Development of a simplified urban water balance model (WABILA)
| Autor: | Mathias Uhl, J. Langner, Malte Henrichs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Environmental Engineering
Climate 0208 environmental biotechnology Water supply 02 engineering and technology Sanitary engineering 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Water balance Water Supply Evapotranspiration Water Movements Cities Groundwater 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology business.industry Environmental engineering Water Groundwater recharge Models Theoretical 020801 environmental engineering Environmental science Sanitary Engineering Water resource management Water-sensitive urban design Surface runoff business |
| Zdroj: | Water Science and Technology. 73:1785-1795 |
| ISSN: | 1996-9732 0273-1223 |
| DOI: | 10.2166/wst.2016.020 |
| Popis: | During the last decade, water sensitive urban design (WSUD) has become more and more accepted. However, there is not any simple tool or option available to evaluate the influence of these measures on the local water balance. To counteract the impact of new settlements, planners focus on mitigating increases in runoff through installation of infiltration systems. This leads to an increasing non-natural groundwater recharge and decreased evapotranspiration. Simple software tools which evaluate or simulate the effect of WSUD on the local water balance are still needed. The authors developed a tool named WABILA (Wasserbilanz) that could support planners for optimal WSUD. WABILA is an easy-to-use planning tool that is based on simplified regression functions for established measures and land covers. Results show that WSUD has to be site-specific, based on climate conditions and the natural water balance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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