Sustainable Urban Stormwater Management

Dear Colleagues,

Urban growth and land use change cause land degradation and increasing susceptibility to water-related natural hazards. The urbanization process increases soil sealing and compaction, rising runoff, erosion, as well as surface and groundwater contamination. Significant changes in the hydrologic processes provide additional challenges in water resources and human health because of enhanced flood hazard, decreased water quality, diminished ability to provide ecosystem services, and reduced resilience of the communities that depend on these resources. These problems are further strengthened by climate trends that should be properly addressed.

Indeed, in the last several decades, large efforts have been made to improve urban drainage systems to mitigate the serious negative impacts of land degradation and to make cities and urban settlements safe, resilient, and sustainable in accordance with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The limitations linked to the traditional urban drainage approach were pointed out, and new approaches are being developed introducing more natural methods for retaining and/or disposing of stormwater.

This Special Issue will provide an attempt to share knowledge among experts and researchers working on the main aspects related to urban drainage management.

The Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

• Hydrologic, hydraulic, and environmental impacts of increasing imperviousness;
• Stormwater quality and time evolution of the pollutant load in wet-weather runoff, methodologies for characterizing the pollutant dynamics in wet-weather runoff;
• Resilient and sustainable design and management of urban drainage systems;
• Best Management Practices (BMPs), sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDSs), green infrastructure (GI), or low-impact developments (LIDs);
• Integrated policies and plans towards water resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to land use and climate change, and resilience to water-related disasters;
• Placement strategies and cumulative effects of wet-weather control practices;
• Socio-economic aspects of urban water management;
• Innovative solutions or technologies addressing water challenges in both the developed and the developing world.

Dr. Sara Todeschini
Prof. Patrizia Piro
Prof. Enrico Creaco
Guest Editors

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