Hybrid gas/chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) methods are such novel techniques to increase oil production and oil recovery efficiency. Gas flooding using carbon dioxide, nitrogen, flue gas, and enriched natural gas produce more oil from the reservoirs by channeling gas into previously by-passed areas. Surfactant flooding can recover trapped oil by reducing the interfacial tension between oil and water phases. Hybrid gas/chemical EOR methods benefit from using both chemical and gas flooding. In hybrid gas/chemical EOR processes, surfactant solution is injected with gas during low-tension-gas or foam flooding. Polymer solution can also be injected alternatively with gas to improve the gas volumetric sweep efficiency. Most fundamentally, wide applications of hybrid gas/chemical processes are limited due to uncertainties in reservoir characterization and heterogeneity, due to the lack of understanding of the process and consequently lack of a predictive reservoir simulator to mechanistically model the process. Without a reliable simulator, built on mechanisms determined in the laboratory, promising field candidates cannot be identified in advance nor can process performance be optimized. In this research, UTCHEM was modified to model four-phase water, oil, microemulsion, and gas phases to simulate and interpret chemical EOR processes including free and/or solution gas. We coupled the black-oil model for water/oil/gas equilibrium with microemulsion phase behavior model through a new approach. Four-phase fluid properties, relative permeability, and capillary pressure were developed and implemented. The mass conservation equation was solved for total volumetric concentration of each component at standard conditions and pressure equation was derived for both saturated and undersaturated PVT conditions. To model foam flow in porous media, comprehensive research was performed comparing capabilities and limitations of implicit texture (IT) and population-balance (PB) foam models. Dimensionless foam bubble density was defined in IT models to derive explicitly the foam-coalescence-rate function in these models. Results showed that each of the IT models examined was equivalent to the LE formulation of a population-balance model with a lamella-destruction function that increased abruptly in the vicinity of the limiting capillary pressure, as in current population-balance models. Foam models were incorporated in UTCHEM to model low-tension-gas and foam flow processes in laboratory and field scales. The modified UTCEM reservoir simulator was used to history match published low-tension-gas and foam coreflood experiments. The simulations were also extended to model and evaluate hybrid gas/chemical EOR methods in field scales. Simulation results indicated a well-designed low-tension-gas flooding has the potential to recover the trapped oil where foam provides mobility control during surfactant and surfactant-alkaline flooding in reservoirs with very low permeability. / text

The Participatory Irrigation Management approach was introduced into Cambodia in 2000, which was called the Participatory Irrigation Management and Development (PIMD). The goal of PIMD is to establish Farmer Water User Communities (FWUCs) to take over the management of irrigation schemes in their district in order to improve the performance of irrigation schemes and farmers’ livelihoods. The implementation of FWUCs has resulted in both failure and success. Several studies have identified factors that influence the failure of FWUCs, but little research has focused on their success. By employing a single embedded case study approach, this research selected the most successful scheme in Cambodia to identify factors that influenced the success of the FWUC in irrigation management. The findings of this research could provide concrete assistance to the government, donors, and non-governmental organisations in improving the performance of less successful FWUCs in Cambodia. The result of this research showed that the success of the O-treing FWUC was influenced by five internal and two external factors. The internal factors were: 1) the level of local participation, 2) the governance and management of the scheme, 3) the value of the benefits that flow from the irrigation scheme, 4) the quality of the irrigation infrastructure, and 5) the characteristics of the farmer members within the scheme. The external factors were: 1) the level of external support provided to the scheme, and 2) market access. The success of the FWUC required farmer participation and this participation was enhanced when farmers obtained benefits from it. This research also found that access to markets was critical to make the benefits that flowed from the irrigation scheme more profitable to farmers, leading to farmer participation. Similarly, it was also important to make sure that the irrigation infrastructure was of a high quality to ensure the delivery of an adequate and timely supply of water to farmers so that they could grow crops that provided them with the benefits. This required external support from the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, NGOs, and local authorities to help rehabilitate the scheme. External support was also critical for enhancing the governance and management of the scheme through assistance with the formation process, provision of financial resources, capacity building, rule enforcement, and conflict resolution. The governance and management of the scheme, in particular the leadership capacity of the FWUC was another critical factor because it ensured the maintenance and development of the irrigation infrastructure, the timely and adequate supply of water to farmers, farmers’ trust and respect for leaders, and farmer participation. Finally, the success of the FWUC could not be viewed independently from farmer characteristics within the scheme. Farmers tended to participate in irrigation management when they had a history of self-organisation, when they were relatively homogenous, and when they were dependent upon farming for their livelihoods. This research suggests that the successful implementation of FWUCs requires a focus on the seven factors and the interactions that occur between these factors. Irrigation stakeholders such as the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, donors, NGOs, local authorities, local leaders, and farmers should work together to enhance these factors in order to ensure the success of FWUCs.

The last decade has been a period of great expansion and land use intensification for the New Zealand dairy farming industry with a 44% increase in national dairy cow numbers. Intensive dairy farming is now considered to be a major contributor to the deterioration in the quality of surface and ground water resources in some regions of New Zealand. Previous research has demonstrated intensive dairy farming is responsible for accelerated contamination of wateways by nutrients, suspended solids, pathogenic organisms and faecal material. A number of common dairy farming practices increase the risk of nutrient leaching. In particular, farm dairy effluent (FDE) has been implicated as a major contributor to the degradation of water quality. With the introduction of the Resource Management Act in 1991, the preferred treatment for FDE shifted away from traditional two-pond systems to land application. However, on most farms, irrigation of FDE has occurred on a daily basis, often without regard for soil moisture status. Therefore, it has been commonplace for partially treated effluent to drain through and/or runoff soils and contaminate fresh water bodies. The objectives of this thesis were to design and implement a sustainable land application system for FDE on difficult to manage, mole and pipe drained soils, and to assess the impacts of FDE application, urea application and cattle grazing events on nutrient losses via artificial drainage and surface runoff from dairy cattle grazed pasture. To meet these objectives a research field site was established on Massey University's No.4 Dairy farm near Palmerston North. The soil type was Tokomaru silt loam, a Fragiaqualf with poor natural drainage. Eight experimental plots (each 40 x 40 m) were established with two treatments. Four of the plots represented standard farm practice including grazing and fertiliser regimes. Another four plots were subjected to the same farm practices but without the fertiliser application and they were also irrigated with FDE. Each plot had an isolated mole and pipe drainage system. Four surface runoff plots (each 5 m x 10 m) were established as subplots (two on the fertilised plots and two on the plots irrigated with FDE) in the final year of the study. Plots were instrumented to allow the continuous monitoring of drainage and surface runoff and the collection of water samples for nutrient analyses. An application of 25 mm of FDE to a soil with limited soil water deficit - simulating a 'daily' irrigation regime - resulted in considerable drainage of partially treated FDE. Approximately 70% of the applied FDE left the experimental plots with 10 mm of drainage and 8 mm of surface runoff. The resulting concentrations of N and P in drainage and runoff were approximately 45% and 80% of the original concentrations in the applied FDE, respectively. From this single irrigation event, a total of 12.1 kg N ha-1 and 1.9 kg P ha-1 was lost to surface water representing 45% of expected annual N loss and 100% of expected annual P loss. An improved system for applying farm dairy effluent to land called 'deferred irrigation' was successfully developed and implemented at the research site. Deferred irrigation involves the storage of effluent in a two-pond system during periods of small soil moisture deficits and the scheduling of irrigation at times of suitable soil water deficits. Deferred irrigation of FDE all but eliminated direct drainage losses with on average <1 % of the volume of effluent and nutrients applied leaving the experimental plots. Adopting an approach of applying 'little and often' resulted in no drainage and, therefore, zero direct loss of nutrients applied. A modelling exercise, using the APSlM simulation model, was conducted to study the feasibility of practising deferred irrigation at the farm scale on No 4 Dairy farm. Using climate data for the past 30 years, this simulation exercise demonstrated that applying small application depths of FDE, such as 15 mm or less, provided the ability to schedule irrigations earlier in spring and decreased the required effluent storage capacity. A travelling irrigator, commonly used to apply FDE (a rotating irrigator), was found to have 2-3 fold differences in application depth and increased the risk of generating FDE contaminated drainage. New irrigator technology (an oscillating travelling irrigator) provided a more uniform application pattern allowing greater confidence that an irrigation depth less than the soil water deficit could be applied. This allowed a greater volume to be irrigated, whilst avoiding direct drainage of FDE when the soil moisture deficit is low in early spring and late autumn. A recommendation arising from this work is that during this period of low soil water deficits, all irrigators should be set to travel at their fastest speed (lowest application depth) to minimise the potential for direct drainage of partially treated FDE and associated nutrient losses. The average concentrations of N and P in both 2002 and 2003 winter mole and pipe drainage water from grazed dairy pastures were all well above the levels required to prevent aquatic weed growth in fresh water bodies. Total N losses from plots representing standard farm practice were 28 kg N ha-1 and 34 kg N ha-1 for 2003 and 2004, respectively. Total P losses in 2003 and 2004 were 0.35 kg P ha-1 and 0.7 kg P ha-1, respectively. Surface runoff was measured in 2003 and contributed a further 3.0 kg N ha-1and 0.6 kg P ha-1. A number of common dairy farm practices immediately increased the losses of N and P in the artificial drainage water. Recent grazing events increased NO3--N and DIP concentrations in drainage by approximately 5 mg litre-1 and 0.1 mg litre-1, respectively. The duration between the grazing and drainage events influenced the form of N loss due to a likely urine contribution when grazing and drainage coincide, but had little impact on the total quantity of N lost. Nitrogen loss from an early spring application of urea in 2002 was minimal, whilst a mid June application in 2003 resulted in an increased loss of NO3--N throughout 80 mm of cumulative drainage suggesting that careful timing of urea applications in winter is required to prevent unnecessary N leaching. Storage and deferred irrigation of FDE during the lactation season caused no real increase in either the total-N concentrations or total N losses in the winter drainage water of 2002 and 2003. In contrast, land application of FDE using the deferred irrigation system resulted in a gradual increase in total P losses over the 2002 and 2003 winter drainage seasons. However, this increase represents less than 4% of the P applied in FDE during the lactation season. An assessment of likely losses of nutrients at a whole-farm scale suggests that it is standard dairy farming practice (particularly intensive cattle grazing) that is responsible for the great majority of N and P loss at a farm scale. When expressed as a proportion of whole-farm losses, only a very small quantity of N is lost under an improved land treatment technique for FDE such as deferred irrigation. The management of FDE plays a greater role in the likely P loss at a farm scale with a 5% contribution to wholefarm P losses from deferred irrigation.

The Brazilian Northeast presents, for the most part, a semi-arid climate, hot and dry. This region is predominantly occupied by the Caatinga biome characterized by presence of xerophytic vegetation, with variety of physiognomy and floristic. Part of the São Francisco River Basin in the states of Alagoas and Sergipe, is part of this biome. However, this presents little knowledge of vegetation component and advanced levels of environmental degradation. For its recovery is essential knowledge of the species ecophysiology to be used for revegetation of the basin areas and especially in marginal areas of the waterways of the Caatinga. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the behavior of species that occur in the Caatinga biome, compared to soil flooding (stress anoxic / hypoxic) in order to indicate the same for revegetation of the marginal areas of the waterways of the Caatinga. Seedlings of Tabebuia aurea, Caesalpinia ferrea, Aspidosperma pyrifolium and Bauhinia forficata, with five months of age were subjected to soil flooding permanent or temporary (flooding followed by drainage). For the flood water depth was maintained between 10-20 mm above ground level. Throughout the experiment we evaluated the fluorescence emission of chlorophyll, before dawn (Fv / Fm) and midday (Fv / Fm and Yield) and chlorophyll content in the third leaf fully developed, using a portable fluorometer modulated light and the SPAD, respectively. At the end of the experiment was determined leaf water potential and chlorophyll (a, b and total), the accumulation of soluble sugars, proline, total amino acids, proteins and activity of the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) (newer roots). It was also accompanied the growth of plants during the experiment determining the height, diameter and number of leaves, every four days, and at the end of the experiment the leaf area, biomass accumulation and distribution. Stress reduced the quantum efficiency of photosystem II and SPAD reading in all the seedlings of the species studied, with recovery in these variables when the plants were removed from the stress. Flooding reduced chlorophyll content only in the seedlings of A. pyrifolium and B. forficata subject to flooding. The seedlings of C. ferrea flooded had increased the content of chlorophyll b; however this was reduced in A. pyrifolium and B. forficata the same treatment. The total chlorophyll content was reduced by lack of oxygen only in seedlings of C. ferrea. The four species showed increases in response to stress, in the variables carbohydrate and protein. There was a reduction from plants subjected to flooding in the growth analysis and leaf water potential. The results allowed inferring that T. aurea and B. forficata develop mechanism of tolerance to flooding and better recovery when removed from the stress. / Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Alagoas / O nordeste brasileiro é caracterizado por possuir clima semi-árido, quente e seco. Ocupado predominantemente pelo Bioma Caatinga, que apresenta vegetação xerófila, de fisionomia e florística variada. Parte da Bacia Hidrográfica do São Francisco, nos estados de Alagoas e Sergipe, situa-se neste Bioma. No entanto, este apresenta componente vegetacional pouco conhecido e com níveis avançados de degradação ambiental. Para sua recuperação é imprescindível que se conheça a ecofisiologia das espécies a serem utilizadas para revegetação de áreas da bacia e especialmente das áreas marginais aos cursos d água da Caatinga. Desta forma, este trabalho teve como objetivo o estudo do comportamento de espécies ocorrentes no Bioma Caatinga, frente ao alagamento do solo (estresse anóxico/hipóxico), com vistas a indicação das mesmas para revegetação de áreas marginais aos cursos d água, situadas neste bioma. Mudas de Tabebuia aurea (Craibeira), Caesalpinia ferrea (Pau-Ferro), Aspidosperma pyrifolium (Pereiro) e Bauhinia forficata (Mororó), com cinco meses de idade, foram submetidas ao alagamento do solo permanente ou temporário (alagamento seguido de drenagem). Para o alagamento, a lâmina d água foi mantida entre 10-20 mm acima nível do solo. Durante todo o experimento foi avaliada a emissão de fluorescência da clorofila a, antes do amanhecer (Fv/Fm) e ao meio-dia (Fv/Fm e Yield) e o teor de clorofila na terceira folha completamente desenvolvida, utilizando-se o fluorômetro portátil de luz modulada e o SPAD, respectivamente. Ao final do experimento determinou-se o potencial hídrico foliar e a concentração de clorofila a, b e total, o acúmulo de açúcares solúveis, prolina, aminoácidos totais, proteínas e a atividade da enzima álcool desidrogenase (ADH) (nas raízes mais novas). Também foi acompanhado o crescimento das plantas durante o experimento determinando a altura, o diâmetro do caule e número de folhas, a cada quatro dias, e ao final do experimento a área foliar, acúmulo e distribuição de biomassa. O estresse reduziu a eficiência quântica do fotossístema II e a leitura Spad em todas as mudas das espécies estudas, havendo recuperação nestas variáveis quando as plantas foram retiradas do estresse. O alagamento reduziu teor de clorofila a apenas nas mudas de A. pyrifolium (Pereiro) e B. forficata (Mororó) submetidas ao alagamento. As mudas de C. ferrea (Pau-Ferro) alagadas apresentaram aumento no teor da clorofila b, por outro lado esta foi reduzido em A. pyrifolium (Pereiro) e B. forficata (Mororó) do mesmo tratamento. O teor de clorofila total foi reduzido com a falta de oxigênio apenas nas mudas de C. ferrea (Pau-Ferro). As quatro espécies apresentaram aumento, em resposta ao estresse, nas variáveis carboidratos e proteínas. Houve redução das plantas submetidas ao alagamento nas análises de crescimento e no potencial hídrico foliar. Os resultados obtidos permitiram inferir que T. aurea (Craibeira) e B. forfikata (Mororó) desenvolvem mecanismos de tolerância ao alagamento e melhor recuperação, quando retiradas do estresse.

Climate change and variability have great impact on the hydrological cycle and consequently on the availability of water resources. Variations in temperature and precipitation trends that are occurring are a consequent of the increase in the concentrations of greenhouse gases, which are subsequently affecting the hydrological cycle. This in turn affects water quantity and quality, which is essential for agriculture, domestic and industrial uses. This study, done in Elliot Town and the surrounding areas of Sakhisizwe Municipality in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, evaluates how climate change and variability is affecting water availability and its quality in the town. The impact climate change and variability on agricultural production is also assessed. Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), databases and some statistical packages have been used to collect, analyse and create spatial maps used to derive concrete conclusions. The methods used aided in spatially analysing the changes in temperature and rainfall along the years and make a comparative analysis. The study has shown that the spatial changes in the amount, intensity and frequency of rainfall affects the magnitude and frequency of stream flows; consequently, increasing the intensity of floods and droughts that have been recurring in the last few decades. The municipality is more affected by climate variability than change, and the resultant extreme climate events are affecting the water resources resulting in domestic water cuts, poor water quality and low agriculture productivity. This study recommends the importance of an awareness campaigns on climate change and variability and their effect directed towards the community, especially on novel water harvesting technologies. The study also highlights the importance of a robust early warning system to prepare the community in case of a climate shock, which is an area that needs further research. / Environmental Sciences / M. Sc. (Environmental Science)

De acordo com levantamento realizado pelo Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas do Estado de São Paulo - IPT, os acidentes graves relacionados com deslizamentos atingem de forma recorrente um número relativamente pequeno dos 5.563 municípios brasileiros, girando em torno de 150 os que tiveram vítimas fatais nos últimos 17 anos. Os municípios mais vulneráveis localizam-se nos estados de São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia e Espírito Santo, localidades, na maioria dos casos, habitadas por pessoas de baixa renda, tornando-se, por conseguinte, expostas a catástrofes ambientais constantes (inundações devido ao assoreamento dos rios e erosão dos solos, os incêndios causados por instalações elétricas problemáticas, deslizamentos de terras, causadas por encostas irregulares e descalçamentos, entre outros). A Bacia Hidrográfica do Córrego Cabuçu de Baixo é um típico exemplo do que aconteceu em muitas cidades brasileiras. É uma bacia em acelerado processo de urbanização, mas ainda em condições para o controle, se bem administrada pelos seus gestores. Este trabalho objetiva a criação de mapeamentos que retratem avaliação positiva das condições ambientais (que pode ser chamado de \"potencial\") ou negativa (genericamente chamados de \"risco\" ambiental). Estes mapeamentos, de alto valor agregado por se originarem, via de regra, de discussões e concordâncias entre profissionais das diferentes modalidades da pesquisa ambiental - geógrafos, geólogos, biólogos, arquitetos e engenheiros, em geral - passam a constituir um valioso acervo de conhecimentos específicos da área estudada; a combinação das avaliações de riscos com o uso atual da terra, a fim de verificar possíveis áreas críticas, ou seja, assentamentos localizados em áreas mapeadas sob iminente risco de ocorrência de inundações e desmoronamentos; o levantamento das áreas indicadas para a transposição dos assentamentos localizados em áreas críticas. Todos os procedimentos computacionais realizados foram conduzidos pela metodologia de Análise Ambiental, utilizando o sistema VISTA/SAGA/UFRJ para processamento dos mapeamentos, obtenção e validação resultados. O resultado final das avaliações ambientais realizadas produz um mapa classificado com notas entre zero e dez, onde as notas mais baixas são atribuídas às localidades mapeadas com baixo risco de ocorrências de enchentes e desmoronamentos. De forma análoga, classes com maiores notas representam localidades com ocorrência de assentamentos precários sob risco iminente de inundações ou deslizamentos de terra e desmoronamentos. Estes mapas são denominados como \"Áreas Críticas\". Também são conduzidas análises para o mapeamento de áreas indicadas para transposições de localidades situadas em áreas críticas. A sobreposição destes dois últimos mapas aponta as localidades indicadas para transposições de assentamentos sob risco iminente dos eventos analisados. Finalmente, em áreas onde ocorram assentamentos precários sob alto risco de inundações e deslizamentos, sem indicações próximas para transposições (áreas favoráveis à habitação), sugere-se a realização de investimentos em infra-estrutura (ex. Programa Favela-bairro) destes locais, a fim de evitar impactos econômicos e sociais para as famílias afetadas por este processo. Assinaturas espaciais também são realizadas a fim de quantificar as áreas de riscos mapeadas. Uma vez realizados estes estudos, os conhecimentos adquiridos, pelo uso do Geoprocessamento, sobre a realidade ambiental urbana e problemática da Bacia do Córrego Cabuçu de Baixo podem ser extrapolados, com as devidas precauções, para inúmeras outras áreas urbanas que possuam características semelhantes e enfrentam os mesmos problemas. / According to studies conducted by the Institute for Technological Research of the State of Sao Paulo - IPT, major accidents related landslides hit so applicant a relatively small number of 5,563 brazilian councils, turning around of 150 who had human lives losses in the last 17 years. The most vulnerable councils are located in the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia and Espirito Santo. These locations, most cases, inhabited by low conditions people, become, therefore, exposed to constant environmental disasters (floods due to the silting of rivers and soil erosion, fires caused by problematic electrical installations, landslides, caused by irregular slopes, among others). The drainage basin of Cabuçu de Baixo river is a typical example of what happened in many Brazilian cities. It is a basin in accelerated process of urbanization, but also in a position to control, although administered by their managers. This study aims to create mappings facing positive assessment of environmental conditions (which can be called a \"potential\") or negative (generically called environmental \"risk\"). These maps are generated from professional discussions and agreement between the many kinds of researches - geographers, geologists, biologists, architects and engineers in general - are to be a valuable collection of expertise of the studied area, the combination of risk assessments to the current land using in order to check on critical areas, ie settlements located in areas mapped with imminent risk of flooding and landslides; survey of the areas indicated for the transposition of the settlements located in critical areas. All procedures performed are conducted by the computational methodology of Environmental Analysis, using the GIS VISTA/SAGA/UFRJ, processing mappings, obtaining and validating results. The final result of environmental evaluation conducted produces a \"Critical Areas\" map, presenting classified notes between zero and ten, where lower notes are assigned to locations mapped with low risk of occurrence of floods and landslides. Similarly, classes with higher notes represent locations where precarious settlements are mapped under imminent risk of flooding, landslides and landslides. Analyses pointing transposition areas, according to physical factors are also conducted, aiming to locate settlements under critic areas. The overlay of these both maps point transpositions indicated for settlements located under imminent risk areas. Finally, in areas where precarious settlements occurs under high floods and landslides risks, without near indications for transpositions (favorable areas for housing), it is suggested to make investments in infrastructure into these places, in order to maintain the \"roots\" of these affected families by this process. Spatial signatures are also conducted in order to quantify the risk areas mapped. Once these studies conducted, knowledge gain by the use of Geoprocessing, applied to the reality of urban environmental problems in the Drainage Basin Cabuçu, these can be extrapolated, with the necessary precautions, to other urban areas that presents similar characteristics and faces the same problems.

Wetland plant species rely largely on vegetative reproduction. Although all types of clonal growth organs are found in wetlands, special adaptations, e.g., turions, fragmentation and budding, are more frequent in true aquatic communities. However, root-sprouting is underrepresented, although it can be beneficial under disturbed conditions. This thesis focuses on ecological constrains potentially hindering root-sprouting in wetlands. This ability was studied in a wetland herb Rorippa palustris in relation to life history, injury timing and carbon economy of a plant. In addition, plant regeneration following submergence and severe disturbance was assessed.

Översvämningar till följd av intensiva nederbördstillfällen har de senaste åren ökat i antal och omfattning. Dessa händelser förväntas bli vanligare i framtiden och skapa fler översvämningar. Med anledning av detta är det intressant att undersöka hur översvämningar i framtiden breder ut sig och vilka vattennivåer som bildas med förväntad nederbörd. Att modellera översvämningar kräver data som i vissa fall kan vara både tidskrävande och omständig att införskaffa. Möjliga avgräsningar och antaganden i modellparametrar kan då vara intressanta att göra som fortfarande ger användbara resultat. En skyfallskartering har genomförts med 2D-hydraulisk modellering i Kumla med programvaran MIKE 21 Flow Model FM. De översvämningskartor som skapades användes för att identifiera områden i Kumla som riskerar att drabbas av höga vattennivåer till följd av skyfall motsvarande 100- och 200-årsregn. En stor osäkerhet vid modellering av översvämningar är att validera resultaten som fås fram. Ofta saknas information om tidigare översvämningar. De nederbördstillfällen som används är ofta så stora att det saknas data om liknande händelser tidigare. Vid översvämningsmodellering anväds data som beskriver olika typer av modellparametrar. Dessa kommer med ytterligare osäkerheter som kan göra valideringen problematisk. För att undersöka hur stor effekt olika modellparametrar har på resultatet genomfördes en känslighetsanalys där differenskartor skapades mellan undersökta scenarion och referenskartor. Skyfallskarteringen visade att stora delar i Kumla drabbas av översvämningar för både ett 100- och 200-årsregn. Området Kumlaby identifierades som känsligt och får höga vattennivåer. Detta beror mest troligt på omgivningens topografi och att Kumlaby underlagras av leror med låg infiltrationskapacitet. I känslighetsanalysen identifierades markens råhet och infiltrationskapacitet vara styrande parametrar för översvämningens utbredning och vattennivåer. Dessa påverkar främst hur höga vattenflöden som uppstår och översvämningens utbredningen och vattennivåer. Kunskap om dessa parametrar är viktigt för att undvika över- eller underskattning av en översvämning. Användningen av avrinningskoefficienter istället för markens råhet, infiltrationskapacitet och evaporation undersöktes. Differensen i översvämningens utbredning och vattennivåer blev stor i och utanför Kumla tätort. På mindre områden kan det vara mer lämpligt att använda en avrinningskoefficient när en mer detaljerad klassning kan göras av de markytor som finns. Ett scenario som undersöktes i känslighetsanalysen var installation av gröna tak på alla byggnader i Kumla. Simuleringarna som genomfördes visade att både utbredningen och vattennivåer minskade. Detta till följd av större lagringskapacitet och motstånd mot vattenflöden som kommer med gröna tak. / Urban floods caused by intense rainfall have occurred more frequently the last couple of years. These rainfall events are expected to become more common in the future and create more floods in urban areas. This makes it important to investigate the extent and water levels from urban floods in the future. In order to simulate floods, different types of data is needed. This data can be both time consuming and difficult to obtain. With this in mind, it is interesting to investigate possible simplifications and assumptions of model parameters. A cloud burst mapping was made with 2D hydraulic modelling in Kumla with the software MIKE 21 Flow Model FM. The flood maps created were used to identify areas in Kumla which have a higher risk of being subject to high water levels. One uncertainty while modelling urban floods is the process of validating the results. There is often a lack of data for the used rainfall events or information from previous floods in the area. In flood modelling data is used which describes different model parameters, these comes with additional uncertainties and can make the validation more difficult. A sensitivity analysis was made to be able to examine effects on the results from variations in model parameters. The cloud burst mapping showed that large parts of Kumla will be affected by water levels which goes up to 1 m. The area Kumlaby was identified as being sensitive for high water levels. This is due to placement of Kumlaby below higher ground which causes water to flow toward Kumlaby. The ground below is mostly made up of clay which has low infiltration capacity. In the sensitivity analysis the bed resistance and infiltration capacity were identified as governing parameters regarding the extent and water levels of urban floods. In order to avoid over- or underestimation of floods it is important to have knowledge about these parameters in the model area. The use of a runoff coefficient instead of bed resistance, infiltration and evaporation were examined. The difference of the resulting flood were large in the whole model area. In smaller areas a runoff coefficient could be used with better results when a more detailed description can be made of the surfaces in the area. A scenario where green roofs were assumed to have been installed on all buildings in Kumla were examined. The simulations showed that both the extent and water levels decreased. This due to the fact that green roofs have a capacity to store water and delay flows of water.

Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-10T18:13:30Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Patricia S da Silva.pdf: 3404031 bytes, checksum: 5e4338885b036077d4619e4525d56526 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-08-19 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / The objective of this study was to analyze spatial and temporal patterns of ichthyoplankton in tributaries (Aguapeí, Verde, Pardo and Anhanduí) of Porto Primavera Reservoir, Upper Paraná River, Brazil, and its relation to some environmental variables. Specifically we sought to (I) assess whether the tributaries have similar abiotic characteristics, (II) verify that abiotic factors have more influence in the spawning of the species, (III) investigate if the species have preference for tributaries, and (IV) analyze whether the tributaries of the Porto Primavera Reservoir are really suitable environments for reproduction of fish species, especially long-distance migratory drastically affected by impoundments. Samples were taken monthly during three spawning seasons (October to March from 2007 to 2010), through horizontal hauls on the water surface at dusk, with a plankton net. The principal component analysis (PCA) was used to ascertain whether the abiotic variables differed among the tributaries. The influence of environmental variables (water temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, water level and discharge) in the abundance of eggs and larvae was determined using the Bioenv procedure. The Kruskal-Wallis (KW) was applied to verify spatial (tributaries: rivers Aguapeí, Verde, Pardo and Anhanduí; and habitats: main channel and lagoon) and temporal distribution patterns (month: October, November, December, January, February, and March, and spawning seasons: 1 =2007/2008, 2=2008/2009, and 3=2009/2010). The characteristic taxa of each tributary were identified through Indicator Species Analysis (IndVal). A total of 49,072 eggs, 63,857 larvae were captured. The variable that best correlated with the distribution and abundance of ichthyoplankton was the water discharge. The highest densities of eggs were noted for the Verde river, however larvae did not differ significantly among the tributaries. Eggs had the highest densities in the main channel and while larvae in lagoons. High catches of ichthyoplankton were observed from November to January, but with a peak in December. Abundance of eggs were higher in the 2009/2010 spawning season, however the larvae did not differ among spawning season. The species composition varies along the tributaries and each river has a group of indicator species. In main channel of the rivers were mainly found larvae of migratory species of short distance and long-distance and in the lagoons mainly sedentary or migratory species of short distances. The tributaries assessed are spawning grounds for many fish species and can be considered suitable for the reproduction of many long-distance migratory species. Establishment and enlargement of Conservation Units in tributaries of Porto Primavera reservoir, can help preserve habitats identified as essential spawning and nursery areas, and can be key to the maintenance and conservation of the fish species in the upper Paraná River basin. / O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar padrões espaciais e temporais do ictioplâncton em tributários (Aguapeí, Verde, Pardo e Anhanduí) do reservatório de Porto Primavera, alto rio Paraná, Brasil, e sua relação com algumas variáveis ambientais. Especificamente procurou se (I) Avaliar se os tributários apresentam características abióticas similares, (II) Verificar que fatores abióticos exercem maior influência na desova das espécies, (III) Averiguar se há preferência das espécies de peixes quanto aos tributários, e (IV) Analisar se os tributários do reservatório de Porto Primavera realmente são ambientes adequados à reprodução das espécies de peixes, em especial as migradoras de longa distância drasticamente afetadas pelos represamentos. As amostragens foram realizadas durante três estações reprodutivas sucessivas (outubro a março de 2007 a 2010), ao anoitecer com rede de plâncton. A análise de componentes principais (ACP) foi empregada para averiguar se as variáveis abióticas diferiam entre os tributários. A influência das variáveis ambientais (temperatura da água, pH, condutividade elétrica, oxigênio dissolvido, turbidez, nível e vazão) na abundância de ovos e larvas foi determinada através do procedimento Bioenv. O teste de Kruskall Wallis (K-W) foi aplicado para verificar padrões de distribuição espacial (tributários: rios Aguapeí, Verde, Pardo e Anhanduí; e habitats: rio e lagoa) e temporal (meses: outubro, novembro, dezembro, janeiro, fevereiro e março; e estações reprodutivas: 1 = 2007/2008, 2 = 2008/2009 e 3 = 2009/2010). Os táxons característicos de cada tributário foram identificados por meio da Análise de Espécies Indicadoras (IndVal). Um total de 49.072 ovos, 63.857 larvas foi capturado. A variável que melhor se correlacionou com a distribuição e abundância do ictioplâncton foi a vazão. As maiores densidades de ovos foram verificadas para o rio Verde, porém as de larvas não diferiram significativamente entre os tributários. Ovos apresentaram maiores densidades nos rios e as larvas nas lagoas. Capturas elevadas do ictioplâncton foram observadas de novembro a janeiro, porém com pico em dezembro. As capturas de ovos se sobressaíram na estação reprodutiva de 2009/2010, no entanto, as de larvas não diferiram entre as estações reprodutivas. A composição das espécies ao longo dos tributários varia e cada rio apresenta um grupo de espécies indicadoras. Nos rios foram encontrados principalmente larvas de espécies migradoras de curta e longa distância e nas lagoas principalmente de espécies sedentárias ou migradoras de curta distância. Os tributários analisados atuam como área de desova de várias espécies de peixes e podem ser considerados propícios para a reprodução de várias espécies migradoras de longa distância. A criação e ampliação de Unidades de Preservação Permanente nos tributários do reservatório de Porto Primavera podem auxiliar na preservação dos habitats identificados como áreas essenciais para a desova e berçário, e pode ser a chave para a manutenção e conservação das espécies de peixes na bacia do alto rio Paraná.

En application de l'article 33 de la loi du 16 septembre 1807 relative au dessèchement des marais, la responsabilité du maintien et du contrôle de la bonne sécurité des digues relève du propriétaire de la digue. Au fil des ans, plusieurs textes sont venus préciser et renforcer les obligations en matière de gestion et d'entretien des digues contribuant au sentiment de sécurité que peuvent conférer ces ouvrages. Toutefois, alors qu’elles sont censées protéger les populations, les digues ont progressivement été qualifiées d’« ouvrages de danger » du fait du risque inhérent à leur rupture, conduisant à l’émergence d’un « risque digue » qui reconnaît juridiquement les limites des travaux de protection et de correction des cours d’eau et des rivages, et même leur contribution involontaire à la production de désastres. Les inondations et submersions marines qui sont survenues au cours des deux dernières décennies ont en effet illustré une importante situation de défaut d’entretien des digues sur l’ensemble du territoire métropolitain dont l’origine a pu être identifiée au travers d’une structure de la propriété des digues complexe, avec de multiples intervenants, l’absence pour de nombreux propriétaires riverains de volonté ou de moyens d’investir les sommes nécessaires pour la protection des digues, dont les enjeux dépassent souvent la protection de leurs biens et, en conséquence, pour pallier les carences des propriétaires de digues, une substitution des collectivités territoriales, sans que fût nécessairement mis en œuvre des moyens financiers suffisamment conséquents, et sans que celles-ci mesurent toujours à quel point elles engageaient leur responsabilité / In accordance with article 33 of the 16 september 1807 act relating to the draining of marshes, owners of dams are legally responsible for maintaining and monitoring the dams’ security. Various laws have clarified and strengthened the management and maintenance duty of dams over time to provide a sense of security. Despite the fact that the dams are built to protect people’s security, they have been considered as “hazardous structures” due to the potential risk of collapse. In addition, the legal concept of ‘dams disaster’ has emerged and been established, recognizing the limits of water proofing works as well as improvement and maintenance works and legally recognizing even unexpected disasters. Flooding and submersions occurred during last two decades demonstrated a significant lack of adequate maintenance for dams throughout the mainland France. The cause of lack of maintenance can be attributed to a complicated structure of ownership, which include many stakeholders and also to the owners’ unwillingness or lack of funding to make investments required for improvement and maintenance works. But, these stakes often go beyond the protection of their property. Furthermore, the responsibility of dam owners has been allocated to local authorities to offset deficiencies, but it was done so without preparing financial measures necessary for maintenance works and fully assessing the level of funds needed