How working with wetlands can reduce flood risks in cities
Wetlands may not be as obvious a solution to managing flood risk as engineered investments such as dams, levees, floodwalls and drainage systems. But experiences from around the world — recently, but also dating back a century — show that wetlands should be part of the mix of solutions as cities confront this challenge. Within cities, urban wetlands are part of a mix of investments — including rooftop gardens and permeable pavements — that can intercept and absorb rainfall, so that more water sinks slowly into soils and groundwater and less becomes rapid runoff that submerges streets and
overwhelms storm drainage systems.
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News type | Inbrief |
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https://medium.com/@WWF/nature-knows-best-how-working-with-wetlands-can-reduce-flood-risks-in-cities-dfb19fca28f5 |
Source of information | WWF |
Subject(s) | INFRASTRUCTURES |
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News date | 07/02/2018 |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |