Urban and municipalities management
Urban development scenarios on flood peak discharge in an arid urban watershed using the WinTR-55 hydrologic model

M. Eshghizadeh

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2024, , Pages 345-356

https://doi.org/10.22034/IJHCUM.2024.02.11

Abstract
  BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Land use change can directly affect rainfall-runoff relationships. The change in land use is an essential factor in runoff production. This research evaluated the effect of urban development scenarios of land use change on runoff in Gonabad city of Iran. The innovation and ...  Read More

Urban civil engineering and related management issues
Performance evaluation of green roofs in urban runoff reduction

Z. Khorsandi Kouhanestani; S. Dehdari; M. Jafarizadeh

Volume 3, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 61-68

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijhcum.2018.03.01.007

Abstract
  Urbanism directly affects the hydrological cycle. One of the ways to manage runoffs in urban areas that is considered nowadays is green roof creation. Green roof is mainly created in humid and semi-humid areas, and efficiency of green roofs in arid and semi-arid areas has attracted less attention. In ...  Read More