Advances in Urban Hydrological Modeling and Stormwater Management for Hydrological Hazard Mitigation

Dear Colleagues,

Urban hydrological modeling is essential for understanding and managing the complex interactions between urbanization, rainfall, and surface runoff. With increasing climate variability and intensified urban development, optimizing model accuracy and adaptability has become crucial for effective stormwater management. Despite advances in computational tools and data availability, challenges persist in model calibration, uncertainty reduction, and the integration of innovative management strategies into predictive frameworks. Recent developments in sensitivity analysis, optimization algorithms, and data-driven modeling have opened new pathways to improve the performance and applicability of urban hydrological models. At the same time, the adoption of nature-based solutions (NBS), low-impact development (LID), and green infrastructure has expanded the potential for sustainable and resilient urban water systemscapable of reducing hydrological risks while enhancing ecosystem and community resilience.

The goal of this Special Issue is to collect original research and review papers that provide insights into optimizing urban hydrological modeling and advancing innovative stormwater management strategies. It seeks to highlight recent developments in model calibration, sensitivity analysis, and optimization, as well as the integration of nature-based solutions (NBS), low-impact development (LID), and green infrastructure into urban planning and design. By addressing hydrological hazards such as flooding and waterlogging, this Special Issue seeks to promote sustainable approaches that enhance both urban resilience and environmental sustainability.

This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:

• Optimization and calibration of urban hydrological and hydraulic models (e.g., SWMM, MIKE URBAN, InfoWorks).
• Sensitivity analysis and uncertainty assessment in rainfall–runoff modeling.
• Event selection and objective function evaluation for improved model performance.
• Integration of nature-based solutions (NBS), low-impact development (LID), and green infrastructure in stormwater management.
• Application of data-driven and machine learning approaches to urban hydrology.
• Assessment and modeling of urban hydrological hazards, including flooding, waterlogging, and flash flood risks.
• Early warning systems and risk mitigation strategies for hydrological hazards in urban environments.
• Coupling of hydrological models with remote sensing and GIS-based land use data.
• Climate change impacts on urban runoff and drainage system design.
• Policy and planning perspectives linking land use, hydrology, and sustainable water management.

Submissions focusing on land use and sustainable water management, nature-based solutions (NBS), and green infrastructure in stormwater management issues are encouraged to be submitted to Land, while urban hydrological, hydraulic models, urban runoff, and drainage systems should be directed to Hydrology.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Mohammed N. Assaf
Dr. Hazem Ghassan Abdo
Dr. Qasem Abdelal
Guest Editors

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• urban hydrology
• hydrological hazards
• flood risk assessment
• stormwater management
• hydrological modeling
• model calibration and optimization
• sensitivity analysis
• nature-based solutions (NBS)
• low-impact development (LID)
• green infrastructure
• climate change adaptation
• sustainable urban water management