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BLACK BLUE GREEN
www.2BG.dk
Integrated Infrastructure Planning as Key to
Sustainable Urban Water Systems
Water as a Resource and Recycling Element in Nature
Strategic Research Initiative
Foto venligst udlånt af Uffe Gangelhof, Grontmij | Carl Bro
Project Summary
Black, Blue & Green – Integrated infrastructure planning as key to sustainable urban water systems (2BG) explores the possibility for a paradigm shift within urban water systems, a shift that focuses on citizens’ life quality and long-term functionality of applied management concepts.
Taking stormwater as point of departure, the 2BG key-challenges are to analyse
1) potential for massive infiltration to avoid sewer overflow, and to recharge local streams and aquifers,
2) methods for water quality control to avoid pollution of receiving environments and improve re-use opportunities, and
3) options for inclusion of technical water systems as assets in urban life.
Through four PhD-studies and one PostDoc 2BG outputs will include: a model for simulating urban water flows in response to increased infiltration, IT-tools for city-level dimensioning of stormwater infiltration, evaluation of catchment policies and end-of-pipe options for control of water quality, and support-tools for integrating urban water systems in the green infrastructure.
Additional research will result in evaluation of urban water planning processes in Danish municipalities, and identification of political-economical drivers and barriers for sustainable water management.
Events to enhance the transfer of knowledge between urban planners, engineers and landscape architects will be arranged.
Contact Persons:
Project Co-ordinator:
Marina Bergen
Jensen
Senior Researcher, MSc, PhD
Forest & Landscape
Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning
University of Copenhagen
Rolighedsvej 23, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C
E-mail:
mbj@life.ku.dk
www.SL.ku.dk
Web-administrator:
Søren Hvilshøj
Associate Market & Project Director
EBA, PhD, MScEng, certified Environmental Auditor
Environment, Water & Energy Division-DK
Grontmij|Carl Bro as, Granskoven 8, DK-2600 Glostrup
E-mail: soren.hvilshoj@grontmij-carlbro.dk
Foto venligst udlånt af Marina B. Jensen University of Copenhagen
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Key words: Hydrological models; Urban Planning & Decision-support tools; Cross-sectoral capacity building; Joint international marketing