Overview
- Focuses on rainwater management in urban areas, an issue of interest to a wide audience of researchers and scientists
- Includes extensive, previously unpublished experimental data on rainwater infiltration
- Offers a valuable comparison of ground testing, laboratory analysis, and numerical analysis
Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library (WSTL, volume 89)
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About this book
The book presents a comprehensive study of the percolation of water from surface runoff with a focus on the retention capacity and intensity of precipitation.
Discussing the state of the art in scientific knowledge and solutions for the infiltration of water from surface runoff, the book addresses a wide variety of rainwater management issues, from precipitation, surface runoff and water infiltration, to impact on the drainage system. Although modern urban hydrology has improved the management of rainwater runoff for flood protection, public health, and environmental protection, current methods of drainage in urban areas mean that there is a continued threat to the regime of water flow and water resources. In this context, the book presents a new approach to rainwater management based on a unique fusion of hydrology, hydrogeology, urban engineering, and water management. It also includes research findings that are helpful in developing recommendations and technical guidelines for the use of infiltration systems in urban areas.Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Gabriela Hudáková graduated master degree and PhD degree in the field of environmental engineering at the Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Košice, Slovakia. Her scientific work as well as her thesis was devoted to rainwater management and design of infiltration facilities. She was participating in project implementation regarding the rainwater management in urban areas and she published the results of her research in scientific proceedings of national and international conferences.
Agnieszka Stec currently works at the Department of Infrastructure and Water Management, Rzeszów University of Technology Poland. She does research in Environmental Engineering focusing on rainwater management, rainwater utilization, drainage systems in urban areas. Her most recent publication is 'The impact of land use and urbanization on drainage system.' She is participating in research as well professional projects.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Rainwater Infiltration in Urban Areas
Authors: Martina Zeleňáková, Gabriela Hudáková, Agnieszka Stec
Series Title: Water Science and Technology Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34698-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-34697-3Published: 02 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-34700-0Published: 02 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-34698-0Published: 01 January 2020
Series ISSN: 0921-092X
Series E-ISSN: 1872-4663
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 141
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 82 illustrations in colour
Topics: Hydrogeology, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Hydrology/Water Resources, Earth System Sciences