La capacite des infrastructures vertes pour la gestion des eaux de ruissellement et la lutte contre les inondations a Biskra, Algerie
The capacity of green infrastructure for stormwater management and flood control in Biskra, Algeria

Author(s): Mounir Hadji, Alexandru-Ionuţ Petrişor
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Architecture, Geography, Regional studies, Physical Geopgraphy, Human Geography, Regional Geography, Environmental Geography, Applied Geography, Rural and urban sociology, Environmental interactions
Published by: INCD URBAN-INCERC
Keywords: green infrastructure; urban floods; stormwater management; runoff; hydrological cycle;
Summary/Abstract: Many Algerian cities, including Biskra, suffer from natural problems, especially those caused by heavy rainfalls due to climate change, which reaches its maximum for a long period, and causes severe damage in terms of human and material losses. This paper draws attention on how to deal with the adverse effects of rapid and sudden floods due to runoff in the city of Biskra by studying the green infrastructure as means that rely on preserving the hydrological cycle of water in the safe and effective stormwater management of urban areas and prove that there are opportunities for the application of green infrastructure solutions not only to solve social and economic problems, but also environmental ones. Stormwater management and flood control are among the solutions provided to avoid the negative effects of urban floods, especially in areas with fragile infrastructure.

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