Infiltrating into the paved garden - a functional evaluation of parcel imperviousness in terms of water retention efficiency

Domestic gardens have been found to contribute between 16-36% of the total urban area in different cities. They play a prominent role in ecosystem services including water retention and local climate regulation. We developed a tool that evaluates the rainwater retention efficiency of parcels (REP)....

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Published inJournal of environmental planning and management Vol. 57; no. 10; pp. 1552 - 1571
Main Authors Verbeeck, Klaartje, Van Rompuy, Robrecht, Hermy, Martin, Van Orshoven, Jos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.10.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
building parcel
Climate
Control
Domestic
Ecosystems
Energy efficiency
Environment management
Environmental management
Environmental planning
Gardens
Geographical information systems
GIS
Inspiration
Parcels
performance standard
Regulation
Retention
Runoff
Studies
Urban areas
urban ecology
Water
Water management
Water resources
Water utilities
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Summary:Domestic gardens have been found to contribute between 16-36% of the total urban area in different cities. They play a prominent role in ecosystem services including water retention and local climate regulation. We developed a tool that evaluates the rainwater retention efficiency of parcels (REP). This tool took inspiration from the Biotope Area Factor (BAF), which uses intuitive weighting parameters. Quantitative runoff values obtained from scientific literature form the base of REP, which was incorporated in a GIS to simplify the input. REP and BAF values were compared for a sample of detached, semi-detached and terraced houses.
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ISSN:0964-0568
1360-0559
DOI:10.1080/09640568.2013.819317