Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation

Rapid urbanization, aging infrastructure, and climate change impacts have put a strain on existing stormwater drainage systems. One commonly acknowledged solution to relieve such stress is Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). Interest in GSI technology has been growing. However, the level of imple...

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Main Authors: HEIDARI, Bardia, RANDLE, Sarah Priscilla, MINCHILLO, Dean, JABER, Fouad H.
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spelling sg-smu-ink.cis_research-11112024-03-04T04:46:53Z Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation HEIDARI, Bardia RANDLE, Sarah Priscilla MINCHILLO, Dean JABER, Fouad H. Rapid urbanization, aging infrastructure, and climate change impacts have put a strain on existing stormwater drainage systems. One commonly acknowledged solution to relieve such stress is Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). Interest in GSI technology has been growing. However, the level of implementation in many areas around the world lags behind the interest level. This study aims to critically review the body of literature from the last decade to determine the main barriers to wide adoption and the offered solutions to overcome them. Based on a review of 92 peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2012 and 2022, we classify barriers and solutions into six categories: socio-cultural, financial, institutional and governance, legislative and regulatory, technical, and biophysical. Based on observations and conclusions from the reviewed articles, we recommend the following pillars and considerations for more GSI adoption: increasing awareness and outreach programs; enhancing knowledge and data co-production and dissemination; acknowledging interdependency and context-specificity of many of the challenges and solutions; prioritizing integrated and participatory watershed planning; overcoming institutional path-dependencies; prioritizing innovative solutions; giving specific consideration to maintenance protocols; considering the role of public entities; and actively engaging with communities.This article is categorized under:Engineering Water > Planning WaterWater and Life > Conservation, Management, and Awareness 2023-03-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/112 info:doi/10.1002/wat2.1625 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1111/viewcontent/GreenStormWater_av.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Research Collection College of Integrative Studies eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University adoption solutions green stormwater infrastructure implementation barriers Environmental Sciences Physical and Environmental Geography
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HEIDARI, Bardia
RANDLE, Sarah Priscilla
MINCHILLO, Dean
JABER, Fouad H.
Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation
description Rapid urbanization, aging infrastructure, and climate change impacts have put a strain on existing stormwater drainage systems. One commonly acknowledged solution to relieve such stress is Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). Interest in GSI technology has been growing. However, the level of implementation in many areas around the world lags behind the interest level. This study aims to critically review the body of literature from the last decade to determine the main barriers to wide adoption and the offered solutions to overcome them. Based on a review of 92 peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2012 and 2022, we classify barriers and solutions into six categories: socio-cultural, financial, institutional and governance, legislative and regulatory, technical, and biophysical. Based on observations and conclusions from the reviewed articles, we recommend the following pillars and considerations for more GSI adoption: increasing awareness and outreach programs; enhancing knowledge and data co-production and dissemination; acknowledging interdependency and context-specificity of many of the challenges and solutions; prioritizing integrated and participatory watershed planning; overcoming institutional path-dependencies; prioritizing innovative solutions; giving specific consideration to maintenance protocols; considering the role of public entities; and actively engaging with communities.This article is categorized under:Engineering Water > Planning WaterWater and Life > Conservation, Management, and Awareness
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author HEIDARI, Bardia
RANDLE, Sarah Priscilla
MINCHILLO, Dean
JABER, Fouad H.
author_facet HEIDARI, Bardia
RANDLE, Sarah Priscilla
MINCHILLO, Dean
JABER, Fouad H.
author_sort HEIDARI, Bardia
title Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation
title_short Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation
title_full Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation
title_fullStr Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation
title_full_unstemmed Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation
title_sort green stormwater infrastructure: a critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2023
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/112
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