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Evaluating the hydraulic capacity of existing drain systems and the management challenges of stormwater in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Town of New Durham Stormwater Management & Erosion Control Project [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Appledore Engineering worked with the New Durham Planning Board to develop a stormwater management and erosion control ordinance and to adopt complimentary improvements to the town’s site plan review and subdivision ...
Town of Durham
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Capitalizing flood risk protective measures in residential real estate

open access: yesReal Estate Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study utilizes 1.4 million residential transactions incorporating flood hazard estimates derived from a nationwide elevation model and hydrological data to examine the role of flood protections to mitigate the negative impact of flood risk on home prices.
Muhammad Ramzan Kalhoro   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Town of Hampton Stormwater Management PREP Natural Resources Outreach Coalition Grant Final Project Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
PREP provided $3,500 towards the project which was matched by municipal funds to pay for consulting advice on improving the regulations. The Planning Board provided exceptional in-kind match on the project, with many hours of work spent by a volunteer ...
Natural Resources Outreach Coalition   +1 more
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Relationship‐building sometimes helps and sometimes hinders the spread of conservation initiatives

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
This study models conservation practice diffusion across two social networks to assess the impact of relationship‐building interventions. Results show that added connections can both help and hinder practice adoption, emphasizing the need for strategic outreach, resource allocation, and network design.
Rebecca Veiga Nascimento   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stormwater Management System Drawdown

open access: yesUndergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two, 2010
This project concerns the computations required to determine the drawdown for the retention/detention of ponds. Drawdown refers to the volume of water in a pond that decreases as the water flows out.
Ahmad Chehab
doaj   +1 more source

Anthromes and terrestrial carbon

open access: yes
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Anthony P. Walker   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An experimental examination of dispersal decisions made by flight‐capable heteropteran insects in urban stormwater pond conditions

open access: yesEcological Entomology, EarlyView.
Salty conditions in urban stormwater ponds can influence dispersal timing in species‐specific ways for actively dispersing aquatic heteropteran insects. Assaying multiple aspects of dispersal propensity, Hesperocorixa obliqua emigrated earlier in stormwater pond conditions while overall probabilities remained unchanged; Notonecta undulata emigration ...
Ilia Maria C. Ferzoco   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

GIS in Stormwater Management

open access: yesJournal of Water Management Modeling, 1995
This chapter presents a case study illustrating an application of Geographic Information System (GIS) in developing watershed rainfall­ runoff simulation models to be used for state-wide watershed storm water management plans mandated by the Stormwater Management Act of Pennsylvania.
Uzair M. Shamsi, Bruce A. Fletcher
openaire   +1 more source

The social impacts of stormwater management techniques [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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