Operacija se izvaja v okviru Operativnega programa razvoja človeških virov za obdobje 2007-2013, razvojne prioritete 3 : »Razvoj človeških virov in
vseživljenjskega učenja«; prednostne usmeritve 3.3 »Kakovost, konkurenčnost in odzivnost visokega šolstva«.
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developments are more amenable to both human beings and the environment and have
higher market value.
Figure 5: Conventional concept of resource usage
2.3
Tools and Implementation Mechanisms
The physical processes for which individual models will be developed are presented in Figure 6.
Inter alia, the processes involve: water balance and recycling resources, nutrient and pollution
migration, pollution of water, urban flooding, urban heat islands, energy efficiency, water and air
quality, noise, biodiversity and urban amenities. It also includes the issues of urban agriculture,
governance and stakeholders’ involvement regarding funding mechanisms.
Operacija se izvaja v okviru Operativnega programa razvoja človeških virov za obdobje 2007-2013, razvojne prioritete 3 : »Razvoj človeških virov in
vseživljenjskega učenja«; prednostne usmeritve 3.3 »Kakovost, konkurenčnost in odzivnost visokega šolstva«.
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Figure 6: Physical processes and socio-economical interactions addressed in the BGD project
These processes are covered by applied research through MSc and PhD theses run at both core
partner universities (Imperial College London, ENPC (Ecole National des Ponts et Chausses),
Paris TU Delft and TU Berlin) and at the universities that are joining the network of regional
centres and national focal points. This research is then combined with the expertise of industrial
partners for development of a range of innovative modelling and planning tools based on 3 levels
of complexity for three levels of spatial planning as follows:
a.
The initial level of urban / spatial planning.
Used mainly in the initial (master planning) phase of design for rapid assessment of BG Solution
options and initial assessment of their performance based on the "best available" solutions from
literature (without detailed modelling of performance). This encompasses the Adaptation Support
Tool (AST), which is being developed by the Dutch BGD partners, presented in Fig 7.
Operacija se izvaja v okviru Operativnega programa razvoja človeških virov za obdobje 2007-2013, razvojne prioritete 3 : »Razvoj človeških virov in
vseživljenjskega učenja«; prednostne usmeritve 3.3 »Kakovost, konkurenčnost in odzivnost visokega šolstva«.
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Figure 7: Concept of the AST Adaptation support tool
b.
The intermediate level
This level is centred on the UWOT system for: “simulating interactions between urban water and
green components”. This level includes models which are in the public domain such as SWMM.
UWOT is a bottom up (micro-component based) urban water cycle model, which simulates
demand at multiple time steps starting at the water appliance level. Most urban water models use a
hydraulics-based conceptualization of the urban water network, simulating actual water flows,
including runoff, potable water and wastewater. UWOT uses an alternative approach based on the
generation, aggregation and transmission of a demand signal, starting from the household water
appliances and moving towards the source. The simulation results in the estimation of: i) potable
water demand, ii) water level changes inside the tank and reservoirs, iii) leakages, iv) evaporation,
v) runoff, vi) urban water cycle energy consumption (including both energy required for water
circulation, e.g. pump of rain-water inside tank, and energy consumed by the water appliances,
e.g. heat water for showering), vii) capital and operational costs. More details on UWOT can be
found in the publications of Makropoulos et al. (2008), Rozos and Makropoulos (2012, 2013), and
Rozos et al. (2013).
c.
The detailed design and detailed research level (consultants and engineers).
This encompasses development work and implementation on interactions of various
ecosystems services provided by BG Solutions and their optimization. It involves detailed
modelling of complex interactions between individual ecosystems.
The future of this approach is based on a common platform that ties in the individual models into
an Integrated Modelling System (IMS). It also involves modules developed by the Taiwanese
(NTU) PhD students affiliated with the BGD project, which are integrating BG Solutions into
BIM (Building Information Management), plus the microclimate module being developed by Ivo
with Maarten, which will also interface with BIM.
A schematic of this solution is presented in Fig 8.