Profitability Analysis of Selected Low Impact Development Methods for Decentralised Rainwater Management: A Case Study from Lublin Region, Poland
Water scarcity affects at least 11% of the population and 17% of the territory of the European Union. Simultaneously in cities there is a problem of urban floods caused by violent and intense rainfalls. Decentralized drainage systems are designed to capture rainwater runoff at the place of precipita...
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| description | Water scarcity affects at least 11% of the population and 17% of the territory of the European Union. Simultaneously in cities there is a problem of urban floods caused by violent and intense rainfalls. Decentralized drainage systems are designed to capture rainwater runoff at the place of precipitation and improve the hydrological conditions through the use of surface and subsurface infiltration, retention, and evapotranspiration techniques. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the financial profitability of selected Low Impact Development (LID) methods for decentralized management of rainwater disposed from the roofs of two different buildings. In the presented conditions, the use of dual installations and infiltration tunnels turned out to be cost-effective solutions, whereas infiltration boxes were unprofitable for both buildings. The most unprofitable solution would become profitable if the investment costs were reduced by as much as 67% or if it was possible to generate 2.28 times more benefits. Although the research was carried out for specific conditions, the obtained results may be helpful in the implementation of similar investments. They are also a kind of contribution to the assessment of the cost-effectiveness of LID on a global scale due to the universality of the proposed research methodology. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5eb65a7411f406087e6def0cecfdb4d2023-11-18T21:47:39ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412023-07-011514260110.3390/w15142601Profitability Analysis of Selected Low Impact Development Methods for Decentralised Rainwater Management: A Case Study from Lublin Region, PolandMałgorzata Iwanek0Paweł Suchorab1Department of Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, PolandDepartment of Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal, Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, 20-618 Lublin, PolandWater scarcity affects at least 11% of the population and 17% of the territory of the European Union. Simultaneously in cities there is a problem of urban floods caused by violent and intense rainfalls. Decentralized drainage systems are designed to capture rainwater runoff at the place of precipitation and improve the hydrological conditions through the use of surface and subsurface infiltration, retention, and evapotranspiration techniques. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the financial profitability of selected Low Impact Development (LID) methods for decentralized management of rainwater disposed from the roofs of two different buildings. In the presented conditions, the use of dual installations and infiltration tunnels turned out to be cost-effective solutions, whereas infiltration boxes were unprofitable for both buildings. The most unprofitable solution would become profitable if the investment costs were reduced by as much as 67% or if it was possible to generate 2.28 times more benefits. Although the research was carried out for specific conditions, the obtained results may be helpful in the implementation of similar investments. They are also a kind of contribution to the assessment of the cost-effectiveness of LID on a global scale due to the universality of the proposed research methodology.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/14/2601decentralised drainage systemmanagement of rainwatereconomic profitabilityeffects of climate changesfinancial supportLow Impact Development (LID) |
| spellingShingle | Małgorzata Iwanek Paweł Suchorab Profitability Analysis of Selected Low Impact Development Methods for Decentralised Rainwater Management: A Case Study from Lublin Region, Poland Water decentralised drainage system management of rainwater economic profitability effects of climate changes financial support Low Impact Development (LID) |
| title | Profitability Analysis of Selected Low Impact Development Methods for Decentralised Rainwater Management: A Case Study from Lublin Region, Poland |
| title_full | Profitability Analysis of Selected Low Impact Development Methods for Decentralised Rainwater Management: A Case Study from Lublin Region, Poland |
| title_fullStr | Profitability Analysis of Selected Low Impact Development Methods for Decentralised Rainwater Management: A Case Study from Lublin Region, Poland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Profitability Analysis of Selected Low Impact Development Methods for Decentralised Rainwater Management: A Case Study from Lublin Region, Poland |
| title_short | Profitability Analysis of Selected Low Impact Development Methods for Decentralised Rainwater Management: A Case Study from Lublin Region, Poland |
| title_sort | profitability analysis of selected low impact development methods for decentralised rainwater management a case study from lublin region poland |
| topic | decentralised drainage system management of rainwater economic profitability effects of climate changes financial support Low Impact Development (LID) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/14/2601 |
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