Borba, Maria Lucia Guilherme (2014) Technical-scientific and sociopolitical aspects of urban water management: Stormwater drainage in the city of São Paulo. PhD thesis, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
In the city of São Paulo, intensive rains and urban impervious cover are being held responsible for flooding events which have been causing increase in runoff volume and in peak discharge. The high costs of technical hydraulic interventions to contain the frequent flooding impacts justify the search for an alternative approach: the incorporation of the sociopolitical complexities of urban stormwater drainage, the main theme of this research. Its objectives are: understand if and how sociopolitical complexities are being incorporated to Civil Engineering education; how professionals directly or indirectly involved in urban stormwater management see the incorporation of sociopolitical complexities in planning and implementation of stormwater drainage construction works and, finally, if these complexities are integrated in the projects being planned and being implemented in an urban watershed area. The research concluded that Civil Engineering education incorporate courses which open space for the discussion of sociopolitical aspects; that professionals involved in urban management value the incorporation of sociopolitical aspects in planning and implementation of storm water construction projects, but that in the watershed area where projects are being implemented such aspects are not taken into account. The bibliography and the concrete examples examined show the importance of incorporating sociopolitical aspects in drainage construction projects. The concepts brought forward help identify recommendations for the incorporation of sociopolitical aspects in Civil Engineering education and in the planning and implementation of stormwater constructions projects. These are recommendations which aim at increasing environmental preservation, meeting the public interest and maximizing the benefits of the technical solution.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | Porto, Monica Ferreira do Amaral and Marinho, Bernadete de Lourdes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | engineering education; public participation; stormwater drainage management; technical-scientific and sociopolitical; urban water management |
| Index terms: | implementation, construction work, hydraulic, open space, rain, engineering education, public interest, water construction, complexity, drainage, public participation, urban water management, stormwater, construction project, flooding |
| Subjects: | environmental hazards, professional education, production management, urban design, contractual arrangements, operations management, climate science, infrastructure and transport systems, systems engineering, environmental engineering, political science, water management, participation process, fluid mechanics |
| Topics: | Stakeholder Management, Governance, Urban Studies, Procurement, Sustainability, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Education |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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