Performance Evaluation of Combined Linear BMPs for Reducing Runoff from Highways in an Urban Area

Bloorchian, Azadeh Akhavan; Ahiablame, Laurent; Zhou, Jilin; Osouli, Abdolreza

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“…These infrastructures can reduce runoff and peak flows during storm events through infiltration, retention, and detention. (Akhter & Hewa, 2016;Bloorchian, Ahiablame, Zhou, & Osouli, 2016;Carvalho, Costa, Conserva, Andrade, & Koide, 2019;Talbot, McGuire, Olivier, & Fleming, 2016). The PCSWMM integrates urban storm/combined sewers and watershed models with dynamic interaction.…”

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“…3.2 | Benefits 3.2.1 | Effectiveness of flood reduction Bloorchian et al (2016) used the PCSWMM to evaluate the performance of NBS in reducing the stormwater runoff volumes of highways and roads in Illinois, USA. They reported that NBS could reduce runoff by between 89 and 100% for half of the selected highways across the urban and suburban areas, thus beneficial for the department to develop NBS for the management of stormwater generated from roads and highways.…”

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“…Sewer and surface flow coupled models (a 1D sewer model coupled with a 1D surface network model or with a 2D surface flow model) have been developed byLeandro, Chen, Djordjevi c, and Savi c (2009) to simulate flooding in the region of West Yorkshire, UK, that can accurately simulate the surface flow propagation and the time of peak water levels. Since the Personal Computer Stormwater Management Model (PCSWMM 1 ) was updated(James, Finney, Perera, James, & Peyron, 2012), several researchers have used it to simulate the effectiveness of NBS in their case studies(Akhter & Hewa, 2016;Bloorchian, Ahiablame, Zhou, & Osouli, 2016;Carvalho, Costa, Conserva, Andrade, & Koide, 2019;Talbot, McGuire, Olivier, & Fleming, 2016). The PCSWMM integrates urban storm/combined sewers and watershed models with dynamic interaction.…”

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Nature‐based solutions for urban pluvial flood risk management

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Urban pluvial flooding now occurs more frequently than it has in past decades, mainly due to an increasing number of extreme precipitation events occurring in the context of a changing climate. To limit the evolving risks of urban pluvial flooding in a more environmentally friendly manner, the research community has recently paid increasing attention to Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), which are based on new green technologies. To meet the urgent demand for a comprehensive review of the most recent literature, this review conducts a systematic survey of the literature to characterize various NBS adopted in different regions of the world and to elaborate on the benefits and limitations of such NBS. The review highlights the role of NBS in urban flood risk management under ongoing climate change and rapid urbanization. It shows that NBS could effectively mitigate urban flooding caused by high-frequency precipitation events, with additional economic, ecological, and social benefits. However, NBS are less effective at helping cope with pluvial flooding caused by extreme precipitation events over a short period of time, while gray infrastructures also have limitations as a mitigation measure against extreme pluvial flooding. We thus recommend identifying flood risk management strategies by evaluating the performance of alternative combinations of NBS with gray infrastructures in preventing pluvial flooding in the cities. Finally, recent advances made in the applications of NBS are presented with suggestions (e.g., long-term monitoring) to improve urban flood adaptive management. This article is categorized under: Engineering Water > Planning Water Engineering Water > Sustainable Engineering of Water Science of Water > Water Extremes K E Y W O R D S extreme precipitation, nature-based solution, risk management, urban pluvial flood Yijing Huang and Zhan Tian equally contributed to this study.[Correction added on 27 April 2020, after first online publication: the unit of second affiliation has been updated and funding information has been reordered.]

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“…The past decade has seen various studies investigate the most effective NbS for urban pluvial flood risk management [8,14,18,19]. These studies have quantified both the benefits of various methods of NbS and identified the most effective techniques for a range of situations in the urban environment.…”

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The Role of Green Infrastructure in Pluvial Flood Management and the Legislation Surrounding It: A Case Study in Bristol, UK

Saunders

Martin

2022

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Surface water flooding is an issue which has required an increased level of addressment over the past two decades, with the methods used to combat flood events seeing an evolution. This evolution has been influenced heavily by multi-scale legislations and policies, which has pushed for more holistic methods for pluvial flood management. This review will analyse how Bristol City Council have implemented these multi-scale pieces and what has been put in place to encourage sustainable flood management. This will be done through a purposive review of the literature and an extensive review of legislation and policies on a national, European, and regional scale. The findings of the review were able to show that international legislation and policies are not in place to support sustainable management. UK policies, however, were more supportive, with direct reference and guidance for how to move away from hard engineering solutions. The City of Bristol has embraced the concept of sustainable flood management, with the highest level of support witnessed through the multi-scale review. Overall, the City of Bristol has achieved a good understanding of how to use sustainable drainage, with many systems throughout the city, and schemes to support the use. However, further legislative pieces need to be passed on a national and European scale to encourage and promote the deployment of these systems, so the benefits can be acquired on a large scale.

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“…Bioswales, which are among the most commonly used GI, are vegetated water conveyance systems used to manage stormwater runoff [7]. The benefits of bioswales include the potential for retention and subsequent infiltration into the subsurface, and evapotranspiration, which when combined can reduce stormwater runoff by 90% for precipitations of Sustainability 2021, 13, 7731 2 of 18 up to 25 mm accumulated over 24 h [8]. Considering the high concentration of pollutants in the "first-flush" of precipitation [9][10][11], this potential for retention also leads to a reduction in water pollution [12].…”

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Performance of Rolled Erosion Control Products (RECPs) as Bioswale Revetments

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Menezes

Galvão³

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Vegetated swales, or bioswales, are among the most commonly used type of green infrastructure (GI) for managing stormwater in temperate climate regions. However, performance data on bioswale drainage technology applied to highly weathered soils (low fertility, high acidity, and erosion prone) in tropical and subtropical climates are still limited. Aimed at closing this gap, this research investigated the performance—assessed in terms of vegetation biomass, biodiversity and coverage of swale, the structural integrity of revetments, and erosion control potential—and cost effectiveness of five rolled erosion control products (RECPs) currently available on the market, in combination with herbaceous vegetation as the revetment of drainage swales, in tropical soils. Additionally, the research project evaluated the performance of a new preseeded RECP, the Preseeded Reinforcement Mat, for drainage in areas that are difficult to access. The performances of all six RECPs were generally adequate as bioswale revetments in the conditions investigated, with performance index values ranging from 6 to 10 in a 0 to 10 scale. At the same time, some RECPs were more conducive to the growth of regional herbaceous vegetation species, measured in terms of biodiversity, which ranged from 2 to 14 species in the different bioswales, and some were more cost effective than others, with costs ranging from 19% to 106% of the cost of concrete lined swales.

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Performance Evaluation of Combined Linear BMPs for Reducing Runoff from Highways in an Urban Area

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Nature‐based solutions for urban pluvial flood risk management

Nature‐based solutions for urban pluvial flood risk management

The Role of Green Infrastructure in Pluvial Flood Management and the Legislation Surrounding It: A Case Study in Bristol, UK

Performance of Rolled Erosion Control Products (RECPs) as Bioswale Revetments

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