A decision network for urban water management

In the practice of integrated urban water management it is difficult to choose the best combination of available techniques. This paper gives the outline of a decision network to make it easier. It consists of six steps: problem definition, technologies, selection procedure, combination, ranking by...

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Published inURBAN STORM DRAINAGE 1996 Vol. 36; no. 8-9; pp. 111 - 115
Main Authors Veldkamp, Robin G., Hermann, Thilo, Colandini, Valerie, Terwel, Lucie, Geldof, Govert D.
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published New York NY Elsevier Ltd 1997
Oxford Pergamon Press
IWA Publishing
Subjects
Applied sciences
Buildings. Public works
Combined sewers
Decision making
Exact sciences and technology
Groundwater
Infiltration
pollution aspects
Rain
Rain water
rainwater utilisation
Separated sewers
Sewer systems
Sewerage. Sewer construction
Soil
Soil characteristics
Soil pollution
Soil water
Stormwater
stormwater infiltration
Surface water
Surface-groundwater relations
Sustainability
Urban areas
Water management
Water pollution
rainwater utilisation
Decision making
pollution aspects
sewer systems
stormwater infiltration
sustainability
soil characteristics
Water resource management
Iterative method
Urban area
Sustainable development
Sewer
Surface water
Water quality
Rain water
Infiltration
Sewer network
Storm water
Ground water
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Summary:In the practice of integrated urban water management it is difficult to choose the best combination of available techniques. This paper gives the outline of a decision network to make it easier. It consists of six steps: problem definition, technologies, selection procedure, combination, ranking by sustainability and costs. It is used in an iterative way. By looking at soil characteristics, surface water, groundwater and pollution aspects and by giving priority to sustainable techniques, foundations for a decision can be achieved. It is stated that techniques are sustainable, when they handle stormwater near the source and are visible (not hidden under the ground). From this point of view rainwater utilisation and infiltration are more sustainable than separate and combined sewer systems.
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ISBN:9780080433752
0080433758
ISSN:0273-1223
1996-9732
DOI:10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00611-2