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Urban flooding is recently affecting several towns in the Italian Mediterranean region. The study focuses on the interconnection between the sewer network of the town (Rossano Scalo) and the main water course (the Citrea Creek) flowing through it. An integrated approach considering both town planning and hydraulic aspects lead the search for potential flood risk mitigation solutions. Through the use of GIS and field surveys a highly urbanized sub-basin was selected and analysed. The hydrologic- hydraulic system was simulated through SWMM software, paying attention to interactions between the minor and the major system. Critical nodes (urban flooding points) were finally considered for planning potential mitigation solutions.
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The study was co-funded by Rossano Scalo (CS) Municipality: agreement called “Hydraulic study of storm water in Rossano Municipality (CS) (2015) and partially developed within the framework of the URBAID (Assisted and Integrated Urban Restoration) project, University of Brescia Health&Wealth call 2015, co-funded by Università della Calabria, Studio Artec Ing. e Arch. S.r.l., McMaster University, Majone&Partners S.r.l.
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Piro, P. et al. (2019). Flood Risk Mitigation in a Mediterranean Urban Area: The Case Study of Rossano Scalo (CS – Calabria, Italy). In: Mannina, G. (eds) New Trends in Urban Drainage Modelling. UDM 2018. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99867-1_57
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