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Sustainable Stormwater Management: Examining the Role of Local Planning Capacity in Mitigating Peak Surface Runoff

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  • Hyun Woo Kim

    (Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, 3137 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3137, USA)

  • Ming-Han Li

    (Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University, 3137 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3137, USA)

Abstract

The Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States, is rich in natural resources. Its watershed has been impacted by excessive and degraded stormwater runoff from rapid urbanization. We used an empirical approach to investigate how local planning capacity in the Chesapeake Bay watershed affected stream flow. A multiple regression analysis was employed to examine to what extent that the planning factors and other contextual variables were associated with peak runoff. Counterintuitively, we found that sub-basins included in the sample jurisdictions with a relatively high plan quality score tend to generate higher volumes of peak runoff. Results further indicate that specific geographical, basin characteristic, and biophysical factors affected mean annual peak runoff significantly. Overall, our findings highlight the importance of local planning capacity and sustainable stormwater management concepts in mitigating excessive runoff.

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  • Hyun Woo Kim & Ming-Han Li, 2016. "Sustainable Stormwater Management: Examining the Role of Local Planning Capacity in Mitigating Peak Surface Runoff," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(9), pages 1-19, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:8:y:2016:i:9:p:763-:d:77037
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    1. Zhenghong Tang & Samuel D Brody, 2009. "Linking Planning Theories with Factors Influencing Local Environmental-Plan Quality," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 36(3), pages 522-537, June.
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