Using water management infrastructure to address both flood risk and the urban heat island

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 490-498

  Richards, Daniel R ^a   Edwards, Peter J ^a  

^a FUTURE CITIES LABORATORY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

ecosystem services; flood risk; urban drainage; urban heat island; Water sensitive urban design

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOOD CONTROL; RAIN; THERMAL POLLUTION; URBAN PLANNING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FLOOD RISKS; URBAN DRAINAGE; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; WATER SENSITIVE URBAN DESIGNS;

FLOODS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLOOD CONTROL; HEAT ISLAND; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85028559389     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2017.1357538     Document Type: Article

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