as a significant threat to the goal of ecological sustainable development. Water sensitive urban design is one of the key responses to the need to better manage urban stormwater runoff, the objectives of which go beyond rapid and efficient conveyance ...
Lee, Shinyi, Yigitcanlar, Tan
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