Small-scale dispersed green infrastructure – a fitting civil engineering solution to stormwater quality improvement?

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dc.contributor.authorBrink, Isobelen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-11T06:35:40Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2021-10-11T06:35:40Zen_ZA
dc.date.issued2019-12-04en_ZA
dc.descriptionCITATION: Brink I. C. 2019. Small-scale dispersed green infrastructure – a fitting civil engineering solution to stormwater quality improvement? Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 61(4):42-49. doi:10.17159/2309-8775/2019/v61n4a4en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://saice.org.za/journal/saice-journal-publication-issues/en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH ABSTRACT: Stormwater quality has been researched for decades, but design innovation has stagnated. The design engineer is commonly faced with a large array of design options, each with complex mechanisms requiring specialised knowledge, often in fields that do not form part of civil engineering training. Adequately combining and establishing the necessary knowledge from these fields requires a practically valid design focus. An investigation into whether small-scale dispersed Green Infrastructure (GI) can serve as such a focus for stormwater runoff quality improvement was performed. It was found that small-scale GI application provides a dispersed and passive treatment response to the spatially diffuse nature of stormwater runoff. This technology has comparable efficiencies to other traditional stormwater structures, with the added advantage of being incorporable into existing infrastructure. It is, however, not without its share of disadvantages and knowledge gaps. Future research into many aspects ranging from data collection to implementation is warranteden_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://saice.org.za/journal/saice-journal-publication-issues/en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher’s versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent8 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBrink I. C. 2019. Small-scale dispersed green infrastructure – a fitting civil engineering solution to stormwater quality improvement? Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, 61(4):42-49. doi:10.17159/2309-8775/2019/v61n4a4en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2309-8775 (online)en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1021-2019 (print)en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.17159/2309-8775/2019/v61n4a4en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/123191en_ZA
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Institution of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.rights.holderSouth African Institution of Civil Engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectStormwater qualityen_ZA
dc.subjectInfrastructure (Economics) --en_ZA
dc.subjectSmall-scaleen_ZA
dc.subjectDisperseden_ZA
dc.subjectPractical design focusen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshUrban runoff – Management -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshEngineering design -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshNatural resources -- Management -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshNatural areas -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshWater -- Purification -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleSmall-scale dispersed green infrastructure – a fitting civil engineering solution to stormwater quality improvement?en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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