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The Urban Water Cycle Planning Elements and Hydrologic Cycle Simulation for Green City (녹색도시 물순환 계획요소 및 수문순환 모의)

  • Lee, Jung-Min;Kim, Jong-Lim
    • Land and Housing Review
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.271-278
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    • 2012
  • The climate change and global warming has been a world-wide issue. Also, the green growth has been a widely adopted strategy for national and regional development. In particular, after the Kyoto Protocol to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was declared, the low carbon society was inevitable phenomenon. The hydrologic cycle in urban catchment has been changed due to the expansion of impervious area by rapid urban development. This paper has examined the Water cycle planning elements for green city in the scale of urban planning as well as site planning including housing site. In this study, the SWMM5-LID (Storm Water Management Model5-LID) model was used to simulate the hydrologic cycle of the test catchment as a typical urban catchment. We performed continuous simulation on urban runoff before and after the development of the test catchment and after the installation of Green city planning Elements.

Improvement of the Design Process of LID Retrofit Testbed for Effect Analysis of the Water Cycle (LID Retrofit 시범단지 설계 절차 개선)

  • Jung, Jong-Suk;Lim, Jung-Min;Hyun, Kyoung-Hak
    • Land and Housing Review
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.267-274
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    • 2017
  • Since LID design process for the urban regeneration has not yet been established in Korea, this study was extablished in LID design process through reterauture reviews and expert opinions. But the extablished LID design processes have many limitations to be applied to proper LID facilities to the site because of not considering characteristics and water flow of the site. To solve the limitations of existing design processes, it is necessary for analysis of water flow through GIS analysis at the site. After analysis of water flow, it is important to find areas cut off water flow and to install LID facilities at those points. Through these considerations, this study present the improved LID design process to apply to urban regeneration.

Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Affected by Lake Water and Sewage Effluent at Urban Stream in Gwangju, Korea

  • Yoon, Sang-Hoon;Jung, Suk-Kyeong;Seo, Gwang-Yeob;Cho, Young-Gwan
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.50 no.3
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    • pp.325-336
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    • 2017
  • The ecosystem in the Gwangju Stream has taken a wide range of disturbance such as the discharging water of sewage treatment plant, the lake water and the river water from different water system over the past decade. This study was figured out some significant influence factors by analyzing the relationship between biotic and abiotic factors in the urban stream. Abiotic components included 15 water quality variables which were measured in five sampling sites along the stream from October 2014 to July 2015, whereas the benthic macroinvertebrates found in those sites were used to estimate various biotic indices representing the ecological status of the community. The results of correlation analyses indicated that abiotic factors by human activities affected on the inhabitation of benthic macroinvertebrates more than biotic factors. The results of cluster analyses and ANOVA tests also showed that biotic and abiotic characteristics were clearly different in season. The main influence factors of cluster analysis by sites were $NH_3-N$, EPT(I) and DO. It was considered that more various statistical analyses would be necessary to find some different relationships and influence factors between biotic and abiotic variables in the urban stream.

A Study on the Prediction of Daily Urban Water Demand with Multiple Regression Model (회귀모형에 의한 상수도 1일 급수량 예측에 관한 연구)

  • 박성천;문병석;오창주;이병조
    • Magazine of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.68-77
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    • 1998
  • The purpose of this paper is to establish a method estimating the daily urban water demand using statistical analysis that is used for developing the efficient management and operation of the water supply facilities, and accurary of the model is verified by error rate and F-value. The data used in this study were the daily urban water use, the weather conditions such as temperature, precipitation, relative humidity, etc, and the day of The week. The case study was taken placed for the city of Namwon in Korea. The raw data used in this study were rearranged either by month or by season for analysis purpose, and the statistical analysis was applied to the data to obtain the regression model As a result of this study, the linear regression model was developed to estimate the daily urban water use with weather condition. The regression constant and coefficients of the model were determined for each month of a year. The accuracy of the model was within 3% of average error and within 11% of maximum error. The resulting model was found to he useful to the practical operation and management of the water supply facilities.

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Survey and Analysis of Residents' Awareness on the Use of Urban Rivers and Water Spaces -Based on Residents' Awareness Survey to Establish Park Green Space Basic Plan- (도시 하천 및 수공간 활용에 대한 주민의식 조사 및 분석 - 공원녹지기본계획 수립을 위한 주민의식조사를 기반으로 -)

  • Seo, Jung-young
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.9-16
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    • 2024
  • This study analyzed a survey of residents' awareness of rivers and water spaces that reflected residents' awareness in order to establish a basic park green space plan. Through this, the perception and requirements of rivers and water spaces were analyzed and important information was provided for urban planning and environmental management. As a result of analyzing residents' neutral satisfaction with rivers and their opinions on the frequency of use, role, and purpose, it was confirmed that rivers are recognized as an important part of urban life and contain the potential for development for a better urban environment. . However, considering the dissatisfied response and the relatively low frequency of use, we came to the conclusion that better urban planning and management is needed to meet the needs of residents by improving the river environment and providing various facilities. Based on this, city managers should focus on river management and improvement by actively collecting residents' opinions. Through analysis of the causes of dissatisfied responses, measures such as improving the environment around rivers and waste management should be prepared, and a broad strategy for environmental conservation and utilization should be established by reflecting the diverse expectations and demands of residents. These ongoing efforts are expected to have a positive impact on the sustainability of the city and improvement of residents' quality of life. Additionally, the results of this study will be able to contribute to establishing policies for urban planning and environmental improvement through similar research and analysis in other regions.

Ecosystem Structure and Improvement of Naturalness in Urban Area -In the Case of Kangseo-gu in Seoul- (도시생태계 현황파악 및 자연성 증진 방안 -서울시 강서구를 사례로-)

  • 이수동;이경재
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.1-17
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    • 2004
  • The focus of this study is the promotion of green area volumes and their naturalness, water circulation system, decline of entropy, creation of biological habitats and linkage of separated urban green space. Re-presentative urban biotope survey sites were categorized as urban biotope, semi-natural biotope, and natural forest. In the urban biotope, a residential biotope was constructed near the Han river and in mountain areas. The green-area ratio at the housing complex was about 25%. GVZ(Grunvolumenzahl) was 0.35m$^3$/m$^2$ at the 5∼10-story housing complex, and 1.53m$^3$/m$^2$ over the 11-story. As for the green-area structure of the housing complex, canopy layer, understory layer, and shrub layer were not differentiated and the green-area volume was not high enough. The green-area ratio of school areas as a public area biotope was 5∼20%. GVZ was 1.12m$^3$/m$^2$ at Myungduk High School, and 1.78m$^3$/m$^2$ at Jeonggok Elementary School. In order to convert the urban biotope into an ecological area, green areas around the buildings should be connected to urban buffer green areas, and multi-layer structures should be established with natural plant species. In the semi-natural biotope, neighbor parks were created park in the vicinity of the natural forests. GVZ was 0.28m$^3$/m$^2$, and plantation was established with single layer structure and was definitely insufficient for the area. The urban buffer green areas have been established in strip corridors with the width of 20∼123m. In those areas, GVZ was 0.16∼0.27m$^3$/m$^2$ and had a deficient canopy layer, understory layer, and shrub layer. Soil conditions were not favorable for tree growth. In the natural biotope, GVZ of the plantation was 1.03∼1.5m$^3$/m$^2$ but the high crown closure of this area reduces the chance of species change and succession. GVZ of natural forest was 2.53∼2.57m$^3$/m$^2$. It is desirable to plant diverse plants and the natural forest should be succeeded by broad-leaf deciduous tree species. To improve the value of biotope at Kangseo-Gu, building height needs to be limited to reduce the environmental deterioration in the city. In order to maintain the water circulation system, water-permeable material is recommened when the urban surface areas are paved. The establishment of a water circulation system will improve ground water levels, soil moisture, water quality, and habitats. In order to improve biological diversity, it is desirable to have multi-layer structures in urban green areas with native species.

Nature-based Solutions for Climate-Adaptive Water Management: Conceptual Approaches and Challenges (기후변화대응 물관리를 위한 자연기반해법의 개념적 체계와 정책적 과제)

  • Park, Yujin;Oh, Jeill
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.38 no.4
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    • pp.177-189
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    • 2022
  • Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are defined as practical and technical approaches to restoring functioning ecosystems and biodiversity as a means to address socio-environmental challenges and provide human-nature co-benefits. This study reviews NbS-related literature to identify its key characteristics, techniques, and challenges for its application in climate-adaptive water management. The review finds that NbS has been commonly used as an umbrella term incorporating a wide range of existing ecosystem-based approaches such as low-impact development (LID), best management practices (BMP), forest landscape restoration (FLR), and blue-green infrastructure (BGI), rather than being a uniquely-situated practice. Its technical form and operation can vary significantly depending on the spatial scale (small versus large), objective (mitigation, adaptation, naturalization), and problem (water supply, quality, flooding). Commonly cited techniques include green spaces, permeable surfaces, wetlands, infiltration ponds, and riparian buffers in urban sites, while afforestation, floodplain restoration, and reed beds appear common in non- and less-urban settings. There is a greater lack of operational clarity for large-scale NbS than for small-scale NbS in urban areas. NbS can be a powerful tool that enables an integrated and coordinated action embracing not only water management, but also microclimate moderation, ecosystem conservation, and emissions reduction. This study points out the importance of developing decision-making guidelines that can inform practitioners of the selection, operation, and evaluation of NbS for specific sites. The absence of this framework is one of the obstacles to mainstreaming NbS for water management. More case studies are needed for empirical assessment of NbS.

Digital Twin based Household Water Consumption Forecasting using Agent Based Modeling

  • Sultan Alamri;Muhammad Saad Qaisar Alvi;Imran Usman;Adnan Idris
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.24 no.4
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    • pp.147-154
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    • 2024
  • The continuous increase in urban population due to migration of mases from rural areas to big cities has set urban water supply under serious stress. Urban water resources face scarcity of available water quantity, which ultimately effects the water supply. It is high time to address this challenging problem by taking appropriate measures for the improvement of water utility services linked with better understanding of demand side management (DSM), which leads to an effective state of water supply governance. We propose a dynamic framework for preventive DSM that results in optimization of water resource management. This paper uses Agent Based Modeling (ABM) with Digital Twin (DT) to model water consumption behavior of a population and consequently forecast water demand. DT creates a digital clone of the system using physical model, sensors, and data analytics to integrate multi-physical quantities. By doing so, the proposed model replicates the physical settings to perform the remote monitoring and controlling jobs on the digital format, whilst offering support in decision making to the relevant authorities.

A Numerical Study on Characteristics of Flood Wave Passing through Urban Areas (2) : Application and Analysis (도시지역을 관통하는 홍수파의 특성에 관한 수치적 연구 (2) : 적용 및 분석)

  • Jeong, Woo-Chang;Cho, Yong-Sik;Lee, Jin-Woo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.65-72
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    • 2010
  • In this study, the effects of urban areas against flood waves due to a dam failure were numerically investigated based on the two laboratory experiments and the predicted water surface elevations at specific points showed good agreement with available measurements. In the first experiment, a relatively high water depth and the delay effect of flow at the front of urban areas are observed. The urban areas may become a large obstacle against smooth propagation of flood wave. In the second one, as the inflow increases, moreover, the water surface elevations can be classified into abruptly decreasing portion and slowly decreasing portion, and the first arrival time to the front of urban area is decreasing with the increasing inflow.