Performance-costs evaluation for urban storm drainage
Baptista, M.; Barraud, S.; Alfakih, E.; Nascimento, N.; Fernandes, W.; Moura, P.; Castro, L.
Water Science and Technology a Journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research 51(2): 99-107
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0273-1223 PMID: 15790233 Document Number: 593833
The design process of urban stormwater systems incorporating BMPs involves more complexity unlike the design of classic drainage systems for which just the technique of pipes is likely to be used. This paper presents a simple decision aid methodology and an associated software (AvDren) concerning urban stormwater systems, devoted to the evaluation and the comparison of drainage scenarios using BMPs according to different technical, sanitary, social environmental and economical aspects. This kind of tool is particularly interesting so as to help the decision makers to select the appropriate alternative and to plan the investments especially for developing countries, with important sanitary problems and severe budget restrictions.