Understanding, management and modelling of urban hydrology and its consequences for receiving waters: A state of the art

Understanding, management and modelling of urban hydrology and its consequences for receiving waters: A state of the art

2013

Urban hydrology has evolved to improve the way urban runoff is managed for flood protection, public health and environmental protection. There have been significant recent advances in the measurement and prediction of urban rainfall, with technologies such as radar and microwave networks showing promise. The ability to predict urban hydrology has also evolved, to deliver models suited to the small temporal and spatial scales typical of urban and peri-urban applications. Urban stormwater management increasingly consider the needs of receiving environments as well as those of humans. There is a clear trend towards approaches that attempt to restore pre-development flow-regimes and water quality, with an increasing recognition that restoring a more natural water balance benefits not only the environment, but enhances the liveability of the urban landscape. Once regarded only as a nuisance, stormwater is now increasingly regarded as a resource. Despite the advances, many important challenges in urban hydrology remain. Further research into the spatio-temporal dynamics of urban rainfall is required to improve short-term rainfall prediction. The performance of stormwater technologies in restoring the water balance and in removing emerging priority pollutants remain poorly quantified. All of these challenges are overlaid by the uncertainty of climate change, which imposes a requirement to ensure that stormwater management systems are adaptable and resilient to changes. Urban hydrology will play a critical role in addressing these challenges.

Fletcher, T. D
Andrieu, H.
Hamel, P.

Dept. of Geography & Resource Mgt, The University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Burnley, Vic 3121, Australia
PRES LUNAM, IFSTTAR, Département GER and IRSTV-FR CNRS 2488, Bouguenais, France
Dept. of Civil Engineering and Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, Monash University, Vic 3800, Australia

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Urban & Industrial Stormwater
Hydrology

runoff
runoffs
run-off
run-offs
run off
run offs
running off
runs off
urban runoff
urban runoffs
urban run-off
urban run-offs
urban run off
urban run offs
hydrology
hydrologic
urban & industrial stormwater
urban and industrial stormwater
urban and industrial storm water
urban and industrial storm-water
urban & industrial storm water
urban & industrial storm-water
rain fall
rainfall

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