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Integrated Rainwater Harvesting In a 10.1 Km Urban Elevated Corridor: Hydrological Performance, Urban Climate Resilience and Infrastructure Sustainability Implications
Dr. V. Samuthirakani1
Divisional Engineer (Highways), Special Projects Division, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Published Online: March-April 2026
Pages: 08-15
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↗ https://www.doi.org/10.59256/ijsreat.20260602002
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2. Booth, D.B.; Jackson, C.R. Urbanization of aquatic systems: Degradation thresholds, stormwater detection, and the limits of m itigation. J.
Am. Water Resour. Assoc. 1997, 33, 1077–1090.
3. Brabec, E.; Schulte, S.; Richards, P.L. Impervious surfaces and water quality: A review of current literature and its implications for watershed
planning. J. Plan. Lit. 2002, 16, 499–514.
4. Roy, A.; Wenger, S.J.; Fletcher, T.D.; et al. Impacts of urbanization on stream hydrology. Environ. Manage. 2011, 48, 1045–1061.
5. Dietz, M.E. Low impact development practices: A review of current research and recommendations for future directions. Water Air Soil
Pollut. 2007, 186, 351–363.
6. Wong, T.H.F.; Brown, R.R. The water sensitive city: Principles for practice. Water Sci. Technol. 2009, 60, 673–682.
7. Zhou, Q. A review of sustainable urban drainage systems considering climate change and urbanization impacts. Water 2014, 6, 976–992.
8. Ahern, J. From fail-safe to safe-to-fail: Sustainability and resilience in the new urban world. Landsc. Urban Plan. 2011, 100, 341–343.
9. Ashley, R.; Balmforth, D.; Saul, A.; Blanskby, J. Flooding in the future – Predicting climate change risks and responses in urban areas. Water
Sci. Technol. 2005, 52, 265–273.
10. Meerow, S.; Newell, J.P.; Stults, M. Defining urban resilience: A review. Landsc. Urban Plan. 2016, 147, 38–49.
11. IPCC. Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2022.
12. Poff, N.L.; Allan, J.D.; Bain, M.B.; et al. The natural flow regime. BioScience 1997, 47, 769–784.
13. International Energy Agency (IEA). Energy and Water Interdependencies. World Energy Outlook 2022.
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15. Central Electricity Authority (CEA). CO₂ Baseline Database for the Indian Power Sector, Version 18; 2023.
16. Todd, D.K.; Mays, L.W. Groundwater Hydrology, 3rd ed.; Wiley: New York, 2014
17. Newman, J.C.; Ashley, A.J.; Walker, P. Carbon footprint of water supply and wastewater treatment. Water Environ. J. 2014, 28, 203–210.
18. Shuster, W.; Bonta, J.; Thurston, H.; Warnemuende, E.; Smith, D.R. Impacts of impervious surface on watershed hydrology: A review.
Urban Water J. 2005, 2, 263–275.
19. Fletcher, T.D.; Andrieu, H.; Hamel, P. Understanding, management and modelling of urban hydrology and its consequences for receiving
waters. Adv. Water Resour. 2013, 51, 261–279.
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