scholarly journals Enhancing the Visibility of SuDS in Strategic Planning Using Preliminary Regional Opportunity Screening

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 726
Author(s):  
James L. Webber ◽  
Martijn Kuller
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Water Flooding ◽  
Decision Support Model ◽  
Catchment Scale ◽  
Surface Water Management

Surface water flooding poses significant threats to communities and environments. This threat has historically been managed through sewers and combined sewer overflows; however, it is now well recognised that, alone, these legacy systems are insufficient to manage the growing pressures from climate change, population growth and urbanisation. This realisation has led to research and practice developing a broad range of new technologies to enhance the coping capacities of existing sewer systems through capturing and attenuating or reusing surface water across catchments using sustainable drainage systems (SuDS). However, despite technical understanding, industry champions and significant best practice, SuDS remain underutilised, particularly at a synergistic catchment scale where they can be most effective. In this paper we respond to this challenge by developing preliminary screening tools to enhance the visibility of SuDS among the multidisciplinary decision-makers responsible for directing strategic surface water management. We achieve this through upscaling a regional decision support model and demonstrating implementation across a case study in South West England. We find that it is possible to use easily accessible and open-source data to provide initial indications of SuDS opportunities and that this early visibility in the decision-making process can be used to support the consideration of novel and effective surface water management strategies.

Global IT Risk Management Strategies

2008 ◽  
pp. 285-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chrisan Herrod
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
It Risk Management ◽  
Reputational Risk ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
It Risk

This chapter describes why it is important for organizations to develop and implement an IT risk management function and use best practice risk assessment methodologies that provide a standard to measure and assess risk within organizations. Information technology risk management is a significant new function that can help companies achieve world class IT service. IT risk management includes regulatory compliance, information security, disaster recovery, and project risks. IT risk management should be part of a company’s risk management strategy on an equal footing with financial risk management and reputational risk management. As the complexity of IT infrastructures increases and as businesses continue to rely upon the Internet as the communication backbone for e-business, the associated risks increase. For these reasons, deciding upon and implementing a risk management process and a standard methodology will greatly reduce the risks associated with the introduction of new technologies that support the mission of the business.

scholarly journals Contribution of decision support systems to water management improvement in basins with high evaporation in Mediterranean climates

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 1020-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verónica Ruiz-Ortiz ◽  
Santiago García-López ◽  
Abel Solera ◽  
Javier Paredes
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Surface Water And Groundwater

Abstract The entry into force of Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 October 2000 established a new model for the management and protection of surface water and groundwater in Europe. In this sense, a thorough knowledge of the basins is an essential step in achieving this European objective. The utility of integrative decision support systems (DSS) for decision-making in complex systems and multiple objectives allows decision-makers to identify characteristics and improve water management in a basin. In this research, hydrological and water management resource models have been combined, with the assistance of the DSS AQUATOOL, with the aim of deepening the consideration of losses by evaporation of reservoirs for a better design of the basin management rules. The case study treated is an Andalusian basin of the Atlantic zone (Spain). At the same time, different management strategies are analysed based on the optimization of the available resources by means of the conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater.

Easy to say, hard to do: integrated surface water and groundwater management in the Murray–Darling Basin

Water Policy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 709-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Ross
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Groundwater Management ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Catchment Scale ◽  
Integrated Water Management ◽  
Aquifer Storage ◽  
Surface Water And Groundwater ◽  
Murray Darling Basin

Integrated management of surface water and groundwater can provide efficient and flexible use of water through wet and dry periods, and address the impacts of water use on other users and the environment. It can also help adaptation to climate variation and uncertainty by means of supply diversification, storage and exchange. Integrated water management is affected by surface water and groundwater resources and their connections, water use, infrastructure, governance arrangements and interactions. Although the Murray–Darling Basin is considered to be a leading example of integrated water management, surface water and groundwater resources are generally managed separately. Key reasons for this separation include the historical priority given to surface water development, the relative neglect of groundwater management, shortfalls in information about connections between groundwater and surface water and their impacts, gaps and exemptions in surface water and groundwater use entitlements and rules, coordination problems, and limited stakeholder engagement. Integration of surface water and groundwater management can be improved by the establishment of more comprehensive water use entitlements and rules, with extended carry-over periods and legislated rules for aquifer storage and recovery. Collective surface water and groundwater management offers greater efficiency and better risk management than uncoordinated individual action. There are opportunities for more effective engagement of stakeholders in planning and implementation through decentralized catchment scale organizations.

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