Editorial—Modelling of Floods in Urban Areas

URBAS: Prediction and Management of Flash Floods in Urban Areas

• A database with flash floods and heavy rainfall events in Germany 2 URBAS project overview • Improving quality of flash flood forecasts URBAS is organised in an interdisciplanery manner. Aspects from city planning, hydrology, hydraulics, meteorology, damage assessment, emergency planning, and insurance issues are playing important roles. In order to get an overview over occurrence of urban fl...

Planning for urban floods.

Macroscopic modelling of urban floods

Adapting to Extreme Events: Household Response to Floods in Urban Areas

Groundwater pollution assessment in urban areas of Qom City

Nowadays, it is vital to pay attention more seriously to the urban environmental risks because of its effects on citizens' lives. One of these problems is groundwater pollution which threatens much valuable water resources. Drinking water in Qom City is provided from different resources, such as watersheds and water wells which are located within the city. Although there is a shortage of water ...