Decision Support Tool for energy-efficient, sustainable and integrated urban stormwater management

Morales-Torres, Adrián; Escuder‐Bueno, Ignacio; Andrés‐Domenech, Ignacio; Perales‐Momparler, Sara

doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.07.019

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“…Regarding SUDS selection, the definition of the best system or set of structures have comprised two main approaches: (a) performance evaluation through models to determine runoff volume reduction [30,31], and (b) multicriteria analysis considering qualitative and/or quantitative explanatory variables mainly at local scale and microscale [32,33]. The use of models can involve a high computational cost and requires detailed information that is not always available, particularly for a preliminary evaluation.…”

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A Multicriteria Planning Framework to Locate and Select Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) in Consolidated Urban Areas

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The implementation of sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) is increasing due to their advantages, which transcend runoff control. As a result, it is important to find the appropriate SUDS locations to maximize the benefits for the watershed. This study develops a multiscale methodology for consolidated urban areas that allows the analysis of environmental, social, and economic aspects of SUDS implementation according to multiple objectives (i.e., runoff management, water quality improvements, and amenity generation). This methodology includes three scales: (a) citywide, (b) local, and (c) microscale. The citywide scale involves the definition of objectives through workshops with the participation of the main stakeholders, and the development of spatial analyses to identify (1) priority urban drainage sub-catchments: areas that need intervention, and (2) strategic urban drainage sub-catchments: zones with the opportunity to integrate SUDS due the presence of natural elements or future urban redevelopment plans. At a local scale, prospective areas are analyzed to establish the potential of SUDS implementation. Microscale comprises the use of the results from the previous scales to identify the best SUDS placement. In the latter scale, the SUDS types and treatment trains are selected. The methodology was applied to the city of Bogotá (Colombia) with a population of nearly seven million inhabitants living in an area of approximately 400 km2. Results include: (a) The identification of priority urban drainage sub-catchments, where the implementation of SUDS could bring greater benefits; (b) the determination of strategic urban drainage sub-catchments considering Bogotá’s future urban redevelopment plans, and green and blue-green corridors; and (c) the evaluation of SUDS suitability for public and private areas. We found that the most suitable SUDS types for public areas in Bogotá are tree boxes, cisterns, bioretention zones, green swales, extended dry detention basins, and infiltration trenches, while for private residential areas they are rain barrels, tree boxes, green roofs, and green swales.

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A Multicriteria Planning Framework to Locate and Select Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) in Consolidated Urban Areas

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“…Green roofs are one specific type of SUDS consisting of areas of living vegetation; they are installed on the top of buildings, which promotes the reduction of surface water runoff quantity and pollution, and also provides ecosystem services such as aesthetic benefits, ecological-added value, and an enhancement of building performance [4,5]. Interest in green roofs has increased in recent years, as many more benefits have been reported beyond the hydrological ones: energy savings, thermal benefits, air pollution improvement, carbon sequestration, and psychological benefits [6][7][8]. Kuronuma et al [9] demonstrated that green roofs contribute actively to carbon sequestration and energy savings, thus enhancing global warming mitigation.…”

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Hydrological Performance of Green Roofs at Building and City Scales under Mediterranean Conditions

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Green roofs are one specific type of sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS); they aim to manage runoff at the source by storing water in its different layers, delaying the hydrological response, and restoring evapotranspiration. Evidence of their performance in the Mediterranean is still scarce. The main objective of this paper is to analyse the hydrological performance of green roofs at building and city scales under Mediterranean conditions. A green roof and a conventional roof were monitored over one year in Benaguasil (Valencia, Spain). Rainfall and flow data were recorded and analysed. Hydrological models were calibrated and validated at the building scale to analyse the hydrological long-term efficiency of the green roof and compare it against that obtained for the conventional roof. Results show that green roofs can provide good hydrological performances, even in dry climates such as the Mediterranean. In addition, their influence at the city scale is also significant, given the average runoff coefficient reduction obtained.

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“…The opinion of the subjects who considered the construction and maintenance costs to be higher than those of the grey infrastructures is probably influenced by their lack of familiarity with these interventions, which have not yet been carried out systematically. To support the cost-benefits evaluation of these infrastructures, decision support systems exist that allow for the comparison of different drainage scenarios, conventional or with the use of WrGIs/SuDSs, on construction and maintenance costs, energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and the provision of ecosystem services (i.e., E 2 STORMED; [52]).…”

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Attitude and Actual Behaviour towards Water-Related Green Infrastructures and Sustainable Drainage Systems in Four North-Western Mediterranean Regions of Italy and France

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Water-related green infrastructures (WrGIs), also known as blue infrastructures, and sustainable drainage systems (SuDSs) offer services such as stormwater runoff management, water purification, water storage at the intersection of the built environment, and natural systems by mimicking natural hydrological processes. While several papers document the reliability of such infrastructures in providing a variety of water-related services, few studies investigated the actual behaviour and the attitude of different stakeholders to understand the limitations and barriers in WrGIs/SuDSs implementation. In this paper, we investigated these issues by posing a set of questions to 71 qualified stakeholders in three Italian regions (Toscana, Liguria, and Sardegna) and one French region (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) in the northwestern Mediterranean. The results of the investigation largely show a lack of knowledge on these innovative solutions, although there is a general interest in their implementation both in the Italian and French regions. Barriers are also constituted by the scarcity of the demonstrators implemented, little knowledge on construction and maintenance costs, the absence of a proper regulatory framework, and of fiscal and financial incentives to support private citizens and companies. We finally suggest tools and soft measures that, in our opinion, may contribute to supporting the implementation of WrGIs/SuDSs, especially in view of adapting Mediterranean territories to the challenges posed by climate change. The results of our analyses may be reasonably up-scaled to the whole Mediterranean coastal region.

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Decision Support Tool for energy-efficient, sustainable and integrated urban stormwater management

Cited by 45 publications

References 13 publications

A Multicriteria Planning Framework to Locate and Select Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) in Consolidated Urban Areas

A Multicriteria Planning Framework to Locate and Select Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) in Consolidated Urban Areas

Hydrological Performance of Green Roofs at Building and City Scales under Mediterranean Conditions

Attitude and Actual Behaviour towards Water-Related Green Infrastructures and Sustainable Drainage Systems in Four North-Western Mediterranean Regions of Italy and France

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