Descripción del proyecto
Garantizar agua de gran calidad
La escorrentía de aguas pluviales urbanas es una fuente importante de contaminación para las aguas receptoras, por lo que constituye un obstáculo para cumplir los objetivos de calidad del agua y biodiversidad acuática. Teniendo esto en cuenta, en el proyecto WATERUN, financiado con fondos europeos, se creará una metodología innovadora a fin de contribuir a la puesta en práctica de planes de gestión de la escorrentía urbana en las ciudades. En concreto, se proporcionarán tecnologías preventivas y de mitigación, así como mejores prácticas de gestión, adoptando una perspectiva holística (desde la identificación de la fuente hasta las estrategias de remediación) para el control de la contaminación difusa del agua en cuencas urbanas. Para ello, se han seleccionado tres casos de estudio en tres ciudades (Santiago de Compostela, Aarhus y Amán) en función de diferentes condiciones climáticas, uso del suelo y nivel de aplicación de medidas para abordar la contaminación difusa.
Objetivo
WATERUN project aims to develop an innovative methodology to contribute to the implementation of urban water runoff management plans in cities based on the Water-Sensitive Urban Design concept. This methodology will provide preventive and mitigation solutions and best management practices adopting a holistic perspective (from source identification to remediation strategies) for diffuse water pollution control in urban catchments. The target is to transform the urban water runoff management by the development of identification, planning and risk-based tools and new working procedures (guidance), counting on the early involvement of the main urban water management and governance actors (co-creation process) to ensure a wider and faster adoption.
Three case studies (city of Santiago de Compostela, city of Aarhus and city of Amman) have been chosen to obtain data and to elaborate, perform and validate the proposed WATERUN methodology. These case studies have been selected according to different climate conditions, land use and level of implementation of measures for diffuse pollution, in order to validate the tools in different scenarios. Key stakeholders as RTO, industry, public authorities, urban planners and citizens will participate in a continuous co-creation process from a multi-disciplinary approach ensuring that decisions for urban water runoff management are made with complete comprehension of environmental, social and economic dimensions.
In addition to providing solutions for sustainable urban water management, the WATERUN methodology will allow to gain advanced knowledge on diffuse water pollution in cities in a climate change context, thus contributing to protect water bodies and the environment, and ensuring high water quality for all.
Ámbito científico
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and management
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
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Convocatoria de propuestas
HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01
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