Urban Planning and Urban Design

Raven, Jeffrey; Stone, Brian; Mills, Gerald; Towers, Joel; Katzschner, Lutz; Leone, Mattia Federico; Gaborit, Pascaline; Georgescu, Matei; Hariri, Maryam; Lee, James; LeJava, Jeffrey; Sharifi, Ayyoob; Visconti, Cristina; Rudd, Andrew

doi:10.1017/9781316563878.012

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“…Four general principles have been identified to guide building and city design to reduce the heat island effect ( box 1 ). 34 Table 1 lists some measures that can be used to implement these principles. 35 …”

Section: Managing Urban Heatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban heat: an increasing threat to global health

Tong

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McGregor

et al. 2021

BMJ

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Section: Managing Urban Heatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban heat: an increasing threat to global health

Tong

Prior

McGregor

et al. 2021

BMJ

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“…These represent alternative ways of influencing the quality of the water downstream and the problems relating to it, thereby providing a more effective, resilient and sustainable approach. For SuDs to be acceptable, three core attributes are essential: economic viability, resilience and sustainability (Lead, 2018).…”

Section: Sustainable Urban Drainage Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There has been limited research on the retrofit of SuDs and there are no well-established procedures for evaluating the feasibility, value or cost effectiveness of doing this (Ossa-Moreno et al , 2017; Alexander et al , 2016). Lead (2018) revealed that 68 per cent of construction professionals felt there was a lack of understanding of SuDs among key decision makers. However, there remains growing interest in the introduction of this technology (Stovin, 2010), and stakeholders and researchers have sought to develop modalities on how to make SuDs more acceptable and relevant in the UK (Carboni et al , 2016).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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A cost-benefit analysis model for the retrofit of sustainable urban drainage systems towards improved flood risk mitigation

Oladunjoye

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Collins

et al. 2019

IJBPA

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Purpose The Environment Agency estimates that one in six homes in England (approximately 5.2m properties) are at risk from flooding and 185,000 commercial properties are located in flood-prone areas. Further, an estimate of 10,000 new homes are built on flood plains yearly. The UK has witnessed a significant increase in flood events over the past 10 years. During this period, there has been growing research attention into measures to mitigate the effects of flooding, including the benefits of deploying sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDs) in new developments or as a retrofit. The purpose of this paper is to present the development of a cost-benefit analysis model for the retrofit of SuDs focusing on the potential for improved flood risk mitigation in the context of commercial properties. Design/methodology/approach A synthesis of flood risk management and SuDs literature is used to inform the development of a conceptual cost-benefit analysis model for the retrofit of SuDs and focusing on the potential for improved flood risk mitigation in the context of commercial properties. Findings SuDs have been applied successfully in different parts of the world; however, the uptake of SuDs, in particular, the retrofit of SuDs, has been restricted by a number of issues including a lack of experience and trust in their performance and a lack of understanding in their true benefits. In particular, there is the limited experience of retrofitting SuDs and there are no well-established procedures for evaluating the feasibility, value or cost effectiveness of doing this. Social implications This offers the potential to support the UK government’s flood risk management policy by helping to increase the resilience of properties, whilst offering other benefits to communities such as improvements in air quality and biodiversity and also presenting a clearer understanding of the monetary and non-monetary implication to owners of commercial properties for a more informed and acceptable uptake of SuDs retrofit. Originality/value The proposed model will allow a more comprehensive understanding of the costs and associated benefits associated with SuDs retrofit, highlighting the flood risk mitigation benefits that might accrue over a period of time for commercial property.

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“…Conversely, increasing urban density may reduce transportation energy use, but can increase flood risks and intensify urban heat island effects. 7,8 In the city of Jena, Germany, high-density design resulted in greater energy and transport efficiency and improved waste management, though at the cost of green space for urban cooling. 9 The long life span of urban form prolongs these effects.…”

Section: Interdependency Between Adaptation and Mitigationmentioning

confidence: 99%