Permeable Pavements and Their Role in Sustainable Urban Development
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2018) | Viewed by 57275
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sustainable urban drainage systems; stormwater treatment systems; floating wetlands; roof drainage systems; hydraulic structures
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Dear Colleagues,
Permeable (or porous) pavements have been in commercial use now for around three decades globally, and they are often used as an alternative to conventional hard impervious surfaces, such as roads, car parks, footpaths, and pedestrian areas. They are generally implemented as part of an overall water management strategy, such as Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) in Europe, Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) in Australia, or Low Impact Development (LID) in the USA. Permeable pavements have considerably different design objectives and requirements than conventional pavements. Their use can result in numerous stormwater management and environmental benefits including reducing peak runoff volumes and velocities from paved areas, reducing downstream pollution loads, improving infiltration and water table recharge and providing more potential stormwater harvesting and reuse options. While the use of permeable pavements has markedly increased in recent years, there are still some significant barriers to their more widespread adoption. This Special Issue will focus on the role of permeable pavements in sustainable urban development. Potential research areas include:
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design advances
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infiltration performance improvements
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maintenance issues
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potential for water reuse
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governance and regulatory issues
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pollution removal and water quality improvement
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stormwater management strategies and opportunities.
I would therefore like to call for original papers to disseminate and share research findings on the role of permeable pavements in sustainable urban development. Papers will be selected by a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, development and application.
Assoc. Prof. Terry Lucke
Guest Editor
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Keywords
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Stormwater pollution
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Infiltration performance
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Water quality improvement
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Maintenance options
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Water reuse opportunities
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