Stormwater flooding in urban centers today is the direct result of ground impermeabilization and the ineffective dimensioning of stormwater drainage systems. In order to control these events, innovative low impact stormwater ...

The present study aimed to evaluate the risk of Aedes aegypti proliferation in structures used in compensatory techniques for urban drainage (Best Management PracticesBMPs). These drainage structures are utilised to reduce ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate a new concept of infiltration well as in loco stormwater drainage source control. This infiltration well, namely P-GHidro, has holes in the wall of the concrete rings, layer of ...

The intense urbanization generated from twentieth century and the emergence of large urban centers brought about a considerable change in the use and occupation of land ; this became very waterproof resulting in increased ...

In Brazil, the last decades registered an accelerated growth of urbanization, increasing the waterproofing of the soil and the direct flow, generating floods in the urban areas. As a measure to mitigate the resulting ...

The City Hall of Santa Maria hired the Municipal Plan of Environmental Sanitation of Santa Maria (MPLAENS), in relation to the urban drainage, one of the themes of the Plan. The Ministry of Cities encourages the use of ...

The urban growth and the disordered occupation of cities have increased the frequency and severity of flooding in urban areas, which occur mainly due to the modification on rainwater natural infiltration, as a result of ...