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Introduction
This paper describes a new paradigm which conceives the planning, design, construction,
operation and maintenance of urban water systems (blue) and urban vegetated areas (green assets)
not separately but in combination, placing emphasis on their mutual interactions. The Blue Green
Dream (BGD) project introduced in this paper enhances the synergy of urban BG systems through
the use implementation and use of multifunctional Blue Green Solutions (BGS). The paper
presents the project concept and deliverables including an Integrated Modelling System (BGD
IMS). Additionally, it highlights the potential for collaboration with and arising from the BGD
project.
The BGD project will fill the knowledge gaps and develop refined modules for key urban
infrastructure related processes in order to understand and model the interaction of blue and green
assets. The modules utilise existing state-of-the-art models whilst also offering sharper definition
of the fine scale boundary conditions and improved modelling of the interactions of plant, soil and
microclimates and moreover, the interactions of BG assets with models of BIM (Building
Information Management). The tools are applicable for the design of new assets and urban areas,
as well as for retrofitting of existing ones. The test beds are in Berlin, London Paris and Rotterdam
with 18 core project partners and support organisations/affiliates: the national clusters are based in
France, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.
Figure 1: The Blue Green Dream core countries and demo sites
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The role and collaboration mechanism of the BGD network is presented in the paper. Additionally
the paperpresents the concept of an open access modeling system, details of modules and data
structure, experimental and full scale research facilities as well as initial simulation results,
supported by e-learning modules. The international science conference Reporting for
Sustainability, (Bečići, 7th–10th of May 2013) has served as a platform for exploring the potential
for synergy between the BGD members and the network of Regional BGD centres, each of which
has a focal point for each member country (such as the one in Slovenia) for the planning of joint
actions, deliverables and implementation mechanisms.
Figure 2: The Blue Green Dreams European regional centres
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Part 1. Blue Green Dream Paradigms for Innovative City Planning
The Blue Green Dream (BGD),
http://bgd.org.uk
, project offers new technologies (BG Solutions -
BGS) for efficient planning and management of the urban environment: to maximize ecosystem
services, minimize negative environmental impacts and increase cities’ capacity to cope with
changing climate, extreme weather conditions, demographic and socio-economic conditions.
The BGD Centre for CSEE (Central and South Eastern Europe) is located in Belgrade, Serbia and
has focal points in Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, and in all
former ex-Yugoslavia republics. Members include the BGD project’s principal coordinator and a
group of companies and world leading experts. It has been created to bolster and enhance the
relevant national ministries capacity to introduce BG technology and to design and build BG
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settlements (smart sustainable cities) in member countries. Additionally, it will work with local
academic and professional communities to assist them in mastering BGD technologies and
facilitate their implementation in the region.
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The main products
Rapid urbanization (often uncontrolled) and the adverse impacts of climate change and the
variability of its extremes pose severe threats to urban ecosystem services and functions,
threatening human health and presenting grave limiting factors for national economic
development. The major issues (inter alia) are as follows: a) Urban creep (for example London
loses 2.5 Hyde Park equivalents of green space annually); b) Reduced availability of water
resources for potable and industrial purposes, food and energy; c) Poor drainage, floods and
droughts; d) Pollution of water bodies, reduced air quality, increased noise; e) Poor energy
efficiency of buildings and urban heat islands, poor performance of ecosystems.
Blue Green Solutions enhance the synergy of urban blue (urban water infrastructure) and urban
vegetated areas (green systems) by providing multiple benefits to services and functions of urban
ecosystems. They encompass technologies developed previously, such as SUDS (Sustainable
Urban Drainage System (known as best management practices (BMPs) in the USA) and WSUD
(Water Sensitive Urban Design) but also go beyond them. They provide effective, multifunctional
support to urban adaptation to future climate change and variation of climate extremes.
Figure 3: Urban green and urban blue