Coupled surface/sub-surface modelling to investigate the potential for blue–green infrastructure to deliver urban flood risk reduction benefits

2020 ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
Chris Kilsby ◽  
Vassilis Glenis ◽  
Robert Bertsch
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Surface Modelling ◽  
Flood Risk Reduction ◽  
Urban Flood Risk

Evaluating the suitability of policy instruments for urban flood risk reduction

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-113
Author(s):  
Daniel Henstra ◽  
Jason Thistlethwaite ◽  
Truzaar Dordi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Policy Instruments ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Flood Risk Reduction ◽  
Urban Flood Risk

scholarly journals Urban Flood Risk Reduction by Increasing Green Areas for Adaptation to Climate Change

2016 ◽  
Vol 161 ◽  
pp. 2241-2246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Zimmermann ◽  
Laura Bracalenti ◽  
Rubén Piacentini ◽  
Luis Inostroza
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Flood Risk Reduction ◽  
Urban Flood Risk

scholarly journals Planning Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Flood Reduction and Thermal Comfort Enhancement

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 6361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majidi ◽  
Vojinovic ◽  
Alves ◽  
Weesakul ◽  
Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Thermal Comfort ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Flood Mitigation ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Flood Risk Reduction

As a consequence of climate change and urbanization, many cities will have to deal with more flooding and extreme heat stress. This paper presents a framework to maximize the effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk reduction and thermal comfort enhancement. The framework involves an assessment of hazards with the use of models and field measurements. It also detects suitable implementation sites for NBS and quantifies their effectiveness for thermal comfort enhancement and flood risk reduction. The framework was applied in a densely urbanized study area, for which different small-scale urban NBS and their potential locations for implementation were assessed. The overall results show that the most effective performance in terms of flood mitigation and thermal comfort enhancement is likely achieved by applying a range of different measures at different locations. Therefore, the work presented here shows the potential of the framework to achieve an effective combination of measures and their locations, which was demonstrated on the case of the Sukhumvit area in Bangkok (Thailand). This can be particularly suitable for assessing and planning flood mitigation measures in combination with heat stress reduction.

scholarly journals The Role of Green Infrastructure Solutions in Urban Flood Risk Management

10.1596/25112 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salman Anees Soz ◽  
Jolanta Kryspin-Watson ◽  
Zuzana Stanton-Geddes
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Urban Flood Risk

Green infrastructure: The future of urban flood risk management?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Green ◽  
Emily O'Donnell ◽  
Matthew Johnson ◽  
Louise Slater ◽  
Colin Thorne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
The Future ◽  
Urban Flood Risk

Future directions in Blue-Green Infrastructure research

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily O’Donnell
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Natural Capital ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Community Preferences ◽  
Urban Flood Risk

<p>As global cities rethink their approaches to urban flood risk and water management in response to climate change, accelerating urbanisation and reductions in public green space, Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) is gaining increasing recognition due to the advantages of multifunctional BGI solutions over traditional piped drainage and grey infrastructure. BGI, including green and blue roofs, swales, rain gardens, street trees, ponds, urban wetlands, restored watercourses, reconnected floodplains, and re-naturalised rivers, is designed to turn ‘blue’ (or ‘bluer’) during rainfall events in order to reduce urban flood risk. In addition to managing flood risk and increasing water security, BGI generates a range of socio-cultural, economic and environmental co-benefits that help city authorities tackle other urban challenges and ultimately improve the quality of life of city dwellers.</p><p>Extensive research over the last decade has focused on improving knowledge of BGI systems in several broad areas, including: hydrological and hydraulic modelling of water flow through BGI assets; biochemical assessments of sediment and water quality; public preferences; identification and evaluation of BGI co-benefits, and; BGI planning and governance. Emerging research into adaptation pathways, natural capital accounting and social practice approaches for understanding community preferences demonstrate how BGI research is moving beyond hydrodynamic modelling to explore decision making under future uncertainty and placing greater emphasis on the role of community preferences in designing BGI that is accepted and supported by those who directly benefit.</p><p>This presentation will explore these emerging research areas, particularly focusing on the need for interdisciplinary research into BGI to enable the challenges and opportunities to be fully appreciated. Current knowledge gaps that present research opportunities in BGI will also be discussed, including the need for rigorous assessment criteria to determine the success of multifunctional BGI systems; greater investigation of the social benefits of BGI and the value people place on different types of BGI; the role of implicit perceptions in designing BGI assets, and; the role of urban watercourses as multifunctional BGI corridors able to safely convey stormwater while boosting water quality, providing multiple urban pathways (active transport, wildlife movements, etc.) and increasing green space in cities.</p>

scholarly journals Overcoming uncertainty and barriers to adoption of Blue-Green Infrastructure for urban flood risk management

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. S960-S972 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.R. Thorne ◽  
E.C. Lawson ◽  
C. Ozawa ◽  
S.L. Hamlin ◽  
L.A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Flood Risk Management ◽  
Barriers To Adoption ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Urban Flood Risk

scholarly journals Combining Co-Benefits and Stakeholders Perceptions into Green Infrastructure Selection for Flood Risk Reduction

Environments ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alida Alves ◽  
Jose Patiño Gómez ◽  
Zoran Vojinovic ◽  
Arlex Sánchez ◽  
Sutat Weesakul
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Flood Risk Reduction
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