Impermeability Control in Land Use for Reducing Investments in Structural Flood Control Measures—Case of Pirajuçara Watershed, São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo metropolitan region, like other megacities, has a high index of impervious areas which impacts its hydrology. In the summer, this region is devastated by heavy rainfall events. The main impact of this is the runoff volume produced leading to flash floods, mainly in small basins. Structural flood control measures can be costly, thus, …