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Support for a national levee safety program
, 2020 1 Association of Flood & Stormwater Management Agencies 1333 H Street, NW, 10th Floor West Tower, Washington, DC 20005 202-289-8625 Fax: 202-530-3389 www.nafsma.org Support For A National Levee Safety Program Resolution 2011-02 Approved by the Membership
National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies
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Stormwater Management: An Integrated Approach to Support Healthy, Livable, and Ecological Cities
Urban ScienceThe practice of stormwater management has evolved from a singular focus on drainage to a multifaceted approach to support the integrated urban development of healthy, livable, ecological, and water sensitive cities from neighborhood to metropolitan ...
Neil S. Grigg
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A Generic Approach to Creating a National Soil Security Strategy
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Soil is a living and non‐renewable resource that underpins our very existence. It produces our food, filters our water, stores vast amounts of carbon, cycles essential nutrients, and sustains the rich tapestry of biodiversity on which our planet depends.
Alex McBratney +21 more
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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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Tracking Post‐Consumer Packaging Plastics With Global Positioning Systems: Pilot Study in Malaysia
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Landfilling and the mismanagement of packaging plastic waste pose significant challenges in developing countries, especially in Southeast Asia. There is an empirical gap in plastic waste management data, which is largely handled by informal players despite established municipal solid waste collection systems.
Shafeeq Ahmed Syed Ali +4 more
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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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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Microplastic (MP) pollution is widely recognized as an emerging environmental threat. Yet, most studies still rely on controlled experimental conditions that poorly reflect environmental complexity, potentially underestimating risks under realistic scenarios, particularly during short‐term exposures. Here, we tested whether acute oral exposure
Guilherme Malafaia +5 more
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Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Metal contamination in estuarine environments poses environmental and public health concerns, particularly where surface waters support domestic and subsistence uses. This study assessed the seasonal distribution, controlling mechanisms, and non‐carcinogenic health risks of selected metals (Mg, Al, Ba, Fe, Mn, and Zn) in the Buffalo River ...
Motebang D. V. Nakin +2 more
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Price Endogeneity and Marginal Cost Effects on Incentive Compatible Stormwater Management Policies [PDF]
Incentive based stormwater management policies offer the prospect of reducing urban stormwater runoff while increasing developer profits. An incentive compatible Stormwater Banking Program (SBP) is presented that allows developers to build at higher ...
Willis, David B. +3 more
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Incentive Policies to Promote the Use of Enhanced Stormwater BMPs in New Residential Developments [PDF]
A voluntary stormwater management program that is incentive compatible between residential developers and regulators produces an outcome that simultaneously protects/enhances water quality and increases developer profits.
Willis, David B. +3 more
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