This research undertaken at the University of Sheffield aims to provide a better understanding of the interaction above/below ground urban floods. A newly constructed unique experimental facility has been developed in the water lab, and it includes a sewer system, composed by 3 main pipes, 6 manholes and a CSO (Combined Sewer Overflow), and a preliminary urban surface with the slope 1/1000. Thi...

The development of strategies to adapt and mitigate the potential adverse consequences natural hazards requires support from risk assessment studies that quantify impacts hazardous events on our society. A comprehensive analysis commonly evaluates elements exposed hazard probabilistic scenarios their vulnerabilities. However, while significant advances have been made in direct losses, indirect ...

The historical floods that have occurred since the seventeenth century were collected for a study area in southern Italy. Damages caused by floods, rainfall and the main anthropogenic modifications are discussed all together. The aim was to assess whether the frequency of floods is changing and, if so, whether these changes can be attributed to either rainfall and/or anthropogenic modifications...

Floods are among the most devastating natural disasters in small urban watersheds resulting loss of life and enormous damage to property posing a serious threat economy. Appropriate modeling can be useful tool prevent reduce such flood risks. It is currently important use hydrological models assess predict water availability river basins due climate change develop strategy cope with changing en...

There is a growing threat of urban flooding, particularly in Pakistan that needs attention and requires effective management strategies. The chief trigger for flooding the rapid unplanned urbanization areas where impermeable surface inhibits rainwater diffusion changes natural water flow. In many developed countries, technique harvesting implemented as sustainable strategy to manage stormwater....