Dear Colleagues,

An inherent part of civilization’s development and progressive urbanization, despite the undoubted advantages of these processes, is the occurrence of environmental adverse effects. Replacing natural areas with impermeable ones diminishes the volume of water subject to retention and infiltration into the ground, which increases the risk of both flooding and urban drought. Experience shows that existing conventional drainage systems are not capable of transporting the entire surface runoff resulting from heavy rainfall, which causes significant financial as well as social losses. This, in turn, leads to increased interest in using pro-environmental solutions. The existing literature proves that sustainable rainwater management provides many economical, social and environmental benefits, including diminishing the risk of flooding, improving the micro-climate in urban agglomerations, and reducing water consumption, etc. Furthermore, in many cases, the usage of sustainable drainage systems might be a financial advantage for investors.

In this Special Issue of the Sustainability journal, articles on current and innovative strategies concerning the management of rainwater, which will aim to meet the challenges relating to the quality and quantity of rainwater and drainage infrastructure, will be welcome.

Dr. Mariusz Starzec
Prof. Dr. Daniel Słyś
Dr. Sabina Kordana-Obuch
Dr. Kamil Pochwat
Guest Editors

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• stormwater runoff
• low impact development (LID)
• stormwater runoff models
• environmental risk assessment
• rainfall
• urban floods and droughts
• hydrodynamic modeling
• urban environmental engineering
• stormwater management
• best management practices
• climate change
• alternative water sources
• rainwater harvesting
• best management practices
• blue and green infrastructure
• sponge cities
• quantitative and qualitative assessment of rainwater
• rainwater treatment methods
• water scarcity
• sustainable decision making

Title: Life Cycle Assessment of Rainwater Harvesting: New Research Perspectives
Authors: Rodrigo Novais Istchuk; Igor Catão Martins Vaz; Enedir Ghisi
Affiliation: Federal University of Santa Catarina, Dept of Civil Engineering, Brazil