Green infrastructures for urban water system
| Autor: | Manfred Kleidorfer, Peter M. Bach, Taneha K. Bacchin, Robert Sitzenfrei |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Environmental benefits
lcsh:TD201-500 lcsh:Hydraulic engineering Geography Planning and Development Stormwater Aquatic Science Climate resilience Biochemistry Rainwater harvesting Ecosystem services Performance assessment lcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes Multidisciplinary approach lcsh:TC1-978 Urbanization Business Surface runoff Green infrastructure environmental benefits ecosystem services water policy performance assessment Environmental planning Water Science and Technology Water policy |
| Zdroj: | Water, Vol 12, Iss 1456, p 1456 (2020) Water, 12 (5) |
| ISSN: | 2073-4441 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/w12051456 |
| Popis: | Urban water systems face severe challenges such as urbanisation, population growth and climate change. Traditional technical solutions, i.e., pipe-based, grey infrastructure, have a single purpose and are proven to be unsustainable compared to multi-purpose nature-based solutions. Green Infrastructure encompasses on-site stormwater management practices, which, in contrast to the centralised grey infrastructure, are often decentralised. Technologies such as green roofs, walls, trees, infiltration trenches, wetlands, rainwater harvesting and permeable pavements exhibit multi-functionality. They are capable of reducing stormwater runoff, retaining stormwater in the landscape, preserving the natural water balance, enhancing local climate resilience and also delivering ecological, social and community services. Creating multi-functional, multiple-benefit systems, however, also warrants multidisciplinary approaches involving landscape architects, urban planners, engineers and more to successfully create a balance between cities and nature. This Special Issue aims to bridge this multidisciplinary research gap by collecting recent challenges and opportunities from on-site systems up to the watershed scale. Water, 12 (5) ISSN:2073-4441 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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