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Advances in Urban Flooding Hazard and Urban Water Resources Management

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Science and Technology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 August 2023) | Viewed by 18522

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Dr. Zhongfan Zhu

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College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Interests: urban flood hazards; water resources management; transport of sediment and pollutants
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Dear Colleagues,

Against the background of climate change and fast urbanization, many cities across the world are struggling with urban flooding problems. Urban flooding hazards are threatening livelihoods, infrastructure, and the ecosystem. Therefore, it has become a matter of urgency to investigate urban flooding hazards from divergent perspectives, including causes, hydrological and hydrodynamic processes, risk analysis and management, and other social aspects.

Many cities are experiencing serious freshwater resource scarcity across the globe. The effective allocation, monitoring and management of urban water resources, as well as the utilization of alternative water resources and sustainability in food, water, and energy systems, are becoming necessary, especially in developing countries.

This Special Issue collects original research and literature review articles on the state of the art and recent advances in urban flooding hazard and urban water resources management. Potential topics include (but are not limited to):

  • analysis of the causes of urban flooding;
  • hydrologic and hydrodynamic modeling of urban flood processes;
  • forecasting and early warning of urban flooding;
  • risk assessment, mitigation and management of urban flooding;
  • flood-resilient cities and other aspects;
  • analysis and evaluation of urban water resources systems;
  • allocation, monitoring and management of urban water resources;
  • modeling and analysis of the quantity and quality of urban water;
  • the food–water–energy nexus;
  • other aspects of urban water resources.

Dr. Zhongfan Zhu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • urban floods
  • models
  • flood forecasting
  • flood risk
  • resilience
  • urban water resources
  • water resource systems analysis
  • quantity and quality of water
  • food–water–energy nexus
  • health risks

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The Effect of Design Rainfall Patterns on Urban Flooding Based on the Chicago Method
by Jian Chen, Yaowei Li and Changhui Zhang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4245; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20054245 - 27 Feb 2023
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Design rainfall is the basis for deriving design floods in areas where rainfall data are lacking and has a significant impact on the construction of water engineering facilities and municipal engineering designs. The Chicago rainfall pattern method has great applicability for urban short-duration [...] Read more.
Design rainfall is the basis for deriving design floods in areas where rainfall data are lacking and has a significant impact on the construction of water engineering facilities and municipal engineering designs. The Chicago rainfall pattern method has great applicability for urban short-duration design rainfall. In order to analyze the influence of design storm rainfall patterns on urban flooding, numerical models of hydrological and hydrodynamic processes were applied to simulate design rainfall with different recurrence periods and different rain peaks and were also used to compare and analyze the total amount of water accumulation and inundation extent by taking the central city of Zhoukou as an example. The results show that when the design rainfall recurrence period is less than 20 years, the total volume and inundation extent of waterlogging in design rainfall with a smaller peak ratio is larger. When the return period is greater than 20 years, the pattern is reversed. However, as the return period grows, the difference in peak inundation volume due to different peak rainfall amounts decreases. This study has certain guiding significance for urban flood forecasting and early warning efforts. Full article
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Joint Risk Analysis of Extreme Rainfall and High Tide Level Based on Extreme Value Theory in Coastal Area
by Hao Chen, Zongxue Xu, Ji Chen, Yang Liu and Peng Li
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(4), 3605; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043605 - 17 Feb 2023
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Extreme rainfall and high tide levels are the main causal factors of urban flood disasters in coastal areas. As complex interactions between these factors can exacerbate the impact of urban flood disasters in coastal areas, an associated flood risk assessment involves not only [...] Read more.
Extreme rainfall and high tide levels are the main causal factors of urban flood disasters in coastal areas. As complex interactions between these factors can exacerbate the impact of urban flood disasters in coastal areas, an associated flood risk assessment involves not only the estimation of the extreme values of each variable but also their probability of occurring simultaneously. With a consideration of the Shenzhen River Basin (China), this study used bivariate copula functions to quantitatively evaluate the joint risk of extreme rainfall and a high tide level. The results showed that a significant positive correlation exists between extreme rainfall and the corresponding high tide level, and that if the positive dependency was ignored, the probability of simultaneous extreme events would be underestimated. If a dangerous event is defined as one in which heavy rainfall and high tide level events occur concurrently, the “AND” joint return period based on the annual maxima method should be adopted. If a dangerous event is defined as one in which either only a heavy rainfall or a high tide level event occurs, the “OR” joint return period should be adopted. The results represent a theoretical basis and decision-making support for flood risk management and flood prevention/reduction in coastal areas. Full article
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Are Women More Vulnerable to Flooding Than Men in an Aging Japanese Society?
by Juan Fan and Guangwei Huang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(2), 1299; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021299 - 11 Jan 2023
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It is a well-accepted notion that women are more vulnerable to natural disasters than men, especially in developing countries. However, in developed countries, how women’s empowerment by economic and social development has reduced the gender gap in vulnerability remains insufficiently answered. As Japan [...] Read more.
It is a well-accepted notion that women are more vulnerable to natural disasters than men, especially in developing countries. However, in developed countries, how women’s empowerment by economic and social development has reduced the gender gap in vulnerability remains insufficiently answered. As Japan passed its golden age, moving into an aging society, a study on how the gender difference in flood vulnerability has evolved can contribute to a better understanding of the types and causes of vulnerability, leading to better flood risk management in a new social context. Following this thinking, the present study conducted a longitudinal analysis using representative flooding cases in Japan over a period of forty years. It found that the women’s fatality rate increased with age much faster than men’s in the 1980s but reversed in a recent major flood disaster. It also revealed that most flood disaster victims were elderly in recent years. These findings suggest that the flood vulnerability at present is more driven by age-related physical ability decline, much less relevant to gender. Based on the results, it proposed a new framework for assessing flood vulnerability in an aging society. Such outcomes can help with the better formulation of flood management policies and probing into solutions. Full article
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Assessment of Urban Flood Vulnerability Using the Integrated Framework and Process Analysis: A Case from Nanjing, China
by Peng Wang, Yifan Zhu and Ping Yu
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16595; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416595 - 10 Dec 2022
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Flooding is a serious challenge that increasingly affects residents as well as policymakers. Many studies have noted that decreasing the urban flood vulnerability (UFV) is an indispensable strategy for reducing flood risks; however, some studies have several pertinent assessment limitations. The objective of [...] Read more.
Flooding is a serious challenge that increasingly affects residents as well as policymakers. Many studies have noted that decreasing the urban flood vulnerability (UFV) is an indispensable strategy for reducing flood risks; however, some studies have several pertinent assessment limitations. The objective of this study is to assess the UFV of the Xuanwu-Qinhuai-Jianye-Gulou-Yuhua (XQJGY) region from 2012 to 2018 by integrating various indicators into a composite index. This study uses the environment for visualizing images (ENVI) and the geographic information system (GIS) to extract indicators that have geographic attributes for the assessment of UFV and the process analysis method is then used to explore the relationship between these indicators. The results indicated that: (1) The UFV of Xuanwu, Qinhuai, and Gulou decreased from 2012 to 2018 and the UFV of Jianye and Gulou increased from 2012 to 2015 and decreased from 2015 to 2018. (2) The vegetation coverage, precipitation during the flood season, population density, and highway density significantly contributed to the UFV. (3) There also exist transformation pathways between the indicators that led to vulnerability in five districts. This study provides a theoretical basis for the government to manage floods. Full article
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Evaluation of Emergency Response Capacity of Urban Pluvial Flooding Public Service Based on Scenario Simulation
by Yongling Zhang, Miao Zhou, Nana Kong, Xin Li and Xiaobing Zhou
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16542; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416542 - 9 Dec 2022
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The evaluation of emergency response capability under different pluvial flooding scenarios is an essential approach to improve the emergency response capability of flood disasters. A new evaluation method of emergency response capacity of urban public services is proposed based on urban pluvial flooding [...] Read more.
The evaluation of emergency response capability under different pluvial flooding scenarios is an essential approach to improve the emergency response capability of flood disasters. A new evaluation method of emergency response capacity of urban public services is proposed based on urban pluvial flooding scenario simulation. Firstly, inundation area and depth under different pluvial flooding scenarios are simulated based on the SCS-CN model. Following that, space densities of all indicators include inundation area and depth, road network and the emergency public service institutions. Then, the indicator weight is determined by the combined weighting method of entropy weight and coefficient of variation. Finally, the emergency response capacity index (of each pixel) is calculated based on the graph stacking method. Taking Erqi District, Zhengzhou City as an example, the emergency response capacity of public service under different urban flooding scenarios is evaluated. The results show that the spatial distribution difference of public service emergency response capacity in Erqi District, Zhengzhou City is obvious, and with the increase of the precipitation return period, the high value area of public service emergency response capability decreases gradually and the low value area increases gradually. This method takes into account the specific urban flooding scenario and the layout of public service institutions and road networks that have strong practicability. the results of the evaluation can provide a reference for the construction of urban flood emergency response capacity and provide support for emergency decision-making. Full article
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Urban Flood Risk Assessment Based on Dynamic Population Distribution and Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation
by Hao Chen, Zongxue Xu, Yang Liu, Yixuan Huang and Fang Yang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16406; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416406 - 7 Dec 2022
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Floods are one of the most common natural disasters that can cause considerable economic damage and loss of life in many regions of the world. Urban flood risk assessment is important for urban flood control, disaster reduction, and risk management. In this study, [...] Read more.
Floods are one of the most common natural disasters that can cause considerable economic damage and loss of life in many regions of the world. Urban flood risk assessment is important for urban flood control, disaster reduction, and risk management. In this study, a novel approach for assessing urban flood risk was proposed based on the dynamic population distribution, improved entropy weight method, fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method, and the principle of maximum membership, and the spatial distribution of flood risk in four different sessions or daily time segments (TS1–TS4) in the northern part of the Shenzhen River Basin (China) was assessed using geographic information system technology. Results indicated that risk levels varied with population movement. The areas of highest risk were largest in TS1 and TS3, accounting for 7.03% and 7.07% of the total area, respectively. The areas of higher risk were largest in TS2 and TS4, accounting for 4.54% and 4.64% of the total area, respectively. The findings of this study could provide a theoretical basis for assessing urban flood risk management measures in Shenzhen (and even throughout China), and a scientific basis for development of disaster prevention and reduction strategies by flood control departments. Full article
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Pb(II) Ion Removal Potential in Chemically Modified Ziziphus joazeiro Barks
by Yannice Santos, Gilvânia Costa, Jorge Menezes, Alex Feitosa, Henrique Coutinho, Diniz Sena, Jr., Francisco Filho and Raimundo Teixeira
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(23), 16283; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192316283 - 5 Dec 2022
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In this study, five types of modified Ziziphus joazeiro barks were investigated for the removal of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions. The samples tested were natural barks, natural powder, washed with water, ethanol at 80% (EE) and 0.5 N NaOH. Batch kinetics experiments [...] Read more.
In this study, five types of modified Ziziphus joazeiro barks were investigated for the removal of Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions. The samples tested were natural barks, natural powder, washed with water, ethanol at 80% (EE) and 0.5 N NaOH. Batch kinetics experiments were performed under the conditions: 24–25 °C, pH 5.5–5.8, 102 mg·L−1 Pb(NO3)2, 100 rpm and 0.1 g of adsorbent, and analyses of pHpzc and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. All adsorbents tested showed potential to remove Pb(II) ions, but the adsorbent washed by 0.5 N NaOH obtained the highest experimental performance (25.5 mg·g−1 at 30 min), while the EE had the least performance (20.4 mg·g−1 at 60 min), and maximum removals of 99.9%. The kinetic models pointed to a probable chemisorption due to the best fit of pseudo-second order and Elovich, and Boyd’s model, suggesting that intraparticle diffusion limits the adsorption until the initial minutes of contact. The Langmuir isotherm fitted better to the experimental data for the NaOH adsorbent, with maximum adsorption capacity equal to 62.5 mg·g−1, although the Temkin model partially fitted, both suggesting the occurrence of chemisorption. The adsorption process is reversible (>81% at 20 min) and hence the adsorbents can be recycled and the Pb(II) ions recovered. Full article
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