Abstract Real Time Control (RTC) is widely accepted as a cost-effective way to operate
urban drainage systems (UDS) effectively. However, what factors influence RTC efficacy and …

Design parameters for urban drainage systems in Belgium have been revised. The revision
involves extrapolation of the design rainfall statistics, taking into account the current …

For millennia, water resources management has been strongly linked to the economic,
social, and environmental development of civilizations and, later, nations. Harnessing water …

Faeces originating from wildlife, domestic animals or manure-fertilized fields, is considered
an important source of zoonotic pathogens to which people may be exposed by, for …

Adaptive policy-making to prepare for current and future drought risks requires an integrated
assessment of policy actions and combinations of those under changing conditions. This …

In a warmer climate, it is expected that precipitation intensities will increase, and form a
considerable risk of high-impact precipitation extremes. This study applies three methods to …

Climate change is expected to influence infection risks while bathing downstream of sewage
emissions from combined sewage overflows (CSOs) or waste water treatment plants …

The Po valley in northern Italy is one of Europe's largest and most anthropogenically-
modified lowland areas, where intensifying climate and land transformation are increasingly …

Hot summer days may lead to reduced thermal discomfort, labour productivity, and higher
morbidity and mortality for vulnerable groups. The projected climate change may raise this …

The most recent IPCC report presented further scientific evidence for global climate change
in the twenty-first century. Important secondary effects of climate change include those on …