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Título del libro: Impact Of Urban Floods On Water Quality
Título del capítulo: Introduction

Autores UNAM:
BLANCA ELENA JIMENEZ CISNEROS;
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Año de publicación:
2025
Palabras clave:

Adaptive strategy; Global disasters; Heavy rainfall; Mobilisation; Pluvials; Rainfall event; Research gaps; Salinisation; Sustainable urban designs; Sustainable urban drainage systems


Resumen:

© UNESCO 2026.Floods, encompassing river, pluvial, and coastal types, are global disasters causing fatalities, infrastructure damage and ecosystem disruptions. This book fills a research gap by examining the underexplored facet of floods: their impact on water quality. Addressing the nexus of floods, climate change and water quality, it underscores escalating risks from heavy rainfall events, including pollutant mobilisation resulting to water pollution and coastal salinisation. Focussed on urbanisation, the book explores diverse flood types, offering insights into adaptive strategies such as sustainable urban design and sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS). It emphasises integrating water quality considerations into flood risk management and introduces an online forecast model for urban flooding, highlighting the importance of early warning systems. Case studies and data from Canada, Australia, India, France and China illuminate real-world impacts. The book significantly advances understanding of floods? multifaceted effects on water quality, providing practical approaches to mitigate challenges in this changing climate and identifying gaps of knowledge that need to be researched.


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