Urban Runoff: Modelling and Management

Dear Colleagues,

Urban runoff poses significant challenges for hydrologists, urban planners, and environmental managers due to its impact on water quality, flood risks, and ecological health. Urbanization has dramatically transformed natural landscapes into impervious surfaces, significantly altering the hydrological cycle and increasing the volume and velocity of runoff in urban areas. Consequently, urban runoff management has become a critical area of research, aiming to mitigate adverse effects through innovative modelling techniques and sustainable management practices.

The aim of this Special Issue on “Urban Runoff: Modelling and Management” is to bring together cutting-edge research and practical solutions that address the complexities of urban runoff, seeking to advance our understanding of urban hydrological processes and to develop innovative modelling techniques and management strategies that can be applied in various urban settings

Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

• Urban rainfall runoff modelling;
• Urban pollutants and transport;
• Managing urban stormwater in the context of climate change;
• Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDSs) and water-sensitive urban design (WSUD);
• Low-impact development/green infrastructure;
• Using remote sensing and GIS for sustainable stormwater management;
• Enhancing the flood resilience of urban drainage systems;
• Numerical simulations (SWMM, HEC-HMS, InfoWorks, MIKE, etc.) for urban stormwater control, use, and treatment;
• Centralized and decentralized systems for treating urban stormwater;
• The impact of urban runoff on ecological and human health;
• Harvesting rainwater and stormwater for a sustainable water cycle;
• Modelling the performance of stormwater best management practices (BMPs).

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

Dr. Mohammed Assaf
Dr. Sara Todeschini
Dr. Asaad Y. Shamseldin
Dr. Evangelos Rozos
Guest Editors

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• urban runoff
• hydrological modelling
• urban water management
• flood risk assessment
• water quality
• stormwater management
• real-time monitoring
• low-impact development
• rainwater harvesting
• data-driven approaches