Development and modelling of realistic retrofitted Nature-based Solution scenarios to reduce flood occurrence at the catchment scale

Decentralized Nature-based Solutions such as Urban Green Infrastructures (UGI) are increasingly promoted to reduce flooding in urban areas. Many studies have shown the effectiveness of flood control of UGI at a plot or neighbourhood level. Modelling approaches that extrapolate their flood reducing impact to larger catchment scales are often based on a simplistic assumption of different percentages of UGI implementation. Additionally, such approaches typically do not consider the suitable space for UGI and potential implementation constraints. This study proposes a scenario development and modelling approach for a more realistic upscaling of UGI based on empirical insights from a representative neighbourhood. The results from this study, conducted in the metropolitan area of Costa Rica, show that upscaling the full potential for UGI could significantly reduce surface runoff, peak flows, and flood volumes. In particular, the permeable pavement has the highest potential for flood reducing in public space while cisterns perform best at the property level. These results can guide the formation of policies that promote UGI.Supplementary InformationThe online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-020-01493-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

城市雨水系统中低影响开发与绿色水基础设施及其实例

城市化进程的急剧加快使得中国城市饱受暴雨侵袭的困扰。传统的排水机制是雨水排得越快越好,这就需要加大排水管径、增加排水泵站等,因此更多的的成本和更大的地下空间不可避免。另一方面,雨水完全可以成为资源,而不是污染源。基于以上事实,低影响开发(LID)技术被提出并正在成为城市雨水系统发展的趋势。LID技术从源头减少并延迟暴雨径流和峰值,使开发后的城市水文循环接近开发前的自然水文状态。而基于LID技术的绿色水基础设施如雨水花园、透水性铺装、植被浅沟和景观雨水调蓄池等正在越来越多的应用在城市,尤其是一些发达国家在这方面的技术十分成熟。中国起步较晚,只有少数发达城市进行了LID技术的尝试。但从可持续发展的角度来看,LID技术必将得到推广和应用。可以将LID技术与现有的雨水处理设施相结合,构建符合中国国情的城市雨水系统。     

基于海绵城市建设的低影响开发技术的功能分析

研究了基于海绵城市建设的低影响开发技术(LID)对场地开发前后自然水文状态的复原原理,分析了LID技术的主要功能,即在场地控制中采用源头处理或者分散处理的技术,从而达到增加雨水的蒸发量、渗透量,削减洪峰流量与径流量,延长峰现时间及同时净化雨水等目标。对LID的6项功能列清单,提出了功能列表并分析了功能多边形。对LID技术功能的分析,有助于了解LID的主要功能及LID的本质目标,为推进海绵城市的建设提供参考。     

MODELED IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT TYPE ON RUNOFF VOLUME AND INFILTRATION PERFORMANCE1

ABSTRACT: Development type has emerged as an important focal point for addressing a wide range of social, cultural, and environmental concerns related to urban growth. Low impact development techniques that rely heavily on infiltration practices are increasingly being used to manage storm water. In this study, four development types (conventional curvilinear, urban cluster, coving, and new urbanism) were modeled both with and without infiltration practices to determine their relative effects on urban runoff. Modeling was performed with a modified version of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) runoff method that enables evaluation of infiltration practices. Model results indicate that urban cluster developments produce the smallest volume of runoff due to the large portion of land kept in a natural condition. Infiltration practices are most effective for small storms and in developments with Hydrologic Group A soils. Significant reductions in runoff can be achieved in all four development types if infiltration practices treat many impervious surfaces. As more infiltration practices are implemented, the differences in runoff among development types diminish. With a strategic combination of site layout and infiltration design, any development type can reduce hydrologic impacts, allowing developers to consider other factors, such as convenience, marketability, community needs, and aesthetics.