Urban flooding processes in the Nlhamankulu municipal district- Maputo city- Mozambique
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: When the rains fall on the Nhlamankulu Municipal District, the population is worried because some of the water is retained in their backyards. This shows that urban flooding is a major concern, which is why this research was carried out, entitled Urban Flooding Process in the Nhlamankulu Municipal District, Maputo City, Mozambique. The general objective is to understand the flooding process, and the specific objectives are to identify the flooding factors, describe the flooding process and its origin. It began with a document review phase and was followed by fieldwork using interviews and direct observation, a literature review using integrative review, content analysis and thematic analysis, and data processing using geoprocessing, the conglomerate and cartographic method and EPI-INFO, 3.4.5. It was concluded that the flooding factors in the district are diverse, ranging from the terrain, with impermeable soils, the silting up of drainage channels due to the deposition of solid waste, the model of land use and demographic pressure, and that they are a reflection of the incipient applicability of public policies and/or strategies for the sanitation of the environment.
Author: Rosalina Inácio Fumo Langa
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403568828