Urban rainwater harvesting systems: Research, implementation and future perspectives

A Campisano, D Butler, S Ward, MJ Burns, E Friedler… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
While the practice of rainwater harvesting (RWH) can be traced back millennia, the degree
of its modern implementation varies greatly across the world, often with systems that do not …

Rainwater harvesting and treatment: state of the art and perspectives

A Raimondi, R Quinn, GR Abhijith, G Becciu, A Ostfeld - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rainwater harvesting is an ancient practice currently used for flood and drought risk
mitigation. It is a well-known solution with different levels of advanced technology associated …

A global performance assessment of rainwater harvesting under climate change

S Musayev, E Burgess, J Mellor - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2018 - Elsevier
Given that water security is likely to worsen with climate change, rainwater harvesting is one
solution that may improve drinking water access directly at home. Although rainwater …

A review of rainwater harvesting in Malaysia: Prospects and challenges

N Hafizi Md Lani, Z Yusop, A Syafiuddin - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
The mismatch between freshwater demand and its availability is a major problem that
causes global water scarcity. The exploration and utilization of rainwater seem to be viable …

Investigation of the current situation and prospects for the development of rainwater harvesting as a tool to confront water scarcity worldwide

S Yannopoulos, I Giannopoulou, M Kaiafa-Saropoulou - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, available water resources face severe pressures due to demographic,
economic, social causes, environmental degradation, climate change, and technological …

A review of roof and pond rainwater harvesting systems for water security: The design, performance and way forward

HA Zabidi, HW Goh, CK Chang, NW Chan, NA Zakaria - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rapid urbanization, population explosion and climate change have threatened water
security globally, regionally and locally. While there are many ways of addressing these …

Development of a fabricated first-flush rainwater harvested technology to meet up the freshwater scarcity in a South Asian megacity, Dhaka, Bangladesh

AHMSIM Jamal, YA Tarek, MAB Siddique, MAA Shaikh… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The scarcity of freshwater in most of the megacities in the world is an important concern. In
this regard, scientifically harvested rainwater could provide an effective measure to this …

Perception of domestic rainwater harvesting by Iranian citizens

V Sheikh - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Iran has a long history of rainwater harvesting (RWH) as a sustainable water supply practice,
but many cities are currently suffering from both water scarcity and urban flooding crisis. This …

Institutional barriers to on-site alternative water systems: a conceptual framework and systematic analysis of the literature

ME Hacker, C Binz - Environmental science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Scientists are increasingly exploring on-site water systems to supplement conventional
centralized water and wastewater infrastructure. While major technological advancements …

Costs-benefit Analysis for the use of Shallow Groundwater as non-conventional Water Resource

M Marchioni, A Raimondi, MG Di Chiano… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Springer
Encouraging the implementation of non-conventional water resources (NCWR) is a
fundamental strategy to face the future challenges due to urban population growth and …