Urban expansion significantly alters natural hydrological regimes and increases the risk of flooding, particularly in suburban catchments undergoing rapid land-use transformation. The replacement of permeable surfaces with impervious infrastructure reduces infiltration and increases pressure on existing drainage systems. This study evaluates the hydraulic performance of a suburban catchment in southwestern Poland (18.78 km2) using an integrated modelling approach combining SWMM hydrodynamic simulations with high-resolution (1 m) terrain analysis in SCALGO Live Poland. ; Results show that an imperviousness level of approximately 18% is sufficient to exceed the hydraulic capacity of the drainage system during design rainfall events. The introduction of two retention reservoirs (total capacity 180 000 m3) reduced peak flows by 32% and eliminated 93% of high-risk flood zones. The study highlights the importance of integrated hydrological modelling for planning effective stormwater retention strategies in rapidly urbanizing catchments.
tytuł dodatkowy: Prace z Inżynierii Lądowej i Środowiska
Zielona Góra: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports (CEER), no 36, vol. 2
Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
Jul 27, 2026
Jul 27, 2026
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https://zbc.uz.zgora.pl/publication/109228
| Edition name | Date |
|---|---|
| Hydrological Modeling-Based Assessment of the Impact of Urbanization on Runoff From Watercourse Catchments | Jul 27, 2026 |
Izydorski, Jakub Bodlak, Maciej Kuczyński, Tadeusz - red.
Sakson-Sysiak, Grażyna Banasiak, Kamil Kuczyński, Tadeusz - red.
Orczykowski, Tomasz Tiukało, Andrzej Kuczyński, Tadeusz - red.
Nowogoński, Ireneusz Kuczyński, Tadeusz - red.
Nowogoński, Ireneusz Ogiołda, Ewa Musielak, Marcin Kuczyński, Tadeusz - red.
Czamara, Włodzimierz Olearczyk, Dorota Stodolak, Radosław Pardela, Łukasz Greinert, Andrzej - red. Kołodziejczyk, Urszula - red. Wasylewicz, Róża - red. Hudak, Magda - red. Myszograj, Sylwia - red. Kostecki, Jakub - red.