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The Mitigation of Soil Sealing in Cities

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Earth Science and Medical Geology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 13121

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Prof. Dr. Alejandro Luis Grindlay Moreno

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Department of Urban and Spatial Planning, School of Civil Engineering, Universidad de Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: territorial and urban dimensions of transport and hydraulic infrastructures; urban integration of transport and hydraulic infrastructures (especially ports and railways); integration of sectorial (transport and hydraulic infrastructures) and territorial planning; applications of geographic information systems: territorial impact and integration of transport and hydraulic infrastructures; urban revitalization in informal settlements
Dr. María Isabel Rodríguez Rojas

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Department of Urban Planning, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Interests: sustainable urban drainage systems and nature-based solutions; urban planning; integrated water management; flood management; soil sealing; climate change; resilient cities
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Soil sealing is one of the main causes of soil degradation and affects fertile agricultural land, puts biodiversity at risk, increases the risk of flooding and water scarcity in cities, and contributes to global warming. Therefore, it is necessary to limit it and to develop best practices to mitigate its negative effects on soil functions. To mitigate it, compensation measures have been used around the world as sustainable drainage systems, supporting ‘green infrastructure’, and making wider use of natural water harvesting systems.

This issue has the purpose of spreading research on the effects of soil sealing and experiences to limit and mitigate it.

These intercorrelations can be highlighted with publications of new research findings on the following topics:

  • Sustainable drainage systems
  • Nature-based solutions
  • Low impact development
  • Green infrastructure
  • Mitigation of soil sealing effects
  • Mitigation of soil sealing experiences
  • Mitigation of soil sealing and population health
  • Soil sealing and land planning
  • Integrated water management
  • Soil protection measures
  • Soil regeneration experiences

Prof. Dr. Alejandro Luis Grindlay Moreno
Dr. María Isabel Rodríguez Rojas
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • soil sealing
  • nature-based solutions
  • land planning
  • water management
  • soil protection
  • soil regeneration

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Flood Mitigation in Urban Areas through Deep Aquifer Recharge: The Case of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara
by Luis Ignacio Vanegas-Espinosa, David Vargas-del-Río, Gabriela Ochoa-Covarrubias and Alejandro Luis Grindlay
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(6), 3160; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph19063160 - 08 Mar 2022
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The Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara (MAG) experiences water shortage and overexploitation of aquifers. In addition, it suffers from seasonal flooding that is channeled towards inadequate sanitary drainage, creating a strong negative environmental impact. These problems are rooted in the waterproofing of the urban [...] Read more.
The Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara (MAG) experiences water shortage and overexploitation of aquifers. In addition, it suffers from seasonal flooding that is channeled towards inadequate sanitary drainage, creating a strong negative environmental impact. These problems are rooted in the waterproofing of the urban surface. Many cities around the world have used deep injection wells to recover aquifers and remove surface waters. Certain geohydrological conditions are required for the implementation of these deep injection wells, deeper than 30 m, such as significant surface runoff, acceptable water quality for infiltration, considerable depth in the phreatic levels, and good subsoil permeability. All of these conditions exist in the MAG or could be achieved without significant investment. An assessment is presented exploring the viability for a solution based on this technology, as a strategy to recover aquifers and reduce flooding. The first step was to identify, through map algebra, a micro-basin suitable for this technology. Then, mean runoff volumes were obtained and a stratigraphic profile was carried out based on 19 standard penetration tests (SPT). With these data, a numerical simulation of deep injection wells of different dimensions was performed, providing recommendations for a solution based on these calculations. The results show that both problems can be solved with this relatively simple and cheap technology supporting public health. Full article
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Urban Residents’ Acceptance Intention to Use Recycled Stormwater—An Examination of Values, Altruism, Social and Cultural Norms, and Perceived Health Risks
by Shufen GUO, Zhifang Wu and Ludi Wen
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(5), 2825; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph19052825 - 28 Feb 2022
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Public acceptance is the basic premise for the implementation of stormwater reuse projects anywhere in the world. Based on the theory of planned behaviour, this study constructed a hypothesized model of urban residents’ intention to use recycled stormwater for non-potable residential purposes. Having [...] Read more.
Public acceptance is the basic premise for the implementation of stormwater reuse projects anywhere in the world. Based on the theory of planned behaviour, this study constructed a hypothesized model of urban residents’ intention to use recycled stormwater for non-potable residential purposes. Having received 669 valid questionnaires from urban residents in Taiyuan City, a Structural Equation Model was used to analyze their acceptance intention to use recycled stormwater. Results of the study showed that the degree of human contact with recycled stormwater influenced respondents’ acceptance intention to use it for that purpose, which is consistent with previous studies. The impact of factors, including valuation of stormwater, emotions, perceived health risks, or trust in government, on respondents’ acceptance intention to use recycled stormwater was found to be not significant, which adds to the inconsistent literature. The unique contributions of the study to literature include that altruism and social and cultural norms were found to have significantly positive impacts on residents’ acceptance intention to use the water, while social and cultural norms demonstrated a more significant impact. This finding is perceived to relate to the collectivism of Chinese culture; however, to what extent the relation could be requires further research to verify. The study also makes contributions to methodology by using social networking (WeChat Moments) to collect data in social science studies. Full article
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Soil Sealing and Hydrological Changes during the Development of the University Campus of Elche (Spain)
by Manon Navarro-Leblond, Ignacio Meléndez-Pastor, Jose Navarro-Pedreño and Ignacio Gómez Lucas
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(18), 9511; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18189511 - 09 Sep 2021
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The University Miguel Hernández of Elche was created in 1996 and its headquarters is located in the city of Elche. A new campus was developed where new buildings and infrastructures have been established for over 25 years in the north of the city. [...] Read more.
The University Miguel Hernández of Elche was created in 1996 and its headquarters is located in the city of Elche. A new campus was developed where new buildings and infrastructures have been established for over 25 years in the north of the city. The university is growing, and the land cover/land use is changing, adapted to the new infrastructures. In fact, the landscape changed from a periurban agricultural area mixed with other activities into an urbanized area integrated into the city. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the progressive sealing of the soil and the consequences on the surface hydrology. The area is close to the Palmeral of Elche, a landscape of date palm groves with an ancient irrigation system, which is a World Heritage Cultural Landscape recognized by UNESCO. The evolution of the land occupation was analyzed based on the Aerial National Orthophotography Plan (PNOA). Soil sealing and the modifications of the hydrological ancient irrigation system were detected. Based on the results, proposals for improvement are made in order to implement green infrastructures and landscape recovery that can alleviate the possible negative effects of the soil sealing in the area occupied by the university. Full article
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ArcDrain: A GIS Add-In for Automated Determination of Surface Runoff in Urban Catchments
by Cristina Manchado, Alejandro Roldán-Valcarce, Daniel Jato-Espino and Ignacio Andrés-Doménech
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(16), 8802; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph18168802 - 20 Aug 2021
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Surface runoff determination in urban areas is crucial to facilitate ex ante water planning, especially in the context of climate and land cover changes, which are increasing the frequency of floods, due to a combination of violent storms and increased imperviousness. To this [...] Read more.
Surface runoff determination in urban areas is crucial to facilitate ex ante water planning, especially in the context of climate and land cover changes, which are increasing the frequency of floods, due to a combination of violent storms and increased imperviousness. To this end, the spatial identification of urban areas prone to runoff accumulation is essential, to guarantee effective water management in the future. Under these premises, this work sought to produce a tool for automated determination of urban surface runoff using a geographic information systems (GIS). This tool, which was designed as an ArcGIS add-in called ArcDrain, consists of the discretization of urban areas into subcatchments and the subsequent application of the rational method for runoff depth estimation. The formulation of this method directly depends on land cover type and soil permeability, thereby enabling the identification of areas with a low infiltration capacity. ArcDrain was tested using the city of Santander (northern Spain) as a case study. The results achieved demonstrated the accuracy of the tool for detecting high runoff rates and how the inclusion of mitigation measures in the form of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and green infrastructure (GI) can help reduce flood hazards in critical zones. Full article
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Middle-Term Evolution of Efficiency in Permeable Pavements: A Real Case Study in a Mediterranean climate
by M. I. Rodríguez-Rojas, F. Huertas-Fernández, B. Moreno and G. Martínez
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(21), 7774; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17217774 - 23 Oct 2020
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Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are solutions used to reduce the effects of soil sealing and to contribute to sustainable storm water management. In recent years, many projects have been implemented in Europe, the United States, and Australia, but most of them have either [...] Read more.
Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are solutions used to reduce the effects of soil sealing and to contribute to sustainable storm water management. In recent years, many projects have been implemented in Europe, the United States, and Australia, but most of them have either not been monitored at all or have only been monitored in the short-term, so there is little information on the evolution of efficiency and clogging. Experiences in the Mediterranean are even rarer, so the main purpose of this research is to provide information about the long-term behavior of one kind of SuDS, the permeable pavements, in the middle-term under Mediterranean climatic conditions. This work shows the results of a real project developed in southern Spain, which has been monitored for five years. The evolution of efficiency in permeable pavements and their relationship with saturation are analyzed and discussed in this research. These results will help to manage and maintain permeable pavements in areas with a Mediterranean climatology. Full article
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A Discussion on the Application of Terminology for Urban Soil Sealing Mitigation Practices
by María I. Rodríguez-Rojas and Alejandro L. Grindlay Moreno
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(14), 8713; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph19148713 - 18 Jul 2022
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Soil sealing is one of the most serious environmental problems today regarding its impact on cities. This article presents an analysis of the different urban practices currently used to mitigate the effects of soil sealing in urban areas. The main typologies, characteristics, differences, [...] Read more.
Soil sealing is one of the most serious environmental problems today regarding its impact on cities. This article presents an analysis of the different urban practices currently used to mitigate the effects of soil sealing in urban areas. The main typologies, characteristics, differences, similarities and objectives have been considered. The practices analyzed were SuDS (Sustainable Drainage Systems), LIDs (Low Impact Developments), BMPs (Best Management Practices), WSUD (Water Sensitive Urban Design), GI (Green Infrastructure), and NbS (Nature-based Solutions). To understand the impact of these terms, an analysis of their presence in the scientific literature over the last 10 years is carried out. The results indicate that the trend in the use of these terms is increasing, with the number of articles having doubled in the last 10 years. This indicates the importance that the problem of soil sealing has acquired in the world, and the relevant environmental benefits of addressing it. Full article
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