Effects of Land Cover Change on Urban Floods and Rainwater Harvesting: A Case Study in Sharjah, UAE
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Methodology
3.1. Analysis of Land Cover Changes
3.2. Runoff Analysis
3.3. Rainfall Analysis
3.4. Generation of Local Flood Maps in Sharjah City
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Land Cover Change and Urbanization of Sharjah City
4.2. Flooding Potential
4.3. Flood Maps in Sharjah City
4.4. Urban Rain Water Harvesting Potential
5. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Built Area | Compact Soil | Undisturbed Soil | Vegetation | Roads | Paved Areas | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
90 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 90 | 87 | 87 |
Duration (min) | 1000 Year Return Period | 2 Year Return Period | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Intensity (mm/h) | Rainfall (mm) | Intensity (mm/h) | Rainfall (mm) | |
5 | 250 | 21 | 50 | 4 |
25 | 130 | 54 | 25 | 10 |
50 | 75 | 63 | 18 | 15 |
100 | 50 | 83 | 10 | 17 |
150 | 35 | 88 | 7 | 18 |
200 | 30 | 100 | 6 | 20 |
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Shanableh, A.; Al-Ruzouq, R.; Yilmaz, A.G.; Siddique, M.; Merabtene, T.; Imteaz, M.A. Effects of Land Cover Change on Urban Floods and Rainwater Harvesting: A Case Study in Sharjah, UAE. Water 2018, 10, 631. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10050631
Shanableh A, Al-Ruzouq R, Yilmaz AG, Siddique M, Merabtene T, Imteaz MA. Effects of Land Cover Change on Urban Floods and Rainwater Harvesting: A Case Study in Sharjah, UAE. Water. 2018; 10(5):631. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10050631
Chicago/Turabian StyleShanableh, Abdallah, Rami Al-Ruzouq, Abdullah Gokhan Yilmaz, Mohsin Siddique, Tarek Merabtene, and Monzur Alam Imteaz. 2018. "Effects of Land Cover Change on Urban Floods and Rainwater Harvesting: A Case Study in Sharjah, UAE" Water 10, no. 5: 631. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10050631
APA StyleShanableh, A., Al-Ruzouq, R., Yilmaz, A. G., Siddique, M., Merabtene, T., & Imteaz, M. A. (2018). Effects of Land Cover Change on Urban Floods and Rainwater Harvesting: A Case Study in Sharjah, UAE. Water, 10(5), 631. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10050631