Smart management of combined sewer overflows: From an ancient technology to artificial intelligence

MM Saddiqi, W Zhao, S Cotterill… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sewer systems are an essential part of sanitation infrastructure for protecting human and
ecosystem health. Initially, they were used to solely convey stormwater, but over time …

Evaluating the effectiveness of bioretention cells for urban stormwater management: A systematic review

S Nazarpour, I Gnecco, A Palla - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bioretention cells (BRCs) are a promising low-impact development (LID) practice that are
commonly used in urban settings to improve the water quality and mitigate the hydrological …

Low impact development practices mitigate urban flooding and non-point pollution under climate change

W Yang, J Zhang, P Krebs - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change-induced extreme rainfall events exacerbate the failure in stormwater
hydraulic and water quality management. As a promising alternative for stormwater …

Impact of antecedent dry-weather period and rainfall magnitude on the performance of low impact development practices in urban flooding and non-point pollution …

W Yang, J Zhang, S Mei, P Krebs - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The potential of low impact development (LID) practices in stormwater management has
received increasing attention. However, the impacts of antecedent dry-weather periods …

The hydrological performance of a green roof in Sydney, Australia: a tale of two towers

R Fleck, MT Westerhausen, N Killingsworth, J Ball… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study describes the sister buildings Daramu house and International house in
Barangaroo, Sydney (Australia's largest metropolitan city), with and without a green roof …

Mechanisms controlling green roof peak flow rate attenuation

AW Sims, CE Robinson, CC Smart, DM O'Carroll - Journal of Hydrology, 2019 - Elsevier
Stormwater flow rate attenuation is an important component of stormwater management but
the mechanisms governing peak flowrate attenuation have received limited attention in the …

Influence of climatic parameters on the probabilistic design of green roofs

A Raimondi, U Sanfilippo, M Marchioni… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Green roofs are effective tools for stormwater control in highly urbanized areas since they
allow the reduction of peak runoffs and volumes discharged in sewer systems. Their design …

Stormwater control impacts on runoff volume and peak flow: A meta‐analysis of watershed modelling studies

CD Bell, JM Wolfand, CL Panos… - Hydrological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Decades of research has concluded that the percent of impervious surface cover in a
watershed is strongly linked to negative impacts on urban stream health. Recently, there has …

Methodology for allocation of best management practices integrated with the urban landscape

ALM Rodrigues, DD da Silva… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Springer
Best management practices (BMP) seek to mimic the pre-development hydrological
behavior by increasing infiltration and reducing runoff. However, its use worldwide is still …

Parameterization for Modeling Blue–Green Infrastructures in Urban Settings Using SWMM-UrbanEVA

B Hörnschemeyer, M Henrichs, U Dittmer, M Uhl - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Blue–green infrastructures (BGI) play an important role in addressing contemporary
challenges posed by urbanization, climate change, and demographic shifts. This study …