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2018, New Trends in Urban Drainage Modelling
FloodCitiSense aims at developing an urban pluvial flood early warning service for, but also by citizens and city authorities, building upon the state-of-the-art knowledge, methodologies and smart technologies provided by research units and private companies. FloodCitiSense targets the co-creation of this innovative public service in an urban living lab context with all local actors. This service will reduce the vulnerability of urban areas and citizens to pluvial floods, which occur when heavy rainfall exceeds the capacity of the urban drainage system. Due to their fast onset and localized nature, they cause significant damage to the urban environment and are challenging to manage. Monitoring and management of peak events in cities is typically in the hands of local governmental agencies. Citizens most often just play a passive role as people negatively affected by the flooding, despite the fact that they are often the ‘first responders’ and should therefore be actively involved. T...
In Flood Control 2015, technology is used as a means to enable people to better assess and respond to risky situations. From manager to citizen, people make decisions depending upon the circumstances at hand. If there is more certainty about the current situation, and if pertaining information is purposefully provided, the adverse consequences of flooding can be limited. By making smart use of the most advanced information and technology available, Flood Control 2015 makes it possible to take informed action. As illustration of the applicability and need of the Flood Control 2015 advances, ample use was made of these innovations not only within the Netherlands, but also in Indonesia and the US. Improved flood forecasting systems or real-time monitoring of flood defences are not objectives in themselves. A characteristic feature of the Flood Consortium 2015 is that it develops knowledge and tools that are suitable for use in day-to-day practice of several professional disciplines, not only for those responsible for operational water management but also for decision-makers on different levels, crisis managers, communication advisors, news agencies and the emergency services. All of the aforementioned benefit from the yields of this program. Let us not forget about the communities within the areas at risk who will now be better equipped to help themselves and their neighbours by using this improved information and means of communication.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water
Evaluation and communication of pluvial flood risks in urban areas2011 •
During the last decades, the urban creek of the Portuguese city of Guimarães was subjected to strong anthropogenic pressures, resulting in its water quality degradation, and the increasing occurrence of downtown floods. Worldwide, the paradigm of flood protection is changing to one of flood risk management, recognising that managed flooding is essential for a sustainable flood strategy, which success depends on integrating defence structures and early warning systems with improved understanding of the river systems. The Guimarães European Capital of Culture 2012 project supports strategic investments in knowledge, technology and innovation, aiming to improve citizens’ life quality, through the urban requalification of the historic centre; which includes the revitalization of the Couros creek and a new living with floods approach. Hydrological studies were performed to understand the rainfall/runoff process in order to mitigate the uncertainty of flood flows definition of rivers in u...
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The UrbanFlood early warning system (EWS) is designed to monitor data from very large sensor networks in flood defences such as embankments, dikes, levees, and dams. The EWS, based on the Internet, uses real-time sensor information and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to immediately calculate the probability of dike failure, the ensuing scenarios of dike breaching, predicted flood spreading and escape routes for people from the affected areas. Results are presented on interactive decision support systems that assist flood defence managers and public authorities during flood events. It can also be applied for policy development and for everyday dike condition assessment. The separate Virtual Dike module can be used for advanced research into failure mechanisms and dike stability. By consulting international stakeholders the designers ensured that the EWS is well aligned with user requirements.
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to integrate the proactive role of communities and the use of flood modeling in the implementation of a flood early warning system. Design/methodology/approach – Manual rain gauges were installed in 20 houses of volunteers living within the Bicol River basin to monitor rainfall. Rain information is sent twice daily via SMS message to a receiving computer. The received data are used to run a basin model that was developed in HEC-HMS, which converts precipitation excess to overland flow and channel run-off. Findings – Different watershed models were developed for different rainfall events. Geomorphic analysis using 3 s SRTM Digital Elevation Model (DEM) processed in a GIS platform was also done to refine the overland flow. The derived hydrographs were used in the HEC-RAS hydraulic model which has as main output threshold values for the rain-flood relationship. Research limitations/implications – Although SRTM DEM that was used for the geomorphic analysis was sufficient for the purpose of the study, higher resolution DEMs can further improve the mapping of spatial extent of flood areas. Practical implications – The results are used for the forecast of flood and the timely issuance of flood bulletins. Originality/value – This study is the first to incorporate the involvement of the community in establishing a flood early warning system. The method can also be used as a prototype for other flood models in other parts of the country.
2021 •
Fluvial flooding occurs when a river overspills its banks due to excessive rainfall, and it is the most common flood event. In urban areas, the increment of urbanization makes communities more susceptible to fluvial flooding since the excess of impervious surfaces reduced the natural permeable areas. As flood prevention strategies, early warning systems (EWS) are used to reduce damage and protect people, but key elements need to be selected. This manuscript proposes the monitoring instruments, communication protocols, and media to forecast and disseminate EWS alerts efficiently during fluvial floods in urban areas. First, we conducted a systematic review of different EWS architectures for fluvial floods in urban areas and identified that not all projects monitor the most important variables related to the formation of fluvial floods and most use communication protocols with high-energy consumption. ZigBee and LoRaWAN are the communication protocols with lower power consumption from ...
Ronny Berndtsson, Johanna Sörensen, Andreas Persson, Jerry Nilsson, Jonas Nordström, K. Jönsson, Misagh Mottaghi, Shifteh Mobini
Urban flooding is of growing concern due to increasing densification of urban areas, changes in land use, and climate change. The traditional engineering approach to flooding is designing single-purpose drainage systems, dams, and levees. These methods, however, are known to increase the long-term flood risk and harm the riverine ecosystems in urban as well as rural areas. In the present paper, we depart from resilience theory and suggest a concept to improve urban flood resilience. We identify areas where contemporary challenges call for improved collaborative urban flood management. The concept emphasizes resiliency and achieved synergy between increased capacity to handle stormwater runoff and improved experiential and functional quality of the urban environments. We identify research needs as well as experiments for improved sustainable and resilient stormwater management namely, flexibility of stormwater systems, energy use reduction, efficient land use, priority of transport and socioeconomic nexus, climate change impact, securing critical infrastructure, and resolving questions regarding responsibilities.
Il tarlo dello storico. Studi di allievi e amici per Gabriella Piccinni, Arcidosso (Gr)
Mobilità sociale e beni comuni nei micro-villaggi tardomedievali: il caso di Montonero2021 •
Journal of Tribal studies, Tribal Study Centre
Tribal Epistemology, Methodology, and TheologyTRANSPACIFIC ENGAGEMENTS Trade, Translation, and Visual Culture of Entangled Empires Edited by Florina H. Capistrano-Baker and Meha Priyadarshini
Transcultural Engagements in East Asia: Mid-Qing Patronage and Export Painting2020 •
Session organisers: Agata Ulanowska, Karina Grömer, Joanne Dyer and Ina Vanden Berghe
EAA Bern 2019, Session #133 "Ancient Textile Production from an Interdisciplinary Approach: Humanities and Natural Sciences Interwoven for our Understanding of Textiles", preliminary programmeJournal of Mathematics and System Science
Relativistic Treatment of Massive Klein-Gordon Particle by Modified Generalized Hulthen Potential2017 •
International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves
A Sensitivity Analysis of Frequency Selective Surfaces at Millimeter Wave Band2004 •
Revista de la Sociedad Española del Dolor
Ibuprofeno intravenoso: experiencia clínica en el tratamiento del dolor postoperatorio2016 •
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
PCR Assays Based on invA Gene Amplification are not Reliable for Salmonella Detection2019 •
Jurnal Konversi Energi dan Manufaktur
Analisis Laju Deformasi Pahat HSS Pada Simulasi Pembubutan Mesin CNC Dengan Aplikasi Ansys2023 •
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Proceedings of the V.V. Vinogradov Russian Language Institute
Механизмы лексической многозначности: заметки на полях «Активного словаря»2020 •
Scientific Reports
Probing the Transmembrane Structure and Topology of Microsomal Cytochrome-P450 by Solid-State NMR on Temperature-Resistant Bicelles2013 •
Revista portuguesa de história
Pedro Nunes na Universidade II: Coimbra2001 •