Urban dynamics added to the storm pollution equation
In the past, urban storm water management has concentrated only on the technical aspect and especially on optimising the way that the existing technical problems are solved. In order to go beyond this, a group of researchers have come together to turn the focus on incorporating an understanding of the technical but also the social, economic, cultural and historical aspects of storm water management. In short, they take into account all of the relevant processes taking place in urban areas. This study of the 'urban dynamics' of the storm water issue has cumulated in a literature review of decision support tools, which encourage integrated storm water management. This study has taken part within the context of the DAYWATER project, which aims at developing an adaptive decision support system (ADSS) to be used by stakeholders involved in urban storm water management. It allows for the reduction of the pollution of water, desertification of soils and floods to be done in a durable way. This report sets out a review of existing knowledge on decision support systems. It then turns to providing a flowchart for the system. This clarifies all the knowledge components delivered by the partners in the project, thereby giving a useful overview. It also expands on the inventory as described at the beginning of the DAYWATER project, by giving an analysis of the urban dynamics at play.
