Planning for spatial equity - A performance based approach for sustainable urban drainage systems

Rosa, Daniele La; Pappalardo, V.

doi:10.1016/j.scs.2019.101885

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“…As recent studies anticipated, multiple origins of the virus in Italy, through Germany and Several authors adopted the term performance-based planning [146][147][148][149][150][151][152][153] to synthetize this approach. Consequently, this "umbrella" can contain all simulation models and tools.…”

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Why Italy First? Health, Geographical and Planning Aspects of the COVID-19 Outbreak

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COVID-19 hit Italy in February 2020 after its outbreak in China at the beginning of January. Why was Italy first among the Western countries? What are the conditions that made Italy more vulnerable and the first target of this disease? What characteristics and diffusion patterns could be highlighted and hypothesized from its outbreak to the end of March 2020, after containment measures, including a national lockdown, were introduced? In this paper, we try to provide some answers to these questions, analyzing the issue from medical, geographical and planning points of view. With reference to the Italian case, we observed the phenomenon in terms of the spatial diffusion process and by observing the relation between the epidemic and various environmental elements. In particular, we started from a hypothesis of the comparable economic, geographical, climatic and environmental conditions of the areas of Wuhan (in the Hubei Province in China, where the epidemic broke out) and the Po Valley area (in Italy) where most cases and deaths were registered. Via an ecological approach, we compared the spatial distribution and pattern of COVID-19-related mortality in Italy with several geographical, environmental and socio-economic variables at a Provincial level, analyzing them by means of spatial analytical techniques such as LISA (Local Indicators of Spatial Association). Possible evidence arose relating to COVID-19 cases and Nitrogen-related pollutants and land take, particularly in the Po Valley area.

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Why Italy First? Health, Geographical and Planning Aspects of the COVID-19 Outbreak

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“…In contrast, others argue that the green approach, represented as a green storage, is modified and influenced by land cover and land-use change; thus, it is more vulnerable than the blue approach [23]. Despite its vulnerability, NBS propose a shift from the design and use of gray flood control infrastructure or NBS planning for water management [7].…”

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“…There are plenty of arguments about the concept's novelty and its operationalization within well-established concepts or 'old tools' as 'natural capital', which could limit its potential [4]. For instance, the implementation of alternative responses as NBS are 'Low Impact Development' (LID) in North America [5]; 'Water Sensitive Urban Design' (WSUD) in Australia [6]; 'Sponge City' in China; 'Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems' (SUDS) [7]; Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM); and Edible Cities [8].…”

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Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in Peri-Urban Areas: Barriers and Lessons Learned from Implementation Experiences

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Nature-based solutions (NBS) are defined by the European Commission as “actions that are inspired by, supported by, or copied from nature…” and that solve societal challenges and multiple benefits. As a result, NBS are often promoted as alternative responses that solve complex societal challenges such as watershed management, while delivering a systemic approach of multiple benefits for well-being, human health, and sustainable use of resources. Despite rising interest in NBS, further identification of experiences implementing NBS could advance our understanding of the operationalization of this comprehensive concept. For this purpose, we analyzed 35 peer-reviewed articles on implementation experiences of NBS for water management in peri-urban areas, on aspects related to (i) NBS problem–solution: water challenges, ecosystem services, scales, and types; (ii) NBS governance and management. From the insights of the analysis, this paper asks what lessons are learned, and which barriers are identified, from implementing NBS for water management in peri-urban areas? As a result, this study presents a detailed analysis of each aspect. We conclude by highlighting accountancy, monitoring, and communication as potential success factors for integration and development while diminishing the overall barrier of complexity, which leads to technical, institutional, economic, and social uncertainty.

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“…The definition of the socio-economic groups may differ depending on the socio-economic context and the type of pollution or risk considered. Exposure to floods is a potential source of environmental inequalities (Fielding and Burningham, 2005;Begg et al, 2015;Maldonado et al, 2016;La Rosa and Pappalardo, 2019).…”

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Environmental Inequalities in Flood Exposure: A Matter of Scale

Poussard¹,

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Archambeau

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Front. Water

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Studies on inequalities in exposure to flood risk have explored whether population of a lower socio-economic status are more exposed to flood hazard. While evidence exist for coastal flooding, little is known on inequalities for riverine floods. This paper addresses two issues: (1) is the weakest population, in socio-economic terms, more exposed to flood hazard, considering different levels of exposure to hazard? (2) Is the exposure to flood risk homogeneous across the territory, considering different scales of analysis? An analysis of the exposure of inhabitants of Liège province to flood risk was conducted at different scales (province, districts, and municipalities), considering three levels of exposure to flood hazard (level 1- low hazard, level 3- high hazard), and five socio-economic classes (class 1-poorest, class 5-wealthiest households). Our analysis confirms that weaker populations (classes 2 and 3) are usually more exposed to flood hazards than the wealthiest (classes 4 and 5). Still it should be stressed that the most precarious households (class 1) are less exposed than low to medium-range ones (classes 2 and 3). Further on the relation between socio-economic status and exposure to flood hazard varies along the spatial scale considered. At the district level, it appears that classes 4 and 5 are most exposed to flood risk in some peripheral areas. In municipalities located around the center of the city, differences of exposure to risk are not significant.

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Planning for spatial equity - A performance based approach for sustainable urban drainage systems

Cited by 71 publications

References 51 publications

Why Italy First? Health, Geographical and Planning Aspects of the COVID-19 Outbreak

Why Italy First? Health, Geographical and Planning Aspects of the COVID-19 Outbreak

Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in Peri-Urban Areas: Barriers and Lessons Learned from Implementation Experiences

Environmental Inequalities in Flood Exposure: A Matter of Scale

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