Urban Flood is one of the biggest environmental problems of the planet. It generates high negative impacts of various kinds: social, environmental and economic. These
This paper aims to show the use of rainfall runoff modeling as an important methodology to optimize investments for flood control in the city of
People confidence in flood forecasting systems is related to the quality and accuracy of the forecasts. These two properties are basically function of the set
This paper presents the urban drainage study of two small urban catchments in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. São Paulo is a megacity with
The floods in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, are an historical trouble as a result of its urbanization process. The city has a total
Floods are natural events that cause various social and economic impacts. These events are originated from intense rainfall that exceeds soil infiltration capacity leading to
Like other megacities São Paulo City has many infrastructure problems. One of them are the summer floods. This problem has been studied for years considering
São Paulo metropolitan region, like other megacities, has a high index of impervious areas which impacts its hydrology. In the summer, this region is devastated
Design criteria for flood control infrastructures is based on intensity duration and frequency equations (IDF), considering future scenarios of urbanization. In some situations, flood control
This paper aims to show how the integration between weather radar and rain gages is able to improve the flooding forecast in the megacity of
