The article doesn't mention it, but one of the less flashy ways of reducing flooding is preserving the natural state of meandering streams and ensuring there aren't large development projects on...
The article doesn't mention it, but one of the less flashy ways of reducing flooding is preserving the natural state of meandering streams and ensuring there aren't large development projects on floodplains to begin with. Charlotte, NC has been doing this for awhile, and it has been successful in reducing flooding during major storms. Of course, buying up property in areas like Brooklyn is much more expensive, but when rooftop collection and sewer systems aren't enough, the water has to go somewhere - our vast expanses of asphalt and concrete are just funneling the water around.
Related to this is the idea of "daylighting", the uncovering of long-buried urban streams. There's a great video about it here (with a focus on Vancouver) and an accompanying article.
preserving the natural state of meandering streams
Related to this is the idea of "daylighting", the uncovering of long-buried urban streams. There's a great video about it here (with a focus on Vancouver) and an accompanying article.
The article doesn't mention it, but one of the less flashy ways of reducing flooding is preserving the natural state of meandering streams and ensuring there aren't large development projects on floodplains to begin with. Charlotte, NC has been doing this for awhile, and it has been successful in reducing flooding during major storms. Of course, buying up property in areas like Brooklyn is much more expensive, but when rooftop collection and sewer systems aren't enough, the water has to go somewhere - our vast expanses of asphalt and concrete are just funneling the water around.
Don't build levees, though. They only make flooding worse.
Edit: As if on cue, I got a flash flood alert on my phone. Great.
Related to this is the idea of "daylighting", the uncovering of long-buried urban streams. There's a great video about it here (with a focus on Vancouver) and an accompanying article.