Evaluation of low impact development for resilient capacity in urban area with flood resilience index

Abstract Low impact development (LID) is a common approach to storm water management aimed at mitigating the impact of flooding in urban areas. Most previous studies on this topic focused solely on the qualitative assessment of urban resilience. The lack of operational or quantitative resilience ind...

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Main Authors: Yuan‐Shun Chang, Hao‐Che Ho, Li‐Ya Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Flood Risk Management
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12877
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Hao‐Che Ho
Li‐Ya Huang
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Li‐Ya Huang
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description Abstract Low impact development (LID) is a common approach to storm water management aimed at mitigating the impact of flooding in urban areas. Most previous studies on this topic focused solely on the qualitative assessment of urban resilience. The lack of operational or quantitative resilience indicators has made it difficult to elucidate the degree to which LID affects resilience to flooding. This study established a quantitative flood resilience index (FRI) to assess the resilience of specific locations to flooding. We then used a 3Di hydrodynamic model to simulate time‐variant inundation conditions under an extreme weather event (799 mm in 72 h) in Tainan, Taiwan. Physical and socioeconomic factors were identified as the important factors in calculating the FRI in areas affected by LID. Our results revealed that LID can reduce inundation area and depth during short‐duration (sub‐daily) rainfall events; however, its effectiveness in reducing the effects of flooding during long‐duration (>1 day) events is negligible. Nonetheless, LID could enhance urban resilience to flooding by reducing the duration of flooding events and thereby making it possible to initiate recovery efforts earlier.
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spelling doaj.art-44b18b85045a45fdbf7fe576b8c635ed2023-05-15T04:10:11ZengWileyJournal of Flood Risk Management1753-318X2023-06-01162n/an/a10.1111/jfr3.12877Evaluation of low impact development for resilient capacity in urban area with flood resilience indexYuan‐Shun Chang0Hao‐Che Ho1Li‐Ya Huang2Department of Civil Engineering National Taiwan University Taipei City TaiwanDepartment of Civil Engineering National Taiwan University Taipei City TaiwanDepartment of Civil Engineering National Taiwan University Taipei City TaiwanAbstract Low impact development (LID) is a common approach to storm water management aimed at mitigating the impact of flooding in urban areas. Most previous studies on this topic focused solely on the qualitative assessment of urban resilience. The lack of operational or quantitative resilience indicators has made it difficult to elucidate the degree to which LID affects resilience to flooding. This study established a quantitative flood resilience index (FRI) to assess the resilience of specific locations to flooding. We then used a 3Di hydrodynamic model to simulate time‐variant inundation conditions under an extreme weather event (799 mm in 72 h) in Tainan, Taiwan. Physical and socioeconomic factors were identified as the important factors in calculating the FRI in areas affected by LID. Our results revealed that LID can reduce inundation area and depth during short‐duration (sub‐daily) rainfall events; however, its effectiveness in reducing the effects of flooding during long‐duration (>1 day) events is negligible. Nonetheless, LID could enhance urban resilience to flooding by reducing the duration of flooding events and thereby making it possible to initiate recovery efforts earlier.https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12877flood mitigationflood resilience indexflood simulationlow impact developmentstorm water management
spellingShingle Yuan‐Shun Chang
Hao‐Che Ho
Li‐Ya Huang
Evaluation of low impact development for resilient capacity in urban area with flood resilience index
Journal of Flood Risk Management
flood mitigation
flood resilience index
flood simulation
low impact development
storm water management
title Evaluation of low impact development for resilient capacity in urban area with flood resilience index
title_full Evaluation of low impact development for resilient capacity in urban area with flood resilience index
title_fullStr Evaluation of low impact development for resilient capacity in urban area with flood resilience index
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of low impact development for resilient capacity in urban area with flood resilience index
title_short Evaluation of low impact development for resilient capacity in urban area with flood resilience index
title_sort evaluation of low impact development for resilient capacity in urban area with flood resilience index
topic flood mitigation
flood resilience index
flood simulation
low impact development
storm water management
url https://doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12877
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