Book chapter
Philosophy of Urban Stormwater Management
Regional flood methods, pp.26-51
Australian Rainfall and Runoff: Guide To Flood Estimation, Book 9
2019
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Abstract
Urban stormwater management is historically described as the hydraulic design of urban drainage networks that safely conveys stormwater runoff to receiving environments. The industry’s approach to urban water management in Australia has changed significantly since the establishment of a centralised and separate water supply, stormwater and wastewater paradigm in the 1800s. Urban water management evolved over time to include waterway protection, mitigation of stormwater quality, use of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD), Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM), Water Sensitive Cities (WSC), Integrated Water Management, and many other approaches. Although these approaches are relatively new, they have wide adoption and support in legislation and policies for water management throughout Australia. Similar changes in approach to urban stormwater management in other countries include Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) (Bozovic et al, 2017) and Low Impact Design (LID) (USEPA, 2008). Consequently, the approach to urban stormwater management includes water supply and is based on retention and conveyance of stormwater runoff to meet multi-purpose design objectives that enhance livability of urban areas, mitigate nuisance, and avoid damage to property and loss of life.
Details
- Title
- Philosophy of Urban Stormwater Management
- Creators
- Peter John Coombes (Author) - Southern Cross UniversitySteve Roso (Author)
- Contributors
- Peter John Coombes (Editor of compilation) - Southern Cross UniversitySteve Roso (Editor of compilation)
- Publication Details
- Regional flood methods, pp.26-51
- Series
- Australian Rainfall and Runoff: Guide To Flood Estimation; Book 9
- Identifiers
- 991012849800302368
- Copyright
- © Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2019. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering; School of Environment, Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter