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Characterizing Competing Viewpoints in Stormwater Governance: An Urban Honolulu Case Study

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022
Stormwater management is a fundamental public service in urban areas that has wide-ranging implications on water supply, public safety, and ecosystem health.
Aida D. Arik
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Transpiration rates of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) differ between management contexts in urban forests of Maryland, USA

Scientific Reports, 2021
The hydrological functioning of urban trees can reduce stormwater runoff, mitigate the risk of flood, and improve water quality in developed areas. Tree canopies intercept rainfall and return water to the atmosphere through transpiration, while roots ...
Sarah Ponte, Nancy F. Sonti, Tuana H. Phillips, Mitchell A. Pavao-Zuckerman   +3 more
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Developing a Framework for Smart Stormwater Management in Tallinn, Estonia

Engineering Proceedings
The recently revised European Urban Wastewater Directive 91/271/EEC has prompted a shift in urban stormwater management across Europe. The directive emphasizes the importance of improving stormwater monitoring to prevent urban water quality degradation ...
Kristjan Suits, Anatoli Vassiljev, Katrin Kaur, Kerta Kõiv, Nils Kändler, Ivar Annus   +5 more
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The potential of Blue-Green infrastructure as a climate change adaptation strategy: a systematic literature review

Blue-Green Systems, 2021
Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) consists of natural and semi-natural systems implemented to mitigate climate change impacts in urban areas, including elevated air temperatures and flooding.
Tamer Almaaitah, Madison Appleby, Howard Rosenblat, Jennifer Drake, Darko Joksimovic   +4 more
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A Review of Pollutant Concentrations in Urban Stormwater Across Eastern Australia, After 20 Years

Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry, 2022
Concerns about pollutants in urban stormwater were initially raised in the early 1970s. Australian investigations decades later, also found urban stormwater runoff contained elevated levels of sediment and nutrients, as well as heavy metals, that brought
Darren Drapper, Kent Olive, Tony McAlister, Rhys Coleman, Jane-Louise Lampard   +4 more
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Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) – what it is and where do we stand today?

Engineering and Applied Science Research, 2017
Stormwater management is a topic of growing complexity. It includes all measures in mitigating stormwater runoff. Various studies have identified stormwater as a major carrier of various pollutants and other contaminants.
Uvini Srishantha, Upaka Rathnayake
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Stormwater Management Modeling in “Sponge City” Construction: Current State and Future Directions

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
In response to urban pluvial flooding and pollution, the Chinese government proposed a “sponge city” policy in 2013 that aims to improve urban stormwater management and promote sustainable urban development.
Qianhui Liu, Wenhui Cui, Zhan Tian, Yingdong Tang, Martin Tillotson, Junguo Liu   +5 more
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A Monitoring and Control System for Stormwater Management of Urban Green Infrastructure

, 2021
Urban green infrastructure (UGI) can be used as a sustainable stormwater management approach. UGI can bring numerous ecological benefits to cities, including increased urban resilience, increased availability of water resources, and optimization of ...
Jing Yang, Mingkun Xie, Ruijun Wang, Yuning Cheng   +3 more
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Adaptation of SWAT Watershed Model for Stormwater Management in Urban Catchments: Case Study in Austin, Texas

, 2023
Computer simulation models are a useful tool in planning, enabling reliable yet affordable what-if scenario analysis. Many simulation models have been proposed and used for urban planning and management.
Raghavan Srinivasan, Jaehak Jeong, Roger Glick, Jeffrey G. Arnold, Younggu Her   +4 more
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Overview of the (Smart) Stormwater Management around the Baltic Sea

, 2023
In this review paper, we investigate the management of the quality of stormwater in the Baltic Sea region. Current stormwater management practices, standards, and legislation do not accurately depict stormwater quality, resulting in an underestimation of
Rajarao, Gunaratna Kuttuva,, Nils Kändler, Antti Kaseva, Kotovica, Nika,, Gunaratna Kuttuva Rajarao, Antonius Van Maris, Nika Kotoviča, Ivar Annus, Kaseva, Antti,, Karlsson, Tobias,, van Maris, Antonius J. A.,, Kristjan Suits, Suits, Kristjan,, Tobias Karlsson, Kandler, Nils,, Annus, Ivar,   +15 more
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