Planners have come up with many innovative ways to prevent flooding caused by heavy downpours — from planting rain gardens to installing green roofs.
Planners have come up with many innovative ways to prevent flooding caused by heavy downpours — from planting rain gardens to installing green roofs.
But in many cases, nothing works quite as well as a simple hole in the ground — a detention basin.
That’s the finding of an analysis by University of Cincinnati geography students in a research collaboration with the Hamilton County Conservation District.
Lead author and UC College of Arts and Sciences doctoral student Man Qi said cities are developing new ways to trap rainwater and direct it where it’s most wanted, especially during droughts. They call these low-impact development practices, which include innovations such as permeable pavement that allows rainwater to seep into the ground instead of diverting it elsewhere.
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University of Cincinnati doctoral student Man Qi is studying ways to prevent flooding in cities. (Photo Credit: Andrew Higley)
