Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Stormwater Management

Dear Colleagues,

Increased urban development has caused flooding and the impairment of water bodies in many cities. Climate change has exacerbated these issues, with more localized, intense storms. To alleviate flooding and treat stormwater before being transported to rivers and lakes, some cities have implemented green infrastructure. The recent literature has shown that green infrastructure can effectively reduce flooding if implemented properly and remove certain contaminants, but it also exports other contaminants such as nutrients and copper. More research is needed on innovative techniques for managing stormwater in a sustainable way and ensuring that contaminants do not impact drinking water sources and aquatic health. In addition, only a few studies have been performed on the removal of emerging contaminants such as microplastics and PFAS. The removal mechanisms of emerging contaminants in green infrastructure need to be better understood. The purpose of this Special Issue is to explore new innovative methods for stormwater management to minimize the impacts of urban development on the hydrologic cycle and increase contaminant removal from stormwater.

I invite you to contribute papers that explore sustainable stormwater management techniques, the impacts of contaminants in stormwater, and how contaminants can be removed from stormwater in urban areas. This could include studies from the laboratory scale to the watershed scale, studies evaluating how climate change will impact stormwater management and contaminant transport and transformations, or other studies evaluating innovative stormwater management techniques. The focus on contaminants could include nutrients, metals, microplastics, PFAS, hydrocarbons, or other emerging contaminants. Submissions on water quantity, water quality, or both, are encouraged.

Dr. Cara Poor
Guest Editor

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• stormwater
• water quality
• quantity
• green infrastructure
• urban development