Planning Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Flood Reduction and Thermal Comfort Enhancement

Abdul Naser Majidi, Zoran Vojinovic, Alida Alves, Sutat Weesakul, Arlex Sanchez, Floris Boogaard and Jeroen Kluck
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Abdul Naser Majidi: IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
Zoran Vojinovic: IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
Alida Alves: IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
Sutat Weesakul: School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4 Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
Arlex Sanchez: IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education, Westvest 7, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
Floris Boogaard: NoorderRuimte, Centre of Applied Research and Innovation on Area Development, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Zernikeplein 7, P.O. Box 3037, 9701 DA Groningen, The Netherlands
Jeroen Kluck: TAUW, Zekeringstraat 43g, P.O. Box 20748, 1001 NS Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 22, 1-27

Abstract: As a consequence of climate change and urbanization, many cities will have to deal with more flooding and extreme heat stress. This paper presents a framework to maximize the effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk reduction and thermal comfort enhancement. The framework involves an assessment of hazards with the use of models and field measurements. It also detects suitable implementation sites for NBS and quantifies their effectiveness for thermal comfort enhancement and flood risk reduction. The framework was applied in a densely urbanized study area, for which different small-scale urban NBS and their potential locations for implementation were assessed. The overall results show that the most effective performance in terms of flood mitigation and thermal comfort enhancement is likely achieved by applying a range of different measures at different locations. Therefore, the work presented here shows the potential of the framework to achieve an effective combination of measures and their locations, which was demonstrated on the case of the Sukhumvit area in Bangkok (Thailand). This can be particularly suitable for assessing and planning flood mitigation measures in combination with heat stress reduction.

Keywords: nature-based solutions; flood risk reduction; thermal comfort enhancement; microclimatic simulations; Mike Urban; ENVI-met (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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