The management of urban surface water flood risks: SUDS performance in flood reduction from extreme events

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-108

  Viavattene, C ^a   Ellis, J B ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1D 2D coupled approaches; Stakeholders; SUDS; Urban flooding

Indexed keywords

1D/2D COUPLED APPROACHES; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS; EXTREME EVENTS; FLOW MODEL; POLLUTION IMPACT; RECEIVING WATERS; STAKEHOLDERS; STORM EVENTS; SUDS; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; URBAN DRAINAGE; URBAN DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE; URBAN FLOODING; URBAN SURFACE WATERS; WATER FLOOD;

DRAINAGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS; STORMS; SURFACE WATERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER SUPPLY;

FLOODS;

SURFACE WATER;

DECISION MAKING; DISCHARGE; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; FLOW MODELING; GIS; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWER NETWORK; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; URBAN AREA; URBAN DRAINAGE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; FLOODING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HURRICANE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MATHEMATICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEWER; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEM; URBAN AREA; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SANITARY ENGINEERING; URBAN RENEWAL;

EID: 84873035832     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.537     Document Type: Article

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