Assessing climate change-induced flooding mitigation for adaptation in Boston’s Charles River watershed, USA

Cheng, Chien Jui; Yang, Y. C. E.; Ryan, Robert L.; Yu, Qian; Brabec, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.05.019

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“…To investigate the effects of these plausible landscape scenarios (Table 1) New England, and a SWAT model had previously been calibrated to study this watershed 168 (Cheng et al, 2017). The watershed has an area of 648 km 2 , and it is flatter and more developed 169 than the Cocheco watershed ( Figure 1).…”

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“…Starting values for our calibration were either the default values in SWAT or the calibrated 272 results from an earlier study on the Charles River (Cheng, et al, 2017). We used the Nash-273 Sutcliffe efficiency, percent bias, and the ratio of the root-mean-square error to the standard 274 deviation of the streamflow observations (RSR) as metrics of goodness-of-fit.…”

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“…Cheng (2013) used SWAT to simulate and 104 compare four land-use scenarios and three climate scenarios with respect to streamflow and 105 found that the effects of climate were greater than those due to land-use change. Building on that 106 work, Cheng et al (2017) used SWAT to investigate the ability of stormwater detention to 107 mitigate the effects of climate change on high flows for the Charles River watershed in 108…”

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Co-designed land-use scenarios and their implications for storm runoff and streamflow in New England

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Future changes in both landscape and climate have the potential to create or exacerbate problems with stormwater management, high flows, and flooding. In New England, four plausible land-use scenarios were co-developed with stakeholders to give insight to the effects on ecosystem services of different trajectories of socio-economic connectedness and natural resource innovation. To assess the effects of these land-use scenarios on water-related ecosystem services, we applied the Soil and Water Assessment Tool to two watersheds under two climates. Differences in land use had minimal effects on the overall water balance but did affect high flows and the relative contribution of storm runoff to streamflow. For most of the scenarios, the effect was small and less than the effect due to climate change. For one scenario – envisioned to have global socio-economic connectedness and low levels of natural-resource innovation – the effects of land-use changes were comparable to the effects due to climate. For that scenario, changes to the landscape increased the annual maximum daily flow by 10%, similar to the 5-15% increase attributable to climate change. These results, which were consistent across both watersheds, can help inform planning and policies regarding land use, development, and maintenance of hydrologic ecosystem services.Research highlightsStakeholder-engaged scenarios provide meaningful and plausible futures for the New England landscape and assessment of effects of land-use change on storm runoff and streamflowEffects of land use on the overall water balance are small across the landscape scenariosFuture land-use change has the potential to affect storm runoff and high flows to a degree that is comparable to the effects due to changes in climate in 2060The degree of natural resource innovation affects storm runoff and high flows when population growth is large and has a negligible effect when population growth is low

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“…Thirty-six climate change conditions were modeled using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) finding that the adoption of green infrastructure better reduces flood hazards for low and moderate emission scenarios than high emission scenarios (Cheng et al, 2017). The surface energy balance of an 8600 m 2 green roof at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport (Germany) was evaluated for a one-year period using eddy covariance methods.…”

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“…Ecological vulnerability can be measured through calculated risks (e.g., integration of climate and hydrological models for climate change-induced flooding hazards in Cheng, Yang, Ryan, Yu, & Brabec, 2017). Exposure to hazards, aside from calculated spatial analyses, could be measured through perceived risks (e.g., past experiences of extreme events).…”

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Risk Communication and Climate Justice Planning: A Case of Michigan’s Huron River Watershed

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Communicating climate risks is crucial when engaging the public to support climate action planning and addressing climate justice. How does evidence-based communication influence local residents' risk perception and potential behavior change in support of climate planning? Built upon our previous study of Climate Justice maps illustrating high scores of both social and ecological vulnerability in Michigan's Huron River watershed, USA, a quasi-experiment was conducted to examine the effects of Climate Justice mapping intervention on residents' perceptions and preparedness for climate change associated hazards in Michigan. Two groups were compared: residents in Climate Justice areas with high social and ecological vulnerability scores in the watershed (n = 76) and residents in comparison areas in Michigan (n = 69). Measurements for risk perception include perceived exposure, sensitivity, and adaptability to hazards. Results indicate that risk information has a significant effect on perceived sensitivity and level of preparedness for future climate extremes among participants living in Climate Justice areas. Findings highlight the value of integrating scientific risk assessment information in risk communication to align calculated and perceived risks. This study suggests effective risk communication can influence local support of climate action plans and implementation of strategies that address climate justice and achieve social sustainability in local communities.

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Assessing climate change-induced flooding mitigation for adaptation in Boston’s Charles River watershed, USA

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Co-designed land-use scenarios and their implications for storm runoff and streamflow in New England

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