Current overview of impact analysis and risk assessment of urban pluvial flood on road traffic

H He, R Li, J Pei, JP Bilodeau, G Huang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
In the past decade, urban pluvial flood-induced impacts on road traffic have been studied in
the context of global climate change and rapid urbanization. The main objective of this paper …

How the landscape features of urban green space impact seasonal land surface temperatures at a city-block-scale: An urban heat island study in Bei**g, China

L Yao, T Li, M Xu, Y Xu - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban greening has been widely regarded as one of the most effective strategies for
alleviating the risk of urban heat island (UHI). In this study, the metropolitan region of Bei**g …

AHP-GIS analysis for flood hazard assessment of the communities nearby the world heritage site on Ayutthaya Island, Thailand

S Kittipongvises, A Phetrak, P Rattanapun… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Thailand faced the worst flooding in half a century in 2011. A previous flood had harshly
affected the UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) and the surrounding communities. The …

Fugitive Road Dust PM2.5 Emissions and Their Potential Health Impacts

S Chen, X Zhang, J Lin, J Huang, D Zhao… - Environmental …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Fugitive road dust (FRD) particles emitted by traffic-generated turbulence are an important
contributor to urban ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5). Especially in urban areas of …

Surface runoff in urban areas: The role of residential cover and urban growth form

C Xu, M Rahman, D Haase, Y Wu, M Su… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the context of rapid urbanization and climate change, understanding the impact of urban
dynamics on surface runoff is important. For future urban planning, there is a particular …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the effect of land use change on surface runoff in a rapidly urbanized city: a case study of the central area of Bei**g

S Hu, Y Fan, T Zhang - Land, 2020 - mdpi.com
The change in land use during the process of urbanization affects surface runoff and
increases flood risk in big cities. This study investigated the impact of land use change on …

Assessing the urban road waterlogging risk to propose relative mitigation measures

X Qi, Z Zhang - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Road waterlogging has become a significant issue in developed cities due to the rapid
urbanization in China. It is necessary to accurately identify the risk of waterlogging in urban …

Integrating decision-making preferences into ecosystem service conservation area identification: A case study of water-related ecosystem services in the Dawen River …

K Li, Y Hou, Q Fu, MT Randall, PS Andersen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The degradation of ecosystems and their services is threatening human wellbeing, making
ecosystem service (ES) conservation an urgent necessity. In ES conservation planning …

Does the spatial location of green roofs affects runoff mitigation in small urbanized catchments?

L Yao, Z Wu, Y Wang, S Sun, W Wei, Y Xu - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Green roofs have been treated as practical low impact development (LID) strategies to retain
stormwater runoff and alleviate the rainfall-induced flooding risks in urban regions. The …

[HTML][HTML] Risk assessment of flood disaster induced by typhoon rainstorms in Guangdong province, China

J Zhang, Y Chen - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
China's coastal areas suffer from typhoon attacks every year. Rainstorms induced by
typhoons characteristically are high intensity with a large amount of rain and usually induce …