Rain Down the Drain : UBC Vancouver Green Rainwater Infrastructure Performance Monitoring and Future Weather Event Modelling
department or school: Science, Faculty of
department or school: Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of
data provider: DSpace
contributor: University of British Columbia. Campus and Community Planning
creator: Zhou, Jennie
creator: Wang, Liyuan
creator: Ferdous, Nahaz
creator: Huang, Susan
issued: 2024-05-06T18:45:48Z
issued: 2024-04-24
description: Green rainwater infrastructure (GRI) plays an important role in urban stormwater management by mimicking natural hydrological processes and reducing the adverse impacts of runoff on the environment. GRI includes various infrastructure such as green roofs, rain gardens, permeable pavements, tree plantings, and constructed wetlands. GRIs can bring multiple benefits to urban areas. It helps manage stormwater, prevent flooding and erosion, and improve water quality through natural filtration. Furthermore, it could reduce urban heat island effects, enhance air quality, and support biodiversity by providing habitat for various species. Additionally, the implementation of GRIs could yield multiple collateral advantages such as the enhancement of visual appeal and the facilitation of recreational, social, and public spaces. As anthropogenic climate change impacts and environmental degradation due to urban expansion continue to intensify, the hydrological systems of the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Vancouver campus will face increasingly significant challenges over time. In the face of these challenges, understanding the performance of existing GRIs on campus is crucial to achieving and planning for effective stormwater management at UBC. To investigate the performance of existing GRIs on campus, this project assessed the effectiveness of the Campus Energy Centre (CEC) rain gardens (RGs) by evaluating their capacity for peak flow reduction during precipitation events between January and February 2024. Based on the outcomes, site-specific recommendations to enhance performance and build resilience were made, along with more general recommendations that are widely applicable across campus. Three objectives were identified to evaluate the effectiveness of the GRI and to make recommendations: 1. How did the CEC RGs perform, in terms of peak flow reduction, during rainfall events between January 2024 to February 2024? 2. To what extent were the CEC RGs expected to mitig…
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/88236
note: 1 Prepared by: Jennie Zhou, Liyuan Wang, Nahaz Ferdous, Susan Huang Prepared for: UBC Campus + Community Planning ENVR 400: Community Project in Environmental Science The University of British Columbia April 24, 2024 Rain Down the Drain: UBC Vancouver Green Rainwater Infrastructure Performance Monitoring and Future Weather Event Modelling 1 Cover Photo: Ema Peter Disclaimer: UBC SEEDS Sustainability Program provides students with the opportunity to share the findings of their studies, as well as their opinions, conclusions and recommendations with the UBC community. The reader should bear in mind that this is a student research project and is not an official document of UBC. Furthermore, readers should bear in mind that these reports may not reflect the current status of activities at UBC. We urge you to contact the research persons mentioned in a report or the SEEDS Sustainability Program representative about the current status of the subject matter of a report. Rain Down the Drain i Executive Summary Green rainwater infrastructure (GRI) plays an important role in urban stormwater management by mimicking natural hydrological processes and reducing the adverse impacts of runoff on the environment. GRI includes various infrastructure such as green roofs, rain gardens, permeable pavements, tree plantings, and constructed wetlands. GRIs can bring multiple benefits to urban areas. It helps manage stormwater, prevent flooding and erosion, and improve water quality through natural filtration. Furthermore, it could reduce urban heat island effects, enhance air quality, and support biodiversity by providing habitat for various species. Additionally, the implementation of GRIs could yield multiple collateral advantages such as the enhancement of visual appeal and the facilitation of recreational, social, and public spaces. As anthropogenic climate change impacts and environmental degradation due to urban expansion continue to intensify, the hydrological systems of the Univer…
has type: Report
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0442342
language: eng
peer review status: Unreviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Undergraduate
is part of: UBC Social Ecological Economic Development Studies (SEEDS) Student Report
is part of: University of British Columbia. ENVR 400
subject: Biodiversity
subject: Climate
subject: Water
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/88236