scholarly journals Enhancing Adoption Studies: The Case of Residential Stormwater Management Practices in the Midwest

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Won Shin ◽  
Laura McCann
Keyword(s):  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Rain Gardens ◽  
Adoption Studies ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
Rain Barrels ◽  
Stormwater Management Practices ◽  
Specific Barriers

This study explores factors affecting adoption of two stormwater management practices, rain gardens and rain barrels. Mail survey data from Columbia, Missouri indicate adoption rates of 3.12 percent (rain gardens) and 7.47 percent (rain barrels). This unique dataset enables us to distinguish among nonadopters using knowledge levels, and to investigate the effect of practice-specific barriers. Clustered multinomial logistic regressions reveal serious gardeners are more likely to adopt both practices. Specific barriers differ by practice and type of nonadopter. Adding practice-specific barriers increased pseudo R2 values from 0.12 to 0.22 for rain gardens and from 0.13 to 0.26 for rain barrels.

Comparison of the efficiency of best stormwater management practices in urban drainage systems

1999 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Mehler ◽  
M. W. Ostrowski
Keyword(s):  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Urban Drainage ◽  
Pollution Load ◽  
Load Model ◽  
Urban Stormwater Management ◽  
Sewer Systems ◽  
Combined Sewer ◽  
Stormwater Management Practices

Increasingly extended and alternative methods for urban stormwater management have been discussed in Germany and elsewhere. Without question an economically and ecologically sound combination of central and decentral measures will be a concept of the future. Yet, at present the introduction of approaches other than traditional combined sewer systems is restricted due to missing planning tools and technologies. Adding a number of frequently used Best Stormwater Management Practices (BSMP's) has widely extended the applicability of an existing stormwater water balance and pollution load model.

An Economic Assessment of the Southern Atlantic Coastal Region’s Stormwater Management Practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 04 (04) ◽  
pp. 1850023 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Wesley Burnett ◽  
Christopher Mothorpe
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Stormwater Runoff ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Retention Ponds ◽  
Stormwater Management Practices

This study explores one of the least studied but most widely used instruments to control stormwater runoff — retention ponds. It is surprising that so little research within the economics literature has examined the efficacy of stormwater retention ponds. We address this gap in the literature by (1) offering a brief review of the existing literature; (2) discussing the nature of retention ponds as an impure public good; (3) extending a theoretical model to explain how stormwater runoff is currently managed; and (4) offering illustrative examples of governmental stormwater management practices in the coastal region of South Carolina. We posit that the current regulatory environment leads to a less than socially optimal level of management including a general lack of compliance enforcement and a misunderstanding of resource ownership. If sea levels continue to rise due to global climate change, then the mismanagement of stormwater runoff can lead to potentially severe adverse effects within coastal watersheds and estuarine ecosystems. We propose a combination of subsidy schemes and more-stringent enforcement actions to invoke a socially optimal provision of stormwater management services.

Green Street: Landscape Design Approach to Street Stormwater Management

2010 ◽  
Vol 113-116 ◽  
pp. 1601-1605
Author(s):  
Shan Feng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Stormwater Runoff ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Stormwater Management Practices ◽  
And Function ◽  
Important Significance

Stormwater is a resource, but the traditional stormwater management practices treat it as a waste and cause many problems. Green Street is a new method to manage the street stormwater runoff through the landscape architecture application. By analyzing the origin, definition and function of the Green Street, it can draw a conclusion that the Green Street originates from America, it is a street that uses natural process to manage stormwater runoff at the source, and it can improve street water environment, create attractive streetscape, enhance neighborhood livability, etc. Also, the Green Street has five different types, including stormwater curb extension, stormwater planter, stormwater swale, pervious paving and infiltration garden. Finally, through analyzing two examples of Green Street application in Portland, Oregon, it proved that Green Street is a high effective and low-cost method to manage the street stormwater runoff. In brief, Green Street will have increasingly important significance for the street stormwater management when it is used widespread gradually.

scholarly journals Utilizing GIS in the development of detailed distribution urban drainage models

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zakia R. Alam
Keyword(s):  
Stormwater Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Model Performance ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Urban Drainage ◽  
Stormwater Management Practices

Stormwater management practices can mitigate the undesirable impacts of urbanization. Urban drainage models can play a significant role in comprehensive evaluation of stormwater management systems. This thesis presents a methodology for the development of a detailed distributed urban drainage model using Geographic Information System (GIS) databases. The approach incorporates delineation of spatial variables (subcatchment outlets, width, slope etc.) and other model inputs from digital data and assigns them to the GIS database by executing developed Python 2.7 scripts. The proposed methodology is applied on a case study area in Mississauga, Ontario. Observed rainfall data are used as model input and simulation is performed using PCSWMM 5.1.1279. The model performance is evaluated by comparing the uncalibrated simulated discharge with the observed one. The simulated hydrographs are of good fit with the observed hydrographs. The evaluation criteria justify the use of extracted and assumed parameters and the reliability of the developed methodology.

scholarly journals Horse Manure Management by Commercial and Old-Order Amish Equine Operators: Economic and Conservation Implications

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 8723
Author(s):  
Justin Dijak ◽  
Laura McCann ◽  
Caroline Brock
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Manure Management ◽  
Old Order Amish ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Conservation Implications ◽  
Old Order ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Using Data

Horse operations may produce high amounts of manure per acre/ha and be less aware of recommended manure management practices than livestock farmers, leading to negative environmental impacts. This study compared the manure management practices of two populations of horse owners in the USA state of Missouri, commercial horse operations and an Old-Order Amish community, using data from a 2019 mail survey with a 50% response rate. In commercial operations, manure was more likely to be piled rather than spread directly on fields, which was the Amish practice. The Amish were more likely to use manure for crop production, to indicate that was why they had not explored markets for manure, and to test soil for nutrients. Regression results for factors affecting previous sales/transfers of manure or compost showed that selling was more likely for commercial operations, female operators, and those who had composted manure. Compared to respondents who agreed that manure management had an impact on water quality, those who did not know or were neutral about that statement were more likely to have sold manure. While both groups can improve manure management and are underserved by traditional agricultural information channels, educational efforts should be tailored to their different circumstances.

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