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Urban runoff is surface runoff of rainwater, landscape irrigation, and car washing [1] created by urbanization. Impervious surfaces ( roads, parking lots and sidewalks) are constructed during land development. During rain, storms, and other precipitation events, these surfaces (built from materials such as asphalt and concrete ), along with ...
Rainwater management. Rainwater management is a series of countermeasures to reduce runoff volume and improve water quality by replicating the natural hydrology and water balance of a site, with consideration of rainwater harvesting, urban flood management and rainwater runoff pollution control. The continuous growth of human populations and ...
Urban science is an interdisciplinary field that studies diverse urban issues and problems. Based on research findings of various disciplines such as history, economics, sociology, administration, architecture, urban engineering, transportation engineering, landscape architecture, environmental engineering, and geo-informatics, it aims to produce both theoretical and practical knowledge that ...
Runoff from the vicinity flows into an adjacent bioswale. Bioswales are channels designed to concentrate and convey stormwater runoff while removing debris and pollution. Bioswales can also be beneficial in recharging groundwater . Bioswales are typically vegetated, mulched, or xeriscaped. [1] They consist of a swaled drainage course with ...
Urban canyon. An urban canyon at 42nd Street, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The same Manhattan street seen from within, with many buildings much taller than the width of the road. An urban canyon (also known as a street canyon or skyscraper canyon) is a place where the street is flanked by buildings on both sides creating a canyon -like ...
Urban flooding is the inundation ... water depth or specific momentum cannot account for the hazards caused by the velocity and ... Nature-based solutions; Examples ...
Urban resilience. Tuned mass damper in Taipei 101, the world's third tallest skyscraper. Urban resilience has conventionally been defined as the "measurable ability of any urban system, with its inhabitants, to maintain continuity through all shocks and stresses, while positively adapting and transforming towards sustainability". [1]
Sustainable urban infrastructure. Sustainable urban infrastructure expands on the concept of urban infrastructure by adding the sustainability element with the expectation of improved and more resilient urban development. In the construction and physical and organizational structures that enable cities to function, sustainability also aims to ...