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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"flood prevention"”.
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The reclassification of the genus Ceratocaryum Nees (Restionaceae) and describing the variation of the species C. argenteum Nees ex Kumth
… victim too much manipulation for the sake of flood prevention, recreation and water level regulation. One of the largest impacts on the system is the rubble weir placed at the mouth of the outlet channel that was built to maintain water levels in the drier summer months. There is evidence that …
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Diatoms : indicators of tidal influx in a hydraulically regulated estuary, Zandvlei, in the southern Cape
… victim too much manipulation for the sake of flood prevention, recreation and water level regulation. One of the largest impacts on the system is the rubble weir placed at the mouth of the outlet channel that was built to maintain water levels in the drier summer months. There is evidence that …
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Morphological filters in floodplain for DEM-extracted data – using Minimum Bounding Circle & Youden Index
Floods are one of the worst disasters in the United States. Each year, the government allocates a tremendous amount of manpower and money on flood prevention initiatives. As the first defense line, levees provide protection from temporary flooding (Makhdoom, 2013). These embankments are broadly …
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Effects of P.L. 566 Stream Channelization on Wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region
… authority of the Small Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (P.L. 83-566 as amended). Structural measures included 24.7 miles of channelization and four floodwater retarding dams. To measure the degree that channelization influenced drainage of prairie wetlands, drainage rates in a …
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At the Confluence of Science and Power: Water Struggles of New Orleans in the Nineteenth Century
… New Orleans confronted the problems of flood prevention, drainage, the omni-present need for a dependable water source for its citizens, and eventually sewerage disposal. This study investigates how those problems were faced, what technology was used and how the work was financed; and …
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Persisting Social Vulnerability, Stormwater Infrastructure, and Planning for Flooding and Resilience in Washington D.C.
… in addressing climate change, particularly in flood prevention and other associated benefits. Limited empirical studies have explored its spatial distribution and temporal changes in relation to the whole stormwater infrastructure. This dissertation investigates the intersection of stormwater …
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Ex post facto analysis of the Sedgwick Sand Draws Project: a case study of the small watershed program
The Sedgwick Sand Draws Project is a flood control project completed in 1992 to provide floodwater damage protection for agricultural and municipal lands in Sedgwick County, which lies in extreme northeastern Colorado along the South Platte River. Funding and technical support for the project was …
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Factors affecting the growth and recruitment of cyprinid populations of the River Wensum, Eastern England, with specific reference to roach Rutilus rutilus (L.).
… roach by the angling fraternity. 4. To prevent flooding in the river catchment, a number of flood prevention works have been regularly completed by authorities, including channel straightening and removal of in-stream woody debris. Whilst these tend to have negative consequences for fish …
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Energy flows : empowering New Orleans
… challenge existing building materials for their flood resistance and reaction to an inundated environment while developing tools to harvest energy from the multiple environmental conditions present at this location. Ultimately, the thesis will try to demonstrate how these tools will influence …
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The Urban Oasis - [RE]-Generating Centurion Lake Through Resource Exchanges
… the riverscape and in addition indicates how flood prevention mechanisms could be designed to enable the users to interact with the water as opposed to avoiding the beauty that nature provides in its domain.
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The capacity of the Cape Flats aquifer and its role in water sensitive urban design in Cape Town
… Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) as a strategy for flood prevention and supplementing urban water supply. The implementation of MAR on the CFA aims to facilitate the transition towards sustainable urban water management through the application Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) principles. The …
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Anwendung von multifunktionaler Landschaftsbewertung und hydrologischer Modellierung zur Bewertung der Einflüsse einer geänderten Landnutzung auf den Wasserhaushalt im Mittelgebirge
Der Landschaftswasserhaushalt stellt die Integrationsebene der Geokomponenten Klima, Boden und Landnutzung dar und unterliegt aktuell einer intensiven Forschungstätigkeit. Die charakteristische Ausprägung des Landschaftswasserhaushaltes ist in der mitteleuropäischen Kulturlandschaft das Ergebnis …