The urban microdrainage system is responsible for capturing rainwater and directing it to the macrodrainage system, and must be designed to provide safety and comfort to the population in relation to the flow of rainwater. ...

Hydrological cycle is one of the main natural phenomena on the planet. this cycle allows the circulation of water over the surface, the subsoil and the earth's atmosphere in its different physical states. The accelerated ...

The world is becoming an urban space, increasing the distance between people and natural environment. Consequently, cities became a hard challenge to professionals who seek to solve urban environmental problems to improve ...

This research aims to contribute to understanding the acumulation and distribuition´s process of sediments in the urban microdrainage, through monitoring the dry sediments in gutter of asphalted streets, sedimentologic ...

Best management practices consist of technologies of low constructive complexity and low environmental impact, which aim to optimize the infiltration, detention and retention of rainwater, reducing runoff and high investments ...

The strong urban growth unfolded in recent decades, often achieved by without proper planning, impacts natural conditions of watersheds drainage, since it enlarges impermeable areas and surface runoff volume and speed. ...

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 ...