The conference will be held at the heart of the Delft University of Technology, with it’s long history of water engineering. Situated in the historic city of Delft, where water related issues have always been at the forefront and have left their mark on the landscape and urban design. An intricate network of canals, pumps and weirs control the water levels to ensure rainfall is dealt with without running a risk of flooding, whilst providing opportunities for leisure.
Beyond Delft are the cities of The Hague and Rotterdam with just a short (15min) train rides away. These larger cities boast innovative solutions to the urban drainage problems of the 21st century, showcasing some of the earlies implementation of blue-green infrastructure and multi-use parks for rainfall attenuation.
We would like to cordially invite you to Delft to join the urban drainage community for sharing of information and discuss the latest research in the field of urban drainage and experience the historic settings of Delft.
Topics
Urban Hydrologic Processes
Urban rainfall, radar precipitation measurement; evapotranspiration, infiltration, runoff formation and transport; climate change impacts, projections and evolution of the extremes; sources, accumulation, wash off and transport of pollutants, drought, snow (melt).
Water quality (processes) in urban drainage
Pollutants transport and transformation; contaminants of emerging concern; sediment characteristics and transport; sewer infiltration and exfiltration; combined sewer overflows, storm sewer outfalls, illicit connections, FOG deposits, wastewater based epidemiology; hydraulics of urban drainage networks and structures.
Urban flooding and receiving water impacts
Urban floods, flood risk and damage; receiving water / environment impacts; priority substances; aquatic habitat issues; biodiversity.
Sustainability and climate change adaptation
Storm water source control and BMPs; LID, SUDS, WSUD, sponge cities, nature based solutions and blue-green infrastructures; rainwater and greywater harvesting and reuse; advanced storm water and CSO treatment; urban stream restoration; urban drainage retrofits; urban drainage technologies for regions with hot and cold climates.
Data, Tools, Techniques and Analyses
Open data, digital transformation, data availability, reliability and uncertainty; instrumentation, measurement and monitoring; modelling of integrated urban water systems; forecasting and real time control; model and parameter identification, uncertainty and sensitivity analysis; Artificial Intelligence / machine learning in urban drainage systems; asset management, inspection techniques.
Water Management and Society
Urban drainage and urban planning; Integrated urban water management; socio-economic interactions, public participation and stakeholder´s involvement; institutional arrangements and policies; benchmarking, performance indicators and asset management; global change adaptation; education, training and technology transfer, stakeholder perception, social sciences and urban drainage, innovative case studies.
