A runoff trading system to meet watershed-level stormwater reduction goals with parcel-level green infrastructure installation.

ABSTRACT: Green infrastructure (GI) has been recommended widely to reduce runoff from the built environment. However, reliance on public land for GI implementation could cause a heavy financial burden on local governments. Although economic incentives and market-based mechanisms may encourage public participation in managing stormwater by installing GI on private parcels, a runoff trading market has not been fully developed in practice. To establish a market, in part, requires a watershed-based planning framework and fully informed parcel owners in regard to tradable credits, costs, and benefits. We propose a scenario-based Stormwater Management Planning Support System for Trading Runoff Abatement Credits (SMPSS-TRAC) to facilitate the calculation and allocation of stormwater runoff abatement credit

SUBMITTER: Fu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6719726 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature