Using Evidence Based Design to create Storm Water Management Solutions Supporting Human Well-being : a case study approach

Climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of precipitation around Europe which increases the risk of severe flooding in urban situations. As cities densify, the amount of infiltrateable surfaces in the cities reduces which also increases the risk of flooding. Open stormwa...

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Autores principales: Lewin, Elin, Härstedt, Hampus
Formato: H2
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101) 2022
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description Climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of precipitation around Europe which increases the risk of severe flooding in urban situations. As cities densify, the amount of infiltrateable surfaces in the cities reduces which also increases the risk of flooding. Open stormwater facilities are important but often take up space in the city. It’s conceivable that blue-green infrastructure has to bring multiple values including stormwater management, biodiversity and humanwellbeing. The aim of this thesis is to explore the possibility to combine stormwater facilities and health supporting environments for people in residential areas. The goal is to implement current research within environmental psychology and stormwater management through a design proposal in Kristianstad’s planned new area, Nya Udden. This thesis investigates the opportunity to use evidence-based design (EBD) as a method to combine stormwater management and health-supporting green areas. The method is thus based on a literature retrieval, site visits and a design proposal where the findings are tested. It was found that the use of EBD can facilitate the work and bring important guidelines in the design process. It is however important that the understanding for different EBD is clear and used in an appropriate context. Bioswales seems to be an effective solution since it is a stormwater facility that both diverges, infiltrates and detain stormwater. It can also be incorporated in greenspaces and contribute to human-wellbeing. Water squares and retention ponds also provide values for humans and are an effective stormwater management.
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spelling RepoSLU177002022-04-30T01:06:22Z Using Evidence Based Design to create Storm Water Management Solutions Supporting Human Well-being : a case study approach Användning av evidensbaserad design för att skapa dagvattenanläggningar som stödjer mänskligt välbefinnande : en fallstudie Lewin, Elin Härstedt, Hampus Evidence-based Design Open Stormwater Management Human Well-being residential areas Blue-green Infrastructure Climate change is expected to increase the intensity and frequency of precipitation around Europe which increases the risk of severe flooding in urban situations. As cities densify, the amount of infiltrateable surfaces in the cities reduces which also increases the risk of flooding. Open stormwater facilities are important but often take up space in the city. It’s conceivable that blue-green infrastructure has to bring multiple values including stormwater management, biodiversity and humanwellbeing. The aim of this thesis is to explore the possibility to combine stormwater facilities and health supporting environments for people in residential areas. The goal is to implement current research within environmental psychology and stormwater management through a design proposal in Kristianstad’s planned new area, Nya Udden. This thesis investigates the opportunity to use evidence-based design (EBD) as a method to combine stormwater management and health-supporting green areas. The method is thus based on a literature retrieval, site visits and a design proposal where the findings are tested. It was found that the use of EBD can facilitate the work and bring important guidelines in the design process. It is however important that the understanding for different EBD is clear and used in an appropriate context. Bioswales seems to be an effective solution since it is a stormwater facility that both diverges, infiltrates and detain stormwater. It can also be incorporated in greenspaces and contribute to human-wellbeing. Water squares and retention ponds also provide values for humans and are an effective stormwater management. SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101) 2022 H2 eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/17700/
spellingShingle Evidence-based Design
Open Stormwater Management
Human Well-being
residential areas
Blue-green Infrastructure
Lewin, Elin
Härstedt, Hampus
Using Evidence Based Design to create Storm Water Management Solutions Supporting Human Well-being : a case study approach
title Using Evidence Based Design to create Storm Water Management Solutions Supporting Human Well-being : a case study approach
title_full Using Evidence Based Design to create Storm Water Management Solutions Supporting Human Well-being : a case study approach
title_fullStr Using Evidence Based Design to create Storm Water Management Solutions Supporting Human Well-being : a case study approach
title_full_unstemmed Using Evidence Based Design to create Storm Water Management Solutions Supporting Human Well-being : a case study approach
title_short Using Evidence Based Design to create Storm Water Management Solutions Supporting Human Well-being : a case study approach
title_sort using evidence based design to create storm water management solutions supporting human well-being : a case study approach
topic Evidence-based Design
Open Stormwater Management
Human Well-being
residential areas
Blue-green Infrastructure