Applied Eco-Hydraulics and Eco-Hydrology for Climate Change Conditions

摘要

The use of hydraulics and hydrological analyses has now matured into an established and efficient part of water resources projects. However, for multi-disciplinary projects, there is always a tendency to use a more simplified approach for stream restoration projects so that biologists, landscaping architects, fluvial morphologists, and engineers can all practice in accordance with a certain guideline or manual. The simplified approach usually fails to encapsulate the environmental knowledge and water-related natural processes necessary to produce a successful design. The impacts of climate change on the environment will require a more complex review and innovative solutions by all disciplines.The emphasis of this paper is two-fold. First, it will provide insights into and understanding of eco-hydraulics and eco-hydrology. Second, it will enforce the concept that designing with nature is preferable to imposing hard engineering or artificial solutions as it sustains natural biodiversity and minimizes overall costs.Moreover, with climate change conditions, new water resources techniques and adaptive management are imperative. Certain changes are required not only with the modelling methods but also with the design methods associated with stormwater management features, hydraulic structures, and stream restoration projects.Finally, with climate change we model and/or design "in the world of changes".