Climate Change Impacts on Rainfall Extremes and Urban Drainage: a State-of-the-Art Review

Patrick Willems, Jonas Olsson, Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Simon Beecham, Assela Pathirana, Ida Bülow Gregersen, Henrik Madsen, Van-Thanh-Van Nguyen

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    Abstract

    Under the umbrella of the IWA/IAHR Joint Committee on Urban Drainage, the International Working Group on Urban Rainfall (IGUR) has reviewed existing methodologies for the analysis of long-term historical and future trends in urban rainfall extremes and their effects on urban drainage systems, due to anthropogenic climate change. Current practices have several limitations and pitfalls, which are important to be considered by trend or climate change impact modellers and users of trend or impact results. The review (Willems et al., 2012) considers the following aspects: analysis of long-term historical trends due to anthropogenic climate change, analysis of long-term future trends due to anthropogenic climate change, and implications for urban drainage infrastructure design and management. A summary is provided in this paper.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationWorld Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2013: Showcasing the Future
    EditorsCraig L. Patterson, Scott D. Struck, Daniel J. Murray Jr.
    Place of PublicationCincinnati, Ohio
    PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
    Publication date2013
    Pages1131-1135
    ISBN (Print)978-0-7844-1294-7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    EventWorld Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2013 - Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
    Duration: 19 May 201323 May 2013

    Conference

    ConferenceWorld Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2013
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityCincinnati, Ohio
    Period19/05/201323/05/2013

    Keywords

    • Clima change
    • Rainfall
    • Urban areas
    • Drainage

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