Development of Resilience Framework and Respective Tool for Urban Stormwater Services
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsThe authors sent a intresting article with a proposal for a practical tool to support the management of storm rainfall crises.
The theoretical part of the article is significantly expanded.
I suggest that technical information (programming - basic information about coding, testing) about the program itself be added to Subsection 2.6 (or in the following subsection).
Subsection 2.6 also breaks off, and the Conclusions Section appears.
I propose to add the practical part that expands the proposed solution:
• Is the program already in practical use?
• Was there testing carried out?
• Were institutions that have stormwater problems involved at the design stage?
• With whom was the functionality of the application consulted?
The Conclusions section does not include development proposals and plans.
Author Response
The authors express gratitude for your thoughtful review of the manuscript, "Development of Resilience Framework and Respective Tool for Urban Stormwater Services." We sincerely appreciate your positive feedback and the time you invested in evaluating our work. Please find enclosed the answers to the review report and consider the updated version of the manuscript enriched with the reviewers' insights.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsI have reviewed the manuscript titled "Development of Resilience Framework and Respective Tool for Urban Stormwater Services."The concept of the document is interesting. The findings of this study are valuable for government entities and local authorities, urban planners, as well as consultants and professionals in the field, in addition to researchers. This document proposes a conceptual framework and a practical tool called RESILISTORM for urban stormwater management. This framework provides a comprehensive and structured approach to assess the resilience of urban stormwater management services.
Overall, the RESILISTORM framework and tool contribute to the practical implementation of resilience theory in urban stormwater management services. By providing a comprehensive and standardized approach to measure and manage resilience, they have the potential to significantly enhance the management of urban stormwater management services.
I commend the authors for their excellent work.
Author Response
The authors express gratitude for your thoughtful review of the manuscript, "Development of Resilience Framework and Respective Tool for Urban Stormwater Services." We sincerely appreciate your positive feedback and the time you invested in evaluating our work. Please find enclosed the answers to the review report and consider the updated version of the manuscript enriched with the reviewers' insights.
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Reviewer 3 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsWhile your article effectively describes the methodology and findings of your research, it fails to situate your work within the broader context of existing literature. This makes it difficult for readers to assess the novelty and significance of your contributions.
To enhance the impact and credibility of your work, I strongly recommend dedicating a section of your article to discussing how your research compares and contrasts with relevant studies. This should include:
- Identifying the most closely related studies and summarizing their key findings.
- Discussing similarities and differences in methodology, sample, data collection, and analysis between your study and these related works.
- Analyzing the consistency or discrepancies in results and exploring potential reasons for these variations.
- Highlighting the innovative aspects of your research and explaining how they contribute to the advancement of the field.
By incorporating these elements into your article, you will provide a more comprehensive understanding of your research's place within the current landscape of scholarship and demonstrate its value to the academic community.
Author Response
The authors express gratitude for your thoughtful review of the manuscript, "Development of Resilience Framework and Respective Tool for Urban Stormwater Services." We sincerely appreciate your positive feedback and the time you invested in evaluating our work. Please find enclosed the answers to the review report and consider the updated version of the manuscript enriched with the reviewers' insights.
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Reviewer 4 Report
Comments and Suggestions for AuthorsDear authors
Holling, that you refer to in the Introduction as [4], is under another number in Bibliography. If you meant to say that Holling was cited many times in the book of Fourniere, H.; Leon, E.; Lewis, D. Trends in Urban Resilience 2017, then there are only three mentions of Holling (twice, as Notes, p.30) and once as the author.
I would suggest the authors not to get rid of mentioning the scholars. It sounds ridiculous when we see digits in brackets arguing with each other, e.g., Despite such different conceptual approaches, these are not mutually exclusive [5], and context is critical to determine which resilience characteristics might be more suitable [11]. Consequently, strategies for resilience are also context-dependent and will tend to change over time due to the intrinsic dynamic of the systems [7]. Could the authors distinguish WHO said WHAT (perhaps, even WHEN) so that the reader could see the progress or regress of the notions, theories and whatsoever. This remark goes to almost the entire text.
Author Response
The authors express gratitude for your thoughtful review of the manuscript, "Development of Resilience Framework and Respective Tool for Urban Stormwater Services." We sincerely appreciate your positive feedback and the time you invested in evaluating our work. Please find enclosed the answers to the review report and consider the updated version of the manuscript enriched with the reviewers' insights.
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