Brazil, in the past decades, has experienced an accelerated urban growth. IBGE s (Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics) census data from 2010 showed that about 84% of Brazilian population lives in urban spaces. ...

With the growth of urban areas, the problems are result of waterproofing in the soil aggravated by the use of drainage techniques that do not adequately deal with issue. The called Compensatory Techniques (CT) appeared as ...

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 ...

O conceito de drenagem urbana, a priori, tinha como objetivo a coleta e o afastamento rápido e imediato das águas da chuva, entretanto, este modelo tem-se mostrado insustentável em áreas urbanas. Por este motivo, se faz ...

With the growing of urbanization and the recurrence of flood events in the urban environment, it is shown that is necessary more knowledge about rainwater management. Then, the compensatory techniques presented are fundamental ...

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 ...

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 ...