Consequences of Man-Made Burial of Rivers in Cities (Case of Moscow)
https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587556621020126
Abstract
This article reviews the consequences of man-made burial of river valleys in urban areas. Deep analysis of above-mentioned sources enabled to reveal the consequences of river system destruction in urban areas, located on platforms. Backfilling of the river valleys leads to the following negative changes: surface runoff increases by 200-280%, sediment load increases up to 60-90 m3 per year by 1 km2, suffusion and land subsidence begin to develop within man-made buried valleys (2-3 mm per year). Subsurface flow changes cause progressive groundwater flooding and growing level of water mineralization. Total dissolved solids index grows, these waters become aggressive which results in drainage destruction and damaging of urban infrastructure, such as pipelines and sewerage. Destruction of urban river system leads sharp to the environmental issues: small rivers (including storm drain) accumulate various pollutants and deplete flora and fauna. Karst processes were activated in Moscow a few years after backfilling of the river valleys due to subsurface flow changes.
Keywords
buried relief,
carst,
city,
dangerous processes,
ecology,
environmental geology,
runoff,
subsurface flow,
urban geomorphology
Supporting agencies: The work was carried out within the framework of the state-ordered research theme АААА-А16-116032810089-5 “Evolution of the Environment, Relief Dynamics and the Geomorphological Safety of the Nature Management.”
About the Author
V. A. Nekhodtsev
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geography
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Moscow.
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Nekhodtsev V.A. Consequences of Man-Made Burial of Rivers in Cities (Case of Moscow). Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Geograficheskaya. 2021;85(2):238-247. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31857/S2587556621020126
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