A5066560355- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Water resources management and optimization
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
- Underground infrastructure and sustainability
- Soil and Land Suitability Analysis
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2022-2024
Flemish Institute for Technological Research
2024
Droughts are classified as the most expensive climate disasters they leave long-term and chronic impacts on ecosystem, agriculture, human society. The intensity, frequency, duration of drought events have increased in past expected to continue rising at global, continental, regional scales. Nature-based solutions (NBS) highlighted effective cope with future these events. Despite this, there has been limited comprehensive research effectiveness NBS for mitigation, existing suitability mapping...
Flanders (Belgium) Stormwater infiltration for managed aquifer recharge is increasingly recognized as a drought adaptation measure. Given the high degree of urbanization and imperviousness, stormwater has significant potential in (Belgium). This research presents novel approach to quantify availability its enhance groundwater recharge. volumes available are calculated based on imperviousness level, yearly average precipitation volumes, runoff coefficients. study focuses protection zones...
Flanders (Belgium) is expected to experience more severe drought and flooding events in face of climate change. Infiltration increase groundwater recharge therefore adopted as policy strategy deal with both hydrological extremes. Stormwater provides an interesting water source for managed aquifer recharge, given the high urbanization imperviousness level region. Furthermore, historical ban on infiltration protection zones drinking production has been removed encourage practices. This could...
<p>It took several consecutive years of devastating droughts sweeping through Europe, causing substantial economic losses, for many to realise how urging it is improve the water directives, making critical sectors like agriculture more resilient a changing climate. Shrinking supplies and growing demand further forced stakeholders seek alternative sources, drawing their attention projects previously considered economically unjustified. Therefore, re-use reclamation became one...
<p>Re-use of treated wastewater is receiving increasing attention as method to reduce water stress resulting from population growth, socio-economic development and climate change. In 2018, the European Commission issued a policy strategy entailing minimum quality requirements for re-use agriculture aquifer recharge. However, environmental impact such solution yet be determined.</p><p>The VUB in collaboration with private public sector partners set up...
Marjam Moris Xin Pan Lara Speijer Mirjam Brussels Sam Janssens Maarten Loopmans