Stream Barreiro – Landscape configuration and hydraulic modeling: A multidisciplinar experience

Abstract

This study, conducted by multidisciplinary team, proposed the improvements required in the floodplain of the Barreiro creek to mitigate erosion, siltation and flooding in a 300 meters stretch, located on the property of UNIP Campus in Alphaville, Santana do Parnaiba, São Paulo Metropolitan Region. The premise of the project was to control stormwater level using cheap solutions, avoiding heavy structural interventions and preserving the better as possible the natural landscape of the floodplain. The solution was just banks slope adjustments, floodplain reconfiguration, native vegetation recovery and a restriction at the end of the stretch to reduce downstream discharges. To achieve the ideal design the work was developed in intense dialogue among landscape architecture, geotechnical engineering and hydrology-hydraulics modeling. The result was an efficient storm water control device in a harmonious landscape just in front of UNIP Campus.