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Stormwater Management in Urban and Rural Areas

Water, 2022
In past decades, traditional stormwater management in urban and rural areas was associated with a rapid transfer of water to sewage systems or ditches, which resulted in pollutants and large volumes of water being carried to rivers and streams [...]
Jan K. Kazak, Jolanta Dąbrowska, Agnieszka Bednarek   +2 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
doaj   +1 more source

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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Water as a Strategic Design Variable for Climate‐Resilient Urban Farming: Reconfiguring Sustainable Business Models Through the Water‐Enabled Resource Architecture Framework

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how water sourcing and management can be embedded within urban farming business models to enhance environmental sustainability, climate resilience, and economic viability. It introduces the water‐enabled resource architecture (WERA) framework, which conceptualizes water as a strategic design variable capable of reshaping ...
Nicolò Gianmauro Totaro, Gianvito Nesca, Federica Stella Blasi, Marta Sozzo, Giovanni Schiuma   +4 more
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Developing a universal tunnel span classification from global tunnel databases

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
A universal tunnel span classification system is introduced that incorporates tunnel span, cross‐sectional area, typical tunnel types, and intended uses. Representative flatness ratio values are also provided for each span class. The classification is derived from a comprehensive database of 450 tunnel profiles from 47 countries.
Simon Heru Prassetyo, Inzagi Suhendar, Semmy Andrew Anugerah Djawa Tagi, Bonifacio Bondan Satryojati, Dzakwan Naufal Pratama, Yeremia Sintong Damero, Yudhidya Wicaksana, Erwin Lim, Ridho Kresna Wattimena   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stormwater Management: An Integrated Approach to Support Healthy, Livable, and Ecological Cities

Urban Science
The practice of stormwater management has evolved from a singular focus on drainage to a multifaceted approach to support the integrated urban development of healthy, livable, ecological, and water sensitive cities from neighborhood to metropolitan ...
Neil S. Grigg
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The planning and construction of an urban stormwater management scheme

Water Science and Technology, 2002
Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) offers a means to integrate stormwater best management practices into urban planning and design to achieve multiple objectives. Some of these objectives relate to stormwater drainage, water quality improvements, aquatic habitat protection, stormwater harvesting and use, and landscape amenity.
S D, Lloyd, T H F, Wong, B, Porter
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Nested Carbon Governance in Southeast Asia: Towards Just Nature‐Based Solutions?

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nature‐based solutions (NbS) have gained prominence as an integrated approach to addressing climate change and biodiversity loss while supporting sustainable development. Yet, their implementation across Southeast Asia remains fragmented and often contested.
Helena Varkkey, Michelle Ann Miller, David Taylor   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment on the Effectiveness of Urban Stormwater Management [PDF]

Water, 2020
Stormwater management is a key urban issue in the world, in line with the global issues of urban sprawl and climate change. It is urgent to investigate the effectiveness in managing stormwater with different strategies for maintain urban resilience.
Yixin Zhang, Weihan Zhao, Xue Chen, Changhyun Jun, Jianli Hao, Xiaonan Tang, Jun Zhai   +6 more
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Environmental Statecraft, Fragmented Authoritarianism, and Technocratic Governance: The Structure and Agency of China's Local Environmental Politics

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local environmental politics in China is often said to be dominated by state‐controlled modes of multi‐level governance. However, top‐down governance is embedded within and transformed by local politics, adding complexity to governance practices and environmental outcomes.
Minsi Liu, Kevin Lo
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