Impervious surfaces in urban areas generate substantial volumes of polluted surface runoff,
resulting in flooding and degradation of waterway ecosystems. Urban trees can help to …

The paper argues that the concept and practice of sustainability have proved too difficult to
achieve within traditional water management, and there is a lack of political will to move …

Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) may represent a significant source of pollution, but they
are difficult to quantify at a large scale (eg regional or national), due to a lack of accessible …

Blue and Green Infrastructure (BGI) provide one of the key Nature Based Solution (NBS)
approaches for sustainable stormwater management in cities, in conjunction with extending …

The conventional urban stormwater management practices focus on carrying away runoff
quickly by lined conveyors, which increase the surface runoff and reduce the time of …

The natural capital and ecosystem services concepts describe the multiple benefits people
get from nature. Urbanisation has been identified as one of the key factors influencing the …

Blue and green infrastructure (BGI) provides a wide range of ecosystem services (ES) and
other benefits when managing stormwater, beyond flow and pollution control. A number of …

Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) constitute nowadays a major environmental concern,
representing one of the main untreated sources of pollution for receiving water bodies …

The continuous development of urbanization and the integration of urban agglomerations
are accompanied by the outbreak of the contradiction between urban infrastructure and …

Land, water, and air are the most essential resources blessed by nature to humankind,
conserved and maintained with steadfast efforts. This study applies the Modified Universal …