Hydrological Sciences Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
69(4), С. 426 - 437
Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2024
Conventional
urban
drainage
infrastructure
is
gradually
failing
to
attain
sustainable
development
goals.
Effective
techniques
for
adapting
climate
change
at
the
city
level
include
use
of
green
(UGDI).
This
study
aims
assess
inherent
barriers
UGDI
in
Ghana.
Primary
data
was
gathered
from
62
built
environment
professionals.
Analytical
tools
included
a
component
factor
analysis
and
mean
score
ranking.
A
revealed
four
components
explaining
67.967%
total
variance
UGDI.
Lack
knowledge,
information
awareness
ranked
as
most
critical
implementation
barrier.
It
recommended
that
adoption
evolves
being
an
alternative
"necessity"
given
its
significance
evident
current
climatic
crises.
novel
attempt
expose
systems
Ghana
through
innovation
diffusion
theory.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
915, С. 170068 - 170068
Опубликована: Янв. 12, 2024
With
the
neo-metamorphosis
of
residential
landscape
worldwide
and
sluggish
sanitation
strategies
in
urban
environments,
rudimentary
on-site
systems
remain
commonly
used,
especially
developing
countries,
despite
risks
groundwater
contamination.
The
effective
management
such
water
resources
relies
on
assessment
sensitivity
anthropized
aquifers
to
man-made
impact,
including
behavioural
alteration,
terms
both
quality
quantity.
Associated
with
tracking
changes
land
use,
this
study
proposes
an
approach
involving
emerging
organic
contaminants
(EOCs)
as
indicators
alteration
balance
due
exposure
shallow
infiltration
untreated
wastewater
from
soak
pits.
This
methodology
was
applied
aquifer
beneath
agglomeration
Grand-Sfax
(Tunisia).
Combined
updated
follow-up
piezometric
fluctuations
relation
inputs
surface
contamination
sources,
spatialisation
levels
by
EOCs
provided
a
clear
delineation
most
impacted
zones.
revealed
significant
link
between
continuous
rise
contributions
accumulation
high
groundwater.
understanding
EOC
underground
pathways
allowed
determination
fates
processes
responsible
for
diffusion
throughout
studied
aquifer.
ability
reflect
population
life
style
use
patterns
molecules
also
assessed.
Besides
revealing
legacy
persistent
contamination,
tracers
different
persistence
spatial
observation
processes.
made
it
possible
develop
conceptual
presentation
vulnerability
pressures
predict
effects
subsequent
expansion
unplanned
urbanisation
quality.
Hydrological Sciences Journal,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
69(4), С. 426 - 437
Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2024
Conventional
urban
drainage
infrastructure
is
gradually
failing
to
attain
sustainable
development
goals.
Effective
techniques
for
adapting
climate
change
at
the
city
level
include
use
of
green
(UGDI).
This
study
aims
assess
inherent
barriers
UGDI
in
Ghana.
Primary
data
was
gathered
from
62
built
environment
professionals.
Analytical
tools
included
a
component
factor
analysis
and
mean
score
ranking.
A
revealed
four
components
explaining
67.967%
total
variance
UGDI.
Lack
knowledge,
information
awareness
ranked
as
most
critical
implementation
barrier.
It
recommended
that
adoption
evolves
being
an
alternative
"necessity"
given
its
significance
evident
current
climatic
crises.
novel
attempt
expose
systems
Ghana
through
innovation
diffusion
theory.
