Urban Stormwater and Flood Management: Enhancing the Liveability of Cities

Description

This book brings together the experiences of engineers and scientists from Australia and the United Kingdom providing the current status on the management of stormwater and flooding in urban areas and suggesting ways forward. It forms a basis for the development of a framework for the implementation of integrated and optimised storm water management strategies and aims to mitigate the adverse impacts of the expanding urban water footprint. Among other topics it also features management styles of stormwater and flooding and describes biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to the management of stormwater and the mitigation of floods. Furthermore, it places an emphasis on sustainable storm water management measures. Population growth, urbanisation and climate change will pose significant challenges to engineers, scientists, medical practitioners, policy makers and practitioners of several other disciplines. If we consider environmental and water engineers, they will have to face challenges in designing smart and efficient water systems which are robust and resilient to overcome shrinking green spaces, increased urban heat islands, damages to natural waterways due to flooding caused by increased stormwater flow. This work provides valuable information for practitioners and students at both senior undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction to Urban Stormwater: A Global Perspective (John van Leeuwen, John Awad, Baden Myers, David Pezzaniti)....Pages 1-28 Stormwater Harvesting and Flood Mitigation: A UK Perspective (Doug Warner, Kathy Lewis, John Tzilivakis)....Pages 29-47 Urban Water Quality (Buddhi Wijesiri, Ashantha Goonetilleke)....Pages 49-68 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) in the UK (Andrew Green)....Pages 69-101 Recycling and Treatment of Water Under Urban Intensification (Rupak Aryal, Arturo Aburto Medina, Andrew S. Ball, Veeriah Jegatheesan, Felicity Roddick, Jaya Kandasamy et al.)....Pages 103-117 Stormwater Harvesting (Kathy Lewis, Doug Warner, John Tzilivakis)....Pages 119-137 Urban Stormwater and Flood Management (Kevin Spence, Jonathan Bridge, Duncan McLuckie, Jaya Kandasamy)....Pages 139-157 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Relation to the Management of Storm Water and the Mitigation of Floods (Lynn Crowe, Ian D. Rotherham)....Pages 159-186 Back Matter ....Pages 187-199