Upcycled fashion, spoken word, multimedia art among solutions to stormwater pollution in local design competition
In an effort to increase education and awareness of water quality and water pollution problems, a number of county ...
Researcher: New stormwater infrastructure is needed for Canadian cities to handle increased urban flooding
Urban flooding is increasingly concerning in Canada, where water drainage systems are at risk of being overwhelmed. Natural ...
Sponge cities: the flood-proof architecture of the future?
As climate change puts more of the world at risk of flooding, landscape architects are looking beyond disaster response, to future-facing “sponge tactics”. The concept is epic, but a street-by-street ...
Mitigating risks, impact of flooding in the cities
Flooding and heavy rainfall are becoming the new normal in India. Our cities must urgently become flood-proof, and not just ...
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Local artists bringing awareness to waterway pollution with storm drain murals
The event is the UpStream Art Mural Installation. In past years, the murals have been painted in Springfield's downtown area or in north Springfield. The goal of the murals is to bring awareness to ...
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Hurricane Francine exposed flaws in New Orleans area drainage. The threats are only going to worsen.
Francine did not pose a particularly severe test of the New Orleans region's ability to handle stormwater, but the results ...
Researcher: New stormwater infrastructure is needed for Canadian cities to handle increased urban flooding
Additionally, stormwater ... the design capacity of older networks. Reducing runoff flowrates and volumes through blue-green ...
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The coast is unclear
University of Delaware receives $6 million in research funding on best practices for how coastal communities can combat sea ...