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Civil Engineering, Hydraulics and Hydrology

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydrology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 April 2024) | Viewed by 1697

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Sérgio Lousada

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Faculty of Exact Sciences and Engineering (FCEE), Department of Civil Engineering and Geology (DECG), University of Madeira (UMa), 9000-082 Funchal, Portugal
Interests: civil engineering; ports and coasts engineering; hydraulics; urban hydraulics; hydrology, water resources and environment; sustainable urban planning; geoinformatics (GIS); land management; tourism
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Dr. António Figueiredo

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Civil Engineering Department, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: civil engineering; optimization algorithms; passive house; energy efficiency; phase change materials; thermal comfort
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Dr. Egon Vettorazzi

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Infrastructure and Territory (ILATIT), Federal University of Latin American Integration (Unila) - Latin American Institute of Technology, Foz do Iguaçu 85867-000, Brazil
Interests: passive architecture; bioclimatic architecture; thermal comfort; passive house; energy efficiency; optimization algorithms

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is intended to address the relationship between civil engineering, hydraulics and hydrology in a global and local perspective—that is, world, national, as well as regional situations can be portrayed.

Mitigation and adaptation to climate change are crucial challenges for civil engineering. As global temperatures rise, civil structures and infrastructure must be designed and built to withstand extreme weather conditions, including floods, droughts and storms. Hydraulics and hydrology are key areas for dealing with these challenges, as efficient water management is vital to ensure the safety and effectiveness of civil infrastructure in times of climate change. Furthermore, hydrology has become an essential tool for predicting extreme weather events and implementing mitigation measures. Energy efficiency is also a growing concern in modern civil engineering, as buildings account for a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions. Civil engineering can help tackle climate change by incorporating renewable energy technologies and more sustainable building materials. In summary, civil engineering plays a vital role in the fight against climate change, ensuring the long-term sustainability of our cities and communities.

After the exposure in the light of the bibliographic evolution resulting from the treatment related to the three major topics of civil engineering, hydraulics and hydrology, it makes sense to analyze them jointly, in a global, national, as well as regional evolutionary perspective.

Dr. Sérgio Lousada
Dr. António Figueiredo
Dr. Egon Vettorazzi
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • civil construction and design
  • climate change
  • planning and territorial management
  • territorial planning
  • sustainable planning
  • sustainable development
  • geographic information systems (GIS)
  • passive house
  • dynamic simulation
  • urban scale

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A Framework for Assessing Nature-Based Urban Stormwater Management Solutions: A Preliminary Spatial Analysis Approach Applied to Southeast Serbia
by Borislava Blagojević, Ljiljana Vasilevska, Dimitra Anđelković, Aleksandar Bogojević and Sérgio Lousada
Water 2023, 15(20), 3604; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15203604 - 15 Oct 2023
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The development of the stormwater management strategies, e.g., low-impact development (LID), water-sensitive urban design (WSUD), and sustainable drainage solutions (SUDS), was initiated in the mid-1980s as a set of engineering approaches and technologies to reduce the harmful effects of stormwater. Over time, all [...] Read more.
The development of the stormwater management strategies, e.g., low-impact development (LID), water-sensitive urban design (WSUD), and sustainable drainage solutions (SUDS), was initiated in the mid-1980s as a set of engineering approaches and technologies to reduce the harmful effects of stormwater. Over time, all of them evolved in the holistic, multidisciplinary approaches and, today, they are increasingly viewed and implemented under the umbrella term “Nature-based Solutions” (NbS). The technical elements and measures of these NbS represent various technical solutions, implemented i.a., according to the suitability of the site to achieve their maximum efficiency. Currently, there are no standards or procedures for the application of NbS technologies in Serbia. To overpass this and encourage implementation, we carried out preliminary assessment of NbS elements suitability for application in eight urban settlements in the Region of Southern and Eastern Serbia. The assessment is based on publicly available data and performed according to the existing recommendations in the field of spatial planning and rainwater management for WSUD. The analyses were conducted by GIS tools that involved spatial analyses of various terrain characteristics and provided an insight into the criteria, i.e., constraints that are key to the placement of various technical elements, including bioretention, rain garden, and permeable pavement. Research findings point out that creation of the thematic maps with area suitability ratings for individual NbS stormwater elements might represent a good starting point for further investigation, planning, and design. The proposed framework for preliminary assessment is potentially useful for the countries and regions without regulations in the field of NbS for stormwater management. Full article
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