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: Received: 1 September 2018 / Approved: 3 September 2018 / Online: 3 September 2018 (07:57:32 CEST)
How to cite:
Bogis, A.; Bork, D.; Miller, P. Are Green Infrastructure Strategies Suitable in Arid Climates? A Design Feasibility Study from Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia. Preprints2018, 2018090013. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201809.0013.v1
Bogis, A.; Bork, D.; Miller, P. Are Green Infrastructure Strategies Suitable in Arid Climates? A Design Feasibility Study from Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia. Preprints 2018, 2018090013. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201809.0013.v1
Bogis, A.; Bork, D.; Miller, P. Are Green Infrastructure Strategies Suitable in Arid Climates? A Design Feasibility Study from Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia. Preprints2018, 2018090013. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201809.0013.v1
APA Style
Bogis, A., Bork, D., & Miller, P. (2018). Are Green Infrastructure Strategies Suitable in Arid Climates? A Design Feasibility Study from Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201809.0013.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Bogis, A., Dean Bork and Patrick Miller. 2018 "Are Green Infrastructure Strategies Suitable in Arid Climates? A Design Feasibility Study from Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201809.0013.v1
Abstract
This paper describes the feasibility and probable benefits associated with greening the Tahliah Channel, a concrete drainage channel that was originally built to relieve urban flooding in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia. It includes an estimation of irrigation needs for channel greening based on a standardized planting specification. The study also demonstrates alternative strategies for meeting the required irrigation demand, including water harvesting and graywater reuse on a residential scale. The study shows that greening Tahliah Channel is possible relying mainly on graywater reuse from the surrounding buildings. Also, the study shows that rainwater harvesting is not a reliable source for irrigation. Rather, it can cover only part of the irrigation needs (6%) and so can be used as a secondary supporting source. The positive results of this case study will be of interest to those in arid countries who are looking to upgrade and replace traditional, single function drainage infrastructure with more sustainable, green infrastructure systems. More specifically, the objectives of the study are consistent with the goals of the Saudi government’s ongoing initiative that advocates for more resilient and sustainable cities. (Vision 2030 year).
Keywords
green infrastructure; riparian restoration; green corridor; drainageway; urban valley; stormwater management; flooding; arid landscape; sustainability; urban ecosystem
Subject
Arts and Humanities, Architecture
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
