Public policy: urban stormwater in a paradigm shift, is it the end or just the beginning?
The perception that urban stormwater policies are non-existent, incomplete, or lacking in aspects that concern the environment and quality of life in cities has become increasingly common. This is partly due to the increased frequency and magnitude of rainfall events resulting from climate change an...
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| description | The perception that urban stormwater policies are non-existent, incomplete, or lacking in aspects that concern the environment and quality of life in cities has become increasingly common. This is partly due to the increased frequency and magnitude of rainfall events resulting from climate change and its economic, social, and environmental consequences. Population concentration and changes in patterns of living, construction, and urbanization contribute to the pollution of water runoff and receiving waters. Thus, quantity and quality problems add up and often require costly solutions, which are then addressed as economic issues. To deal with all these aspects, many of which were previously absent, stormwater public policies require a paradigm shift to break away from institutional inertia and dependence on the previous path. Without the aim of exhausting the subject, this paper discusses the policy aspects that concern stormwater management and the current and desired paradigm shift. HIGHLIGHT
Urban stormwater issues are highly complex as they involve many actors, conflicting interests, difficult to predict future trajectories and causes that are fuelled by consequences. Public policies addressing complex issues are the result of decisions reached by consensus, but not unanimity, among stakeholders and, as institutions, are path dependent and decisive for the outcomes to be achieved.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e6f7f16e663249d18e10fc47f52379722022-12-22T02:49:21ZengIWA PublishingWater Science and Technology0273-12231996-97322022-05-018592652266210.2166/wst.2022.127127Public policy: urban stormwater in a paradigm shift, is it the end or just the beginning?Carlos Novaes0Rui Marques1 CERIS, IST, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal CERIS, IST, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal The perception that urban stormwater policies are non-existent, incomplete, or lacking in aspects that concern the environment and quality of life in cities has become increasingly common. This is partly due to the increased frequency and magnitude of rainfall events resulting from climate change and its economic, social, and environmental consequences. Population concentration and changes in patterns of living, construction, and urbanization contribute to the pollution of water runoff and receiving waters. Thus, quantity and quality problems add up and often require costly solutions, which are then addressed as economic issues. To deal with all these aspects, many of which were previously absent, stormwater public policies require a paradigm shift to break away from institutional inertia and dependence on the previous path. Without the aim of exhausting the subject, this paper discusses the policy aspects that concern stormwater management and the current and desired paradigm shift. HIGHLIGHT Urban stormwater issues are highly complex as they involve many actors, conflicting interests, difficult to predict future trajectories and causes that are fuelled by consequences. Public policies addressing complex issues are the result of decisions reached by consensus, but not unanimity, among stakeholders and, as institutions, are path dependent and decisive for the outcomes to be achieved.;http://wst.iwaponline.com/content/85/9/2652city managementpublic policystormwater managementurban drainageurban water |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Novaes Rui Marques Public policy: urban stormwater in a paradigm shift, is it the end or just the beginning? Water Science and Technology city management public policy stormwater management urban drainage urban water |
| title | Public policy: urban stormwater in a paradigm shift, is it the end or just the beginning? |
| title_full | Public policy: urban stormwater in a paradigm shift, is it the end or just the beginning? |
| title_fullStr | Public policy: urban stormwater in a paradigm shift, is it the end or just the beginning? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Public policy: urban stormwater in a paradigm shift, is it the end or just the beginning? |
| title_short | Public policy: urban stormwater in a paradigm shift, is it the end or just the beginning? |
| title_sort | public policy urban stormwater in a paradigm shift is it the end or just the beginning |
| topic | city management public policy stormwater management urban drainage urban water |
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