Impact of urban drainage system malfunctions on pluvial flooding – Peri-urban study site in Austria
Study region: The study site is the small city of Feldbach, Austria (1.3 km²), recently affected by urban flooding. Study focus: Urban drainage system (UDS) infrastructures are prone to malfunctions, which can reduce flow capacity and lead to increased sewer flooding during rainfall events. These ma...
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| description | Study region: The study site is the small city of Feldbach, Austria (1.3 km²), recently affected by urban flooding. Study focus: Urban drainage system (UDS) infrastructures are prone to malfunctions, which can reduce flow capacity and lead to increased sewer flooding during rainfall events. These malfunctions can cause urban flooding during moderate events where flooding might not otherwise occur or exacerbate flood hazards during heavy rainfall. New hydrological insights for the region: This study investigates the impact of malfunctions in central “grey” UDS infrastructures and decentralized “blue-green” infrastructures on urban flood hazard using an integrated 1D/2D urban flood model (PCSWMM). A total of 25 scenarios, including reference and malfunction cases, were analyzed under five rainfall events of varying return periods. The results reveal that malfunctions in central grey infrastructures significantly increase flooded areas by up to 85 %, thereby intensifying urban flood risk. In contrast, malfunctions in decentralized “blue-green” infrastructures have negligible impact (change in flooded area <1 %), primarily due to their limited implementation in the study area. The average increase in flooded area due to drainage system malfunctions decreases with increasing rainfall return periods, from 25.3 % to 4.75 %. This indicates that malfunctions have a greater importance during smaller-scale events. These findings underscore the critical role of proactive sewer asset management in preventing malfunctions and reducing the risk of urban pluvial flooding. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c67df6e4d4f84f0b92b8481229e0a9582025-07-23T05:24:35ZengElsevierJournal of Hydrology: Regional Studies2214-58182025-08-0160102592Impact of urban drainage system malfunctions on pluvial flooding – Peri-urban study site in AustriaFabian Funke0Stefan Reinstaller1Manfred Kleidorfer2University of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Technikerstraße 13, Innsbruck 6020, Austria; Corresponding author.Graz University of Technology, Institute of Urban Water Management and Landscape Engineering, Graz 8010, AustriaUniversity of Innsbruck, Unit of Environmental Engineering, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Technikerstraße 13, Innsbruck 6020, AustriaStudy region: The study site is the small city of Feldbach, Austria (1.3 km²), recently affected by urban flooding. Study focus: Urban drainage system (UDS) infrastructures are prone to malfunctions, which can reduce flow capacity and lead to increased sewer flooding during rainfall events. These malfunctions can cause urban flooding during moderate events where flooding might not otherwise occur or exacerbate flood hazards during heavy rainfall. New hydrological insights for the region: This study investigates the impact of malfunctions in central “grey” UDS infrastructures and decentralized “blue-green” infrastructures on urban flood hazard using an integrated 1D/2D urban flood model (PCSWMM). A total of 25 scenarios, including reference and malfunction cases, were analyzed under five rainfall events of varying return periods. The results reveal that malfunctions in central grey infrastructures significantly increase flooded areas by up to 85 %, thereby intensifying urban flood risk. In contrast, malfunctions in decentralized “blue-green” infrastructures have negligible impact (change in flooded area <1 %), primarily due to their limited implementation in the study area. The average increase in flooded area due to drainage system malfunctions decreases with increasing rainfall return periods, from 25.3 % to 4.75 %. This indicates that malfunctions have a greater importance during smaller-scale events. These findings underscore the critical role of proactive sewer asset management in preventing malfunctions and reducing the risk of urban pluvial flooding.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581825004173Heavy rainfallCoupled 1D/2D modellingUrban floodingBlue-green infrastructureFlood hazard analysisClimate change |
| spellingShingle | Fabian Funke Stefan Reinstaller Manfred Kleidorfer Impact of urban drainage system malfunctions on pluvial flooding – Peri-urban study site in Austria Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies Heavy rainfall Coupled 1D/2D modelling Urban flooding Blue-green infrastructure Flood hazard analysis Climate change |
| title | Impact of urban drainage system malfunctions on pluvial flooding – Peri-urban study site in Austria |
| title_full | Impact of urban drainage system malfunctions on pluvial flooding – Peri-urban study site in Austria |
| title_fullStr | Impact of urban drainage system malfunctions on pluvial flooding – Peri-urban study site in Austria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of urban drainage system malfunctions on pluvial flooding – Peri-urban study site in Austria |
| title_short | Impact of urban drainage system malfunctions on pluvial flooding – Peri-urban study site in Austria |
| title_sort | impact of urban drainage system malfunctions on pluvial flooding peri urban study site in austria |
| topic | Heavy rainfall Coupled 1D/2D modelling Urban flooding Blue-green infrastructure Flood hazard analysis Climate change |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214581825004173 |
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