EFFECT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT ON FLOOD DISCHARGES-CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND FUTURE NEEDS-

THIS IS A PROGRESS REPORT BY THE TASK FORCE ON EFFECT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT ON FLOOD DISCHARGES. COMMITTEE ON FLOOD CONTROL, HYDRAULICS DIVISION, ASCE ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE, AS A GUIDE FOR ENGINEERS, PLANNERS, GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS, AND ALL OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE PROBLEMS OF URBAN RUNOFF, AN ANNOTATED UP-TO-DATE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF REPORTS, PAPERS, AND OTHER MATERIAL PERTAINING TO THE EFFECT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT ON FLOOD DISCHARGES. THE REPORT INCLUDES A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF THE IMPACT ON FLOOD RUNOFF WHICH CAN BE EXPECTED BY URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE FACTORS DIRECTLY AFFECTING THE RUNOFF REGIMEN OF A DRAINAGE AREA, AS SUBURBS AND CITIES REPLACE THE RURAL LANDSCAPE. INCLUDED IS A LISTING OF PERTINENT RESEARCH PROJECTS WHICH ARE UNDERWAY WITH IDENTIFICATION OF AREAS WHERE, IN THE OPINION OF THE TASK FORCE, ADDITIONAL RESEARCH IS REQUIRED. /ASCE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 95, No HY1, PROC PAPER 6355, PP 287-309, 1 FIG, REFS,
• Publication Date: 1969-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Journal of the Hydraulics Division
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bibliographies; Drainage; Floods; Runoff; Urban areas; Urban renewal
• Old TRIS Terms: Discharge
• Subject Areas: Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00204206
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1994 12:00AM