Suitability indices for assessing functional quality of urban surface water

Meulen, E.S. van der; Oel, Pieter van; Rijnaarts, H.H.M.; Sutton, Nora B.; Ven, F.H.M. Van de

doi:10.1016/j.cacint.2022.100079

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“…SI TEE scores for Ghent are hypothetical scores based on the assumption that discharge sub-scores are 1 everywhere. Maps for Amsterdam were previously published, with minor alterations, in Supplementary Information in Van der Meulen et al ( 2022 ) …”

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“…To analyze how suitability of urban canals can be improved for transportation, TEE and recreation, we analyze which alterations are needed to improve the Suitability Index (SI) score for these use functions. We use existing SIs that were developed for the biophysical and socio-economic context of the Netherlands (Van der Meulen et al 2022 ). SI Transport is targeted at urban freight transportation, which includes transport of goods to and withing the city.…”

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“…Water is unsuitable if use of the function is physically impossible. See Supplementary Information (Appendix S1 ) and Van der Meulen et al ( 2022 ) for more details about the SIs, including target values for the sub-scores.…”

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“…Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify which characteristics of urban canals in European delta cities should be adapted to improve suitability of the water bodies for these three use functions. To reach this aim, we first assess the suitability of urban canals for transportation, TEE and recreation in two delta cities by applying Suitability Indices (SIs) for these uses (Van der Meulen et al 2022 ). Next, we analyze the impact of alterations in the water system on the SI score for each use function to identify the required alterations for improving suitability.…”

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Improving suitability of urban canals and canalized rivers for transportation, thermal energy extraction and recreation in two European delta cities

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Canals and canalized rivers form a major part of surface water systems in European delta cities and societal ambitions to use these waters increase. This is the first assessment of how suitability of these waters can improve for three important uses: transportation, thermal energy extraction (TEE) and recreation. We assess suitability with Suitability Indices (SIs) and identify which alterations in the water system are needed to improve SI scores in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Ghent, Belgium. The results show spatial variability in suitability scores. Current suitability for transportation is low (SI score = 1) to excellent (SI score = 4), for TEE fair (SI score = 2) to excellent (SI score = 4), and suitability for recreation is low (SI score = 1). Suitability could improve by enlarging specific waterway dimensions, increasing discharge and clarity, and by enhancing microbiological water quality. The same methodology can be applied to optimize designs for new water bodies and for more water uses.

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Improving suitability of urban canals and canalized rivers for transportation, thermal energy extraction and recreation in two European delta cities

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“…Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify which characteristics of urban canals in European delta cities should be adapted to improve suitability of the water bodies for these three use functions. To reach this aim, we first assess the suitability of urban canals for transportation, TEE and recreation in two delta cities by applying Suitability Indices (SIs) for these uses (Van der Meulen et al, 2022). Next, we analyse the impact of alterations in the water system on the SI score for each use function to identify the required alterations for improving suitability.…”

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Functional quality of urban surface water

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The key urban water management concept is sustainable or integrated Urban Water Resources Management (UWRM). This concept promotes integration of water management and spatial planning for holistic management of all parts of the water cycle, including both natural and technical water infrastructure (Feilberg & Mark, 2016;Hering & Vairavamoorthy, 2018;Kirshen et al., 2018). The integration of water management and urban spatial planning is also advocated in the United Nations' New Urban Agenda (UN, 2017). Integrated management requires knowledge of each component of the water system (Mosleh & Negahban-Azar, 2021); surface water is one such component. To create This research is targeted at water-rich cities with relatively high water quality, such as in Europe and Northern America, because their surface water system can support a broad spectrum of water uses. The study areas for in-depth assessments in this thesis are the cities of Amsterdam in The Netherlands (Europe), Ghent in Belgium (Europe) and Toronto in Canada (Northern America). Amsterdam serves as study area in each phase of the research, while Ghent and Toronto are used as study area for specific research activities.The assessment of the current use of and future demand for urban surface water use functions is conducted for Amsterdam and Toronto. These cities are selected because they represent cities on different continents, with different climates and geographic characteristics, including different types of surface waters (Table 1.1). This variation broadens the relevance of this study. Amsterdam and Toronto are medium sized cities with respectively 854,047 and 2.96 million inhabitants. This is a relevant size class for studying urban surface water use and demand because most city dwellers in Europe and Northern America live in cities with a population of respectively 500,00 to 5 million inhabitants and 1 to 10 million inhabitants; this is expected to continue through 2030 (UN, 2019). In both cities, urban redevelopment leads to land use change and densification. Together with local water quality improvements, especially reductions of nutrient concentrations and faecal pollution (

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