The role of monitoring sustainable drainage systems for promoting transition towards regenerative urban built environments: a case study in the Valencian region, Spain

Perales‐Momparler, Sara; Andrés‐Domenech, Ignacio; Hernández-Crespo, Carmen; Vallés-Morán, Francisco José; Martín, Miguel; Escuder‐Bueno, Ignacio; Andreu, Joaquín

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.05.153

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“…Furthermore, various measures have been taken to optimize the management of water resources in the cities studied. An example of this is the sustainable urban drainage systems, which in addition to mitigating the effect of flooding, help reduce the pollution they produce and make it possible to reuse the rainwater that is collected [54]. Locally, another example would be building new catchment and treatment systems, both grey water and rainwater, to use later as part of urbanization, as discussed above.…”

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Adaptation Strategies of the Hydrosocial Cycles in the Mediterranean Region

Arahuetes

Hernández

Amorós

2018

Water

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The Spanish Mediterranean region has been affected by several factors over the years (climatic conditions of aridity, high water demands, rapid and intense urban and population growth, climate change), that have generated a negative water balance whereby water resources are unable to meet the demand. Diversifying supply sources by resorting to new resources has been a necessity that has stimulated the expansion and integration of non-conventional water sources (desalination and reuse of reclaimed water) and sustainable solutions. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the adaptation strategies that have been developed in Alicante, Benidorm and Torrevieja in order to adjust their hydrosocial cycles to development and future scenarios. The theoretical analysis developed in this paper is corroborated by the study of the hydrosocial cycle evolution of three cities in the southeast of Spain, and the adaptive measures that the different stakeholders involved in the cycle have developed in each of them. The input and output of the systems are accounted for with information provided by the management companies in each of the phases (urban consumption; treated, reused and desalinated volumes), which highlight how the diversification of resources and the incorporation of non-conventional resources have been essential for adaptation.Southeast Queensland (Australia) where rainwater is collected [9], and the city of Tucson (AZ, USA) where groundwater, surface water, reclaimed water and grey water are combined [10,11].Water scarcity is clearly manifested in the Spanish Mediterranean coast, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, and various measures have been carried out in order to mitigate it [1]. Given the physical-ecological characteristics of Spain, over the centuries a large amount of infrastructure has been built to try and store water. An example is the large number of dams and reservoirs, about 1200, which are distributed throughout Spain [12], with a storage capacity of about 56,000 hm 3 [13]. Among other functions, these structures have helped regulate and supply water to the cities. However, in some regions the creation of reservoirs has not been enough, because their rivers do not have the necessary flows to cover the demand of the area. Channels between ceding basins and deficit basins have been built, for example, the Tajo-Segura transfer. This channel connects the Tajo basin, located in the centre of the peninsula, with the Segura basin, in the southeast of Spain [14]. Due to this transfer, the regions that make up the Segura basin, an area characterized by its structural water shortage and reduced rainfall, have been able to supply water for urban demand and agricultural demand (which require around 80% of the total demand of the basin). These water regulation and transport systems have been the basis of the Spanish model for decades. However, in some regions, such as those located on the Mediterranean coast, in the late 1990s the combination and mixing of surface water (own and external) and groundwater wa...

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Adaptation Strategies of the Hydrosocial Cycles in the Mediterranean Region

Arahuetes

Hernández

Amorós

2018

Water

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“…Such evidence could help appease existing hesitation and scepticism in choosing such a nature-based solution over the traditional grey alternative by providing evidence to questions of performance uncertainty. By providing a wealth of good practice experiences and accompanying monitoring data, a gradual change in stakeholder perception could be facilitated and therewith increased uptake and ecologic, socio-economic and monetary gains (Castro-Fresno et al 2013;Perales-Momparler et al 2016). Other research needs are on adequate institutional arrangements, human resource requirements, and performance indicators for urban drainage, which include the range of technical, economical, social and environmental aspects of SUDS (Ashley et al 2013) as well as the improved quantification of benefits in order to capitalize on the potential future market.…”

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“…While 'grey' approaches have certainly reduced the damages incurred from flooding events during the past two centuries and are arguably still necessary for extreme flood events in the future, alternative approaches that accomplish these aims while offering additional benefits are progressively being pursued (Jones and Macdonald 2007;Perales-Momparler et al 2016). Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), 1 which are outlined in detail in the subsequent section, represent one such promising alternative flood risk management tool in the transition towards achieving regenerative urban built environments.…”

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Making the Case for Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems as a Nature-Based Solution to Urban Flooding

Davis

Naumann

2017

Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions

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European cities continue to experience a steady increase in the intensity and frequency of floods, largely due to high urban densities and resultant soil sealing. In the last decade, flooding as a natural hazard has produced the highest economic losses in Europe and storm water management has become a serious urban challenge.The traditional solution to cope with excess rainwater in western cities has been piped drainage systems. These are mainly single-objective oriented designs that often no longer have the capacity to keep pace with on-going urbanisation and the impacts of climate change, and frequently involve high construction, maintenance, and repair costs. While such approaches have certainly reduced the damages incurred from flooding events during the past two centuries and are arguably still necessary for extreme flood events in the future, alternative approaches that accomplish these aims and offer additional benefits are progressively being pursued. Given these conditions, one increasingly utilised solution for managing flood risk by dealing with water at the source is sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS). Other terms which also aim to minimise potential impacts on the neighbouring environment, people and development include inter alia BMP (Best Management Practices); LID (Low Impact Development); WSUD (Water Sensitive Urban Design) (see: Fletcher et al., Urban Water J 12 (7):525-542, 2015 for a complete taxonomy).SUDS as a promising nature-based solution are the focus of this chapter, utilizing a range of case studies and evidence from across Europe to underline the arguments presented. Besides reducing the negative effects of urban flooding and interlinked water pollution, the many supplementary benefits and potential cost-effectiveness of SUDS as compared to grey infrastructure solutions are also presented. In addition to highlighting relative advantages, the chapter also outlines current challenges facing a wider uptake of SUDS and presents approaches to help overcome existing social and political barriers.The promise of ongoing research, targeted collaboration and partnerships and an ever-growing evidence base on the effectiveness and associated costs and benefits of SUDS serve as strong tools to improve the confidence and competence associated

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“…The nature and effects of these barriers could be so deeply intertwined or serve as a condition to implicitly whether to continue in a project set up and implementation or not [15,[25][26][27][28][29][30]. Figure 2 below outlines some of the common barriers to implementing green infrastructure practices.…”

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Post Construction Green Infrastructure Performance Monitoring Parameters and Their Functional Components

Geberemariam

2016

Environments

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Drainage system infrastructures in most urbanized cities have reached or exceeded their design life cycle and are characterized by running with inadequate capacity. These highly degraded infrastructures are already overwhelmed and continued to impose a significant challenge to the quality of water and ecological systems. With predicted urban growth and climate change the situation is only going to get worse. As a result, municipalities are increasingly considering the concept of retrofitting existing stormwater drainage systems with green infrastructure practices as the first and an important step to reduce stormwater runoff volume and pollutant load inputs into combined sewer systems (CSO) and wastewater facilities. Green infrastructure practices include an open green space that can absorb stormwater runoff, ranging from small-scale naturally existing pocket of lands, right-of-way bioswales, and trees planted along the sidewalk as well as large-scale public parks. Despite the growing municipalities' interest to retrofit existing stormwater drainage systems with green infrastructure, few studies and relevant information are available on their performance and cost-effectiveness. Therefore, this paper aims to help professionals learn about and become familiar with green infrastructure, decrease implementation barriers, and provide guidance for monitoring green infrastructure using the combination of survey questionnaires, meta-narrative and systematic literature review techniques.

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The role of monitoring sustainable drainage systems for promoting transition towards regenerative urban built environments: a case study in the Valencian region, Spain

Cited by 73 publications

References 45 publications

Adaptation Strategies of the Hydrosocial Cycles in the Mediterranean Region

Adaptation Strategies of the Hydrosocial Cycles in the Mediterranean Region

Making the Case for Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems as a Nature-Based Solution to Urban Flooding

Post Construction Green Infrastructure Performance Monitoring Parameters and Their Functional Components

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