M. Neuman and W. Zonneveld: Routledge handbook of regional design

In this study an analysis of the water supply variability for three towns in Puglia (Southern Italy), Roccaforzata, Palagianello and Palagiano, was carried out, based on time series continuously recorded over two years. The towns’ population ranges between 1800 and 16,000 inhabitants and the flow data, collected with time steps of 10 min, are referred to drinking water in an urban environment. The frequency analysis was conducted on the hourly and instantaneous peak factors and confirmed that the Gumbel distribution is able to represent the stochastic behavior of the peak water demand. A physically based formulation of the distribution parameters was exploited in order to investigate the regional distribution of the peak factor for towns with a different population.

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Making Sustainable Regional Design Strategies Successful

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11041024 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1024 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Anastasia Nikologianni ◽

Kathryn Moore ◽

Peter Larkham

Keyword(s):

Low Carbon ◽

Design Strategies ◽

Early Integration ◽

Social Challenges ◽

Effective Implementation ◽

Spatial Design ◽

Innovative Methods ◽

Spatial Quality ◽

Landscape Design And Planning ◽

Regional Design

This paper identifies innovative methods of strategic spatial design to demonstrate the sustainable outcomes that can be achieved by adopting landscape practices to future-proof our cities and regions. A range of strategic landscape-led models and methodologies are investigated to reveal the structure, administrative processes and key elements that have been adopted in order to facilitate the integration of climate change environmental design and landscape quality. We have found that a strong established framework that demonstrates innovative project management and early integration of environmental ideas is critical in order to be able to deliver landscape schemes that appropriately identify and address current climatic and social challenges. Furthermore, to make a real difference in the way that professional practice and politics deal with landscape infrastructure, the project framework and key concepts related to landscape design and planning, such as low carbon design and spatial quality, need to be clearly supported by legislation and policy at all levels. Together with close attention to the importance of design, this approach is more likely to ensure effective implementation and smooth communication during the development of a landscape scheme, leading to higher levels of sustainability and resilience in the future.

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