The Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway Physical Model Study as a Design Tool

Mishra, Su K.; Barfuss, Steven L.; Rahmeyer, William J.; Huff, Harold; Smith, Tom; Cox, Nathan C.

doi:10.1061/40976(316)247

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“…In 1995, a broken spillway also caused flooding downstream (NRC 1995). In 2004 the Folsom Dam was raised by seven feet (Mishra et al, 2008). By 2005, the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency had raised and strengthened about 85% of the levees at the lower American River.…”

Section: Period 3: Intense Urbanization Flood Protection and Energy P...mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Social, Economic, and Ecological Drivers of Planning and Management of Urban River Parks

Zingraff‐Hamed

Serra‐Llobet

Kondolf

2022

Front. Sustain. Cities

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Urban rivers deliver a broad range of contributions of nature to human development. The exploitation of the riverine ecosystem services evolves with uncertainty. In addition to the current decreasing of ecosystem health and changing climate, the impact of societal development on the river system directly reduces the potential delivery of future ecosystem services. What are the drivers of the design of urban river parks and what upcoming challenges will need to be addressed? This paper presents the results of an ex-post-analysis and comparative analysis of planning orientations of two urban river parks, the Isar River in Munich (Germany) and the American River in Sacramento (U.S.). The contribution describes the evolution of the urban rivers based on planning strategy, identifies drivers of changes and discusses the upcoming challenges for urban river parks that need to be addressed in the short and long term. The contribution shows that urban river park designs occur in a larger context of human demographic, technological, and economic changes. The contribution does not intend to solve the very complex and urgent challenges the case study sites face but rather to highlight research needs to support adaptation strategies.

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Section: Period 3: Intense Urbanization Flood Protection and Energy P...mentioning

confidence: 99%