Urban climates and climate change
Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …
Adaptation of urban drainage networks to climate change: A review
IM Kourtis, VA Tsihrintzis - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The present work reviews the main challenges regarding adaptation of urban drainage
networks to climate change by comparing 32 case studies from 29 articles, published …
networks to climate change by comparing 32 case studies from 29 articles, published …
Assessing and optimizing the hydrological performance of Grey-Green infrastructure systems in response to climate change and non-stationary time series
Climate change has led to the increased intensity and frequency of extreme meteorological
events, threatening the drainage capacity in urban catchments and densely built-up cities …
events, threatening the drainage capacity in urban catchments and densely built-up cities …
Comparison of urbanization and climate change impacts on urban flood volumes: Importance of urban planning and drainage adaptation
Understanding the drivers behind urban floods is critical for reducing its devastating impacts
to human and society. This study investigates the impacts of recent urban development on …
to human and society. This study investigates the impacts of recent urban development on …
[HTML][HTML] Global rainfall erosivity assessment based on high-temporal resolution rainfall records
The exposure of the Earth's surface to the energetic input of rainfall is one of the key factors
controlling water erosion. While water erosion is identified as the most serious cause of soil …
controlling water erosion. While water erosion is identified as the most serious cause of soil …
Climate change impact on short-duration extreme precipitation and intensity–duration–frequency curves over Europe
To build future climate-proof water systems and to reduce the failure risk of infrastructure,
short-duration extreme precipitation design storms must be updated. However, a robust …
short-duration extreme precipitation design storms must be updated. However, a robust …
Review of trend analysis and climate change projections of extreme precipitation and floods in Europe
H Madsen, D Lawrence, M Lang, M Martinkova… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a review of trend analysis of extreme precipitation and hydrological
floods in Europe based on observations and future climate projections. The review …
floods in Europe based on observations and future climate projections. The review …
Enhancing future resilience in urban drainage system: Green versus grey infrastructure
X Dong, H Guo, S Zeng - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, the concept transition from fail-safe to safe-to-fail makes the application of
resilience analysis popular in urban drainage systems (UDSs) with various implications and …
resilience analysis popular in urban drainage systems (UDSs) with various implications and …
Assessing hydrological performance for optimized integrated grey-green infrastructure in response to climate change based on shared socio-economic pathways
Integrated grey-green infrastructure (IGGI) is considered as a promising facility for mitigating
urban flooding during extreme rainfall events. However, most IGGI strategies rely heavily on …
urban flooding during extreme rainfall events. However, most IGGI strategies rely heavily on …
A review of sustainable urban drainage systems considering the climate change and urbanization impacts
Q Zhou - Water, 2014 - mdpi.com
Climate change and urbanization are converging to challenge city drainage infrastructure
due to their adverse impacts on precipitation extremes and the environment of urban areas …
due to their adverse impacts on precipitation extremes and the environment of urban areas …