Blue-green roofs as nature-based solutions for urban areas: hydrological performance and climatic index analyses

R Pelorosso, A Petroselli, F Cappelli, S Noto… - … Science and Pollution …, 2024 - Springer
The water-regulating capacity of nature-based solutions (NBSs) plays a crucial role in
providing a full range of ecosystem services and enhancing the resilience of urban systems …

Embracing epistemic uncertainty: a risk evaluation method for pollutants in stormwater

V Pons, M Strømberg, GT Blecken… - Water Science & …, 2024 - iwaponline.com
In this study, we show that pollutants of emerging concern are, by nature, prone to the
emergence of epistemic uncertainty. We also show that the current uncertainty quantification …

Understanding the hydrological performance of green and grey roofs during winter in cold climate regions

N Maurin, EHM Abdalla, TM Muthanna… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Green and grey roofs have emerged as promising and sustainable measures for effectively
managing stormwater in urban catchments. However, there is a gap in the literature in …

The role of hyetograph shape and designer subjectivity in the design of an urban drainage system

S Pritsis, V Pons, MM Rokstad… - Water Science & …, 2024 - iwaponline.com
Even though it has been established that a hyetograph's shape affects the results of
hydrological simulations, common engineering practice does not always account for this …

The future of Green Infrastructure: From climate data to informed hydrological performance

V Pons - 2023 - theses.hal.science
The 21st century presents numerous challenges to urban stormwater management,
including the impacts of changes in both climate and city morphology. These challenges …

Improving SUDS design with future time series based on IPCC scenarios downscaling and a probabilistic approach

V Pons, TM Muthanna, E Sivertsen… - … on Sustainable Urban …, 2024 - hal.science
Historically, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) have been usually event-based
designed, like traditional pipe and storage grey infrastructure, by applying design storm …

[PDF][PDF] Can we sum the performance of green infrastructures? The potential of system-based planning

V Pons, TM Muthanna… - IWA World Water …, 2022 - hal.science
This study demonstrated, through a conceptual case study, that separate design of Green
Infrastructure can lead to large range of probability to meet the target (eg, 0.05 to 0.55), even …