Sustainable Urban Water Management System in Palomino, Colombia: An Urban Water Metabolism Approach

This master thesis is an attempt to contribute to the understanding of urban water systems through the use of the urban metabolism (UM) framework. By developing steady-state models with STAN, a software used for material flow analysis (MFA), the urban water flows are quantified and analyzed as they enter the system boundary and are transformed...

Design opportunities for flash flood reduction by improving the quality of the living environment: A Hoboken City case study of environmental driven urban water management

The overarching aim of this research project was to establish a sustainable urban water management design for Hoboken City to decrease vulnerability to extreme precipitation and improve urban quality. By carrying out a functional analysis of the area and the technical analysis of the water system, recommendations were made for soft and natural...

The water balance and climate change in Lelystad

The urban area is complex. It consists of buildings, roads, green areas and surface water. The subsurface is just as complex. Interaction between groundwater and drainage, seepage from deeper groundwater aquifers and interaction with surface water make it difficult to determine what is happening. The urban area is also sensitive to damages, both...

Mapping Urban Surface Infiltration Capacity: Segment-based land cover classification with VHR imagery for urban water management and design.

Effective urban water management requires certainty about surface conditions such as the surface infiltration capacity (SIC). A SIC map of an urban catchment area could be a useful input for evidence-based urban design of water-sensitive/low-impact neighbourhoods and multitiered water management schemes for reducing flood vulnerability. Methods...

Urban surface water quality enhancement; a case study on a floating treatment system

Ongoing urbanisation and the subsequent extensive use of the urban water system can lead to degradation of its surface water quality. In the Netherlands, urban water bodies often suffer from the manifestations of eutrophication due to (historically) high nutrient loadings. This research focused on the enhancement of surface water quality of semi...

Sustainable urban water management in Prague, Czech Republic: Findings from an interdisciplinary academic consultancy training course in Urban Environmental Management

This paper presents the findings of a multi-disciplinary MSc Academic Consultancy project (Urban Environmental Management, Wageningen UR) on urban water management (UWM) in Prague, executed by 30 students in May and June 2010. The aim of the project was to provide the client Arnika (an Environmental NGO) scientific evidence and international...

Innovations in urban water management to reduce the vulnerability of cities: Feasibility, case studies and governance

Climate change, urbanisation and land subsidence increase the vulnerability of urban areas to flooding and droughts. Despite the availability of reliable and cost effective technologies, the actual implementation remains limited to small scale demonstration projects. Part 1 of this thesis describes how innovations in urban water management can...

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