TY  - JOUR
N2  - The water cycle of cities is very different from that of natural areas, and it is characterized by artificial
energy flow processes and materials. Due to the high concentration of population, weather extremes in urban areas
can cause greater personal and economic damage than in rural areas. Besides extreme amounts of precipitation,
which is only one type of extreme weather events, it is important to be prepared for drought and dry periods (which
are typical in Szeged and the southern region of the Great Hungarian Plain). During these periods, urban vegetation
requires additional irrigation due to the urban artificial environment and the special species composition. This
irrigation water basically means potable water resources. It is not a sustainable way to protect potable water
resources, therefore any solution that can alleviate this situation is a major improvement. In our study, we modeled
a rainwater harvesting system which is established in an elementary school in Szeged. We paid special attention to
the quantitative and time distribution properties of the potential precipitation available for the rainwater harvesting
system.
AV  - public
JF  - ACTA CLIMATOLOGICA
VL  - 53
SN  - 0563-0614
UR  - http://doi.org/10.14232/acta.clim.2019.53.1
Y1  - 2019///
ID  - publicatio19985
A1  -  Csete Ákos Kristóf
A1  -  Gulyás Ágnes
IS  - 1
TI  - Modeling options for rainwater harvesting developments in a public institution as part of sustainable urban water management solutions
SP  - 5
EP  - 16
ER  -