Rainwater Management in Urban Areas

Abstract

Rising levels of impervious surfaces in densely populated cities and climate change-related weather extremes such as heavy rain events or long dry weather periods provide us with new challenges for sustainable stormwater management in urban areas. The Special Issue consists of nine articles and a review and focuses on a range of relevant issues: different aspects and findings of stormwater runoff quantity and quality, including strategies and techniques to mitigate the negative effects of such climate change impacts hydraulically, as well as lab-scale and long-term experience with pollutants from urban runoff and the efficiency of stormwater quality improvement devices (SQIDs) in removing them. Testing procedures and protocols for SQIDs are also considered. One paper analyses the clogging of porous media in the use of stormwater for managed aquifer recharge. The Special Issue demonstrates the importance and timeliness of the topic of sustainable rainwater management, especially with regard to growing cities and the challenges posed by climate change.

Connectors as a Key to Efficient Storm Water Management System: An In-Situ Assessment of Residential Estates in Poland

“…On open-graded aggregate, much of the pollution material can seep down into the pavement and soil, where the community of microorganisms living there begins a rapid breakdown process [39]. Whereas sealed surfaces cause the transport and accumulation of pollutants originating from traffic areas, building materials, and other impervious surfaces [38,39,40]. Hence, it is necessary to provide an effective solution to drain and capture rainwater runoff from the impermeable surface [41].…”