Evaluation of low impact development for resilient capacity in urban area with flood resilience index

Low impact development (LID) is a common approach to storm water management aimed at mitigating the impact of flooding in urban areas. Most previous studies on this topic focused solely on the qualitative assessment of urban resilience. The lack of operational or quantitative resilience indicators h...

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Published in:Journal of flood risk management 2023-06, Vol.16 (2), p.n/a
Main Authors: Chang, Yuan‐Shun, Ho, Hao‐Che, Huang, Li‐Ya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disaster recovery
Disasters
Drainage
Duration
Extreme weather
flood mitigation
flood resilience index
flood simulation
Flooding
Floods
Hydrodynamic models
Impact factors
Land use
low impact development
Rain
Rainfall
Resilience
Social factors
Social resilience
Socioeconomic factors
Socioeconomics
storm water management
Storms
Stormwater
Stormwater management
Urban areas
Water management
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Summary:Low impact development (LID) is a common approach to storm water management aimed at mitigating the impact of flooding in urban areas. Most previous studies on this topic focused solely on the qualitative assessment of urban resilience. The lack of operational or quantitative resilience indicators has made it difficult to elucidate the degree to which LID affects resilience to flooding. This study established a quantitative flood resilience index (FRI) to assess the resilience of specific locations to flooding. We then used a 3Di hydrodynamic model to simulate time‐variant inundation conditions under an extreme weather event (799 mm in 72 h) in Tainan, Taiwan. Physical and socioeconomic factors were identified as the important factors in calculating the FRI in areas affected by LID. Our results revealed that LID can reduce inundation area and depth during short‐duration (sub‐daily) rainfall events; however, its effectiveness in reducing the effects of flooding during long‐duration (>1 day) events is negligible. Nonetheless, LID could enhance urban resilience to flooding by reducing the duration of flooding events and thereby making it possible to initiate recovery efforts earlier.
ISSN:1753-318X
1753-318X
DOI:10.1111/jfr3.12877