Scientific Results

This catalogue is obtained by conducting a systematic literature review of scientific studies and reviews related to monitoring, forecasting, and simulating the inland water cycle. The analysis maps scientific expertise across research groups and classifies findings by the type of inland water studied, application focus, and geographical scope. A gap analysis will identify missing research areas and assess their relevance to policymaking.

ID â–² Type Year Authors Title Venue/Journal DOI Research type Water System Technical Focus Abstract Link with Projects Link with Tools Related policies ID
publications-401 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2013 Peter M. Bach A planning algorithm for quantifying decentralised water management opportunities in urban environments 10.2166/wst.2013.437 Uncategorized Irrigation Systems With global change bringing about greater challenges for the resilient planning and management of urban water infrastructure, research has been invested in the development of a strategic planning tool, DAnCE4Water. The tool models how urban and societal changes impact the development of centralised and decentralised (distributed) water infrastructure. An algorithm for rigorous assessment of suitable decentralised stormwater management options in the model is presented and tested on a local Melbourne catchment. Following detailed spatial representation algorithms (defined by planning rules), the model assesses numerous stormwater options to meet water quality targets at a variety of spatial scales. A multi-criteria assessment algorithm is used to find top-ranking solutions (which meet a specific treatment performance for a user-defined percentage of catchment imperviousness). A toolbox of five stormwater technologies (infiltration systems, surface wetlands, bioretention systems, ponds and swales) is featured. Parameters that set the algorithm's flexibility to develop possible management options are assessed and evaluated. Results are expressed in terms of ‘utilisation’, which characterises the frequency of use of different technologies across the top-ranking options (bioretention being the most versatile). Initial results highlight the importance of selecting a suitable spatial resolution and providing the model with enough flexibility for coming up with different technology combinations. The generic nature of the model enables its application to other urban areas (e.g. different catchments, local municipal regions or entire cities). 244232
publications-402 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2013 Peter M. Bach , Ana Deletic , Christian Urich , Robert Sitzenfrei , Manfred Kleidorfer , Wolfgang Rauch , David T. McCarthy Modelling Interactions Between Lot-Scale Decentralised Water Infrastructure and Urban Form – a Case Study on Infiltration Systems 10.1007/s11269-013-0442-9 Uncategorized Irrigation Systems No abstract available 244232
publications-403 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2013 Peter M. Bach Modelling cities and water infrastructure dynamics 10.1680/ensu.12.00037 Uncategorized Irrigation Systems Urban water systems are under increasing pressure due to the impact of climate change, population growth and urbanisation. In order to make our urban water systems more adaptable to these challenges new water management strategies must be developed. During the last 20 years many new decentralised technologies have emerged and their integration with existing centralised technologies, in particular, creates complex interactions. To deepen our understanding of these interactions at the city scale and to identify possible transition strategies the development of a potential strategic planning tool is thus proposed. This paper focuses on the evolution of the urban environment and water system, in space and time, in the tool. The dynamics of the model is shown for alpine cities. Numerous test cases are stochastically generated by means of the virtual infrastructure benchmarking approach and evolved over time. Different scenarios for the development of the urban environment and water system are statistically evaluated. An increase of rainfall intensities of more than 10% was identified as critical for the performance of the combined sewer systems investigated. By using DAnCE4Water such critical points in the time line of system performance can be identified. 244232
publications-404 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2015 Briony C. Ferguson , Rebekah R. Brown , Fjalar J. de Haan , Ana Deletic Analysis of institutional work on innovation trajectories in water infrastructure systems of Melbourne, Australia 10.1016/j.eist.2013.12.001 IoT & Sensors Irrigation Systems No abstract available 244232
publications-405 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2014 Fjalar J. de Haan , Briony C. Ferguson , Rachelle C. Adamowicz , Phillip Johnstone , Rebekah R. Brown , Tony H.F. Wong The needs of society: A new understanding of transitions, sustainability and liveability 10.1016/j.techfore.2013.09.005 Uncategorized Irrigation Systems No abstract available 244232
publications-406 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2013 Fjalar de haan A Socio-Technical Model to Explore Urban Water Systems Scenarios 10.2166/wst.2013.299 Simulation & Modeling Irrigation Systems This article reports on the ongoing work and research involved in the development of a socio-technical model of urban water systems. Socio-technical means the model is not so much concerned with the technical or biophysical aspects of urban water systems, but rather with the social and institutional implications of the urban water infrastructure and vice versa. A socio-technical model, in the view purported in this article, produces scenarios of different urban water servicing solutions gaining or losing influence in meeting water-related societal needs, like potable water, drainage, environmental health and amenity. The urban water system is parameterised with vectors of the relative influence of each servicing solution. The model is a software implementation of the Multi-Pattern Approach, a theory on societal systems, like urban water systems, and how these develop and go through transitions under various internal and external conditions. Acknowledging that social dynamics comes with severe and non-reducible uncertainties, the model is set up to be exploratory, meaning that for any initial condition several possible future scenarios are produced. This article gives a concise overview of the necessary theoretical background, the model architecture and some initial test results using a drainage example. 244232
publications-407 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2013 Briony C. Ferguson , Rebekah R. Brown , Niki Frantzeskaki , Fjalar J. de Haan , Ana Deletic The enabling institutional context for integrated water management: Lessons from Melbourne 10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.045 Uncategorized Irrigation Systems No abstract available 244232
publications-408 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2013 Briony C. Ferguson , Niki Frantzeskaki , Rebekah R. Brown A strategic program for transitioning to a Water Sensitive City 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.04.016 Uncategorized Irrigation Systems No abstract available 244232
publications-409 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2013 Briony C. Ferguson , Rebekah R. Brown , Ana Deletic A Diagnostic Procedure for Transformative Change Based on Transitions, Resilience, and Institutional Thinking 10.5751/es-05901-180457 Predictive Analytics Irrigation Systems No abstract available 244232
publications-410 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE 2012 Marian Muste , Kyutae Lee , Jean-Luc Bertrand-Krajewski Standardized uncertainty analysis for hydrometry: a review of relevant approaches and implementation examples 10.1080/02626667.2012.675064 Uncategorized Hydropower Dams & reservoirs No abstract available 244232