Sangam: A Confluence of Knowledge Streams

A spatial approach to evaluating the multiple benefits of Sustainable Drainage Systems using blue-green infrastructure

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dc.contributor Morgan, Malcolm
dc.creator Fenner, Richard
dc.date 2017-05-31T15:08:56Z
dc.date 2017-05-31T15:08:56Z
dc.date 2017-05-31
dc.date April 2015 - January 2016
dc.identifier https://rdmc.nottingham.ac.uk/handle/internal/62
dc.identifier http://doi.org/10.17639/nott.59
dc.description Traditional approaches to understanding the benefits of SuDs adopt cost-benefit analysis and ecosystem services methods often rely on value transfer to convert each benefit into a monetary value which can then be compared to the cost of the project. This approach while well-developed is limited because it does not incorporate the spatial nature of the benefits, and fails to emphasise that different beneficiaries are benefiting in different ways. This paper develops an alternative way of evaluating and comparing benefits, which allows spatial distribution and local context and circumstances to be taken into consideration. The suggested approach is to create a score for each benefit category which is normalised against a defined initial condition state on a scale of 0-10. This approach allows a direct comparison of the relative magnitude of benefits for a given location and provides a clear understanding of how (and to whom) multiple benefits accrue. The approach allows a singular significant benefit to be compared against many minor benefits, and the method can easily be modified to reflect local stakeholder preferences by weighting each benefit category appropriately. The method is demonstrated by the application to a case study, based in Newcastle in northern England.
dc.language en
dc.publisher University of Nottingham
dc.relation http://www.bluegreencities.ac.uk/bluegreencities/publications/multiple-benefit-toolbox.aspx
dc.relation 10.1680/jwama.16.00048
dc.subject Sustainable engineering -- England -- Newcastle -- Evaluation
dc.subject Drainage -- Evaluation -- Methodology
dc.subject Flood risk management, multiple benefits, Blue-Green infrastructure, GIS evaluation, tradeoffs
dc.subject Engineering::Civil engineering::Environmental engineering
dc.subject G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation::GE Environmental Sciences
dc.title A spatial approach to evaluating the multiple benefits of Sustainable Drainage Systems using blue-green infrastructure
dc.type dataset
dc.coverage Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK


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