Water sensitive design potentials in Paris, Berlin, and Budapest revisited

Impacts of extreme weather events are increasing due to ongoing climate change. Floods in the urban areas not just damage properties but also threat human life. Coping with these challenges in metropolises of old Europe is difficult as the ex-istent building structures and combined rainwater and sew...

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Main Authors: Csizmadia Dóra, Säumel Ina, Pille Lauranne, Szilágyi Kinga, Balogh Péter István
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-01-01
Series:Technical Transactions
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.009.6106
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Summary:Impacts of extreme weather events are increasing due to ongoing climate change. Floods in the urban areas not just damage properties but also threat human life. Coping with these challenges in metropolises of old Europe is difficult as the ex-istent building structures and combined rainwater and sewage systems originating from the 19th century. We compare three old European capital cities (Berlin, Budapest and Paris) regarding rainwater management concepts. We identify important spatial land use types of blue-green infrastructure and corresponding measures for the implementation towards a more water sensitive management by using the case study approach.
ISSN:2353-737X