Integrated Storm Water Management

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

Date of latest update: 2023-11-11

Description

Description (EN):

According to climate change scenarios Baltic Sea Region (BSR) will face more frequent and heavier rainfalls. At the same time the trend in urban planning is to densify urban areas. It leads to more serious urban flooding that causes costs, environmental degradation and risks to human safety. Current planning and management practices have proven to be weak in meeting these challenges. Therefore there is a clear need for transferring storm waters (SW) from a problem to a resource for urban areas. SW management must be among top priorities in urban development and should be integrated into urban planning processes at all levels. To achieve these goals, cities around BSR have to meet common challenge of dispersed planning and management responsibilities of SWs. iWater aims to improve urban planning by developing integrated and multifunctional SW management in Central Baltic cities and creating higher quality and more resilient urban space and increase of urban sustainability. iWater provides a platform for science-practice collaboration aimed to find and develop common management methods, guidelines, tools and solutions for Integrated Storm Water Management (ISWM). 7 iWater partner cities will adopt new ISWM programmes/plans and 25-35 other BSR cities will be trained to use developed methods. ISWM tools will be developed, localized and piloted in city plans by each partner city. Thus multifunctional SW solutions will be integrated into urban planning by introducing innovative Green Infrastructure solutions that provide ecosystem services. A student competition will be organised to find and develop new and innovative ISWM solutions for 7 partner cities applicable to BSR conditions – SW planning solutions will be elaborated at conceptual and/or sketch design level and construction/investment plans will be prepared. Active involvement of local stakeholders, experts and residents in iWater activities will be ensured.

Achievements (EN):

iWater developed a city-specific integrated stormwater management strategy: Integrated Stormwater Management (iWater) project improves the urban planning in the cities of the Baltic Sea region through development of comprehensive stormwater management system which is integrated into the urban development processes of the city at all levels. In result, each of 7 partner cities (Helsinki, Turku, Tartu, Jelgava, Riga, Söderhamn and Gävle) developed its own tailor-made solution – a city-specific stormwater management strategy. Each city also established an institutional model for stormwater management. Project was implemented applying science-practice collaboration model developed by the Aalto University. The university helped to ensure the close cooperation between academic field and the practicioners when the project outputs were being prepared, when actions/strategies were planned in the pilot sites. Since integrated storm management is relatively new subject in some BSR cities and knowledge, experience level are quite different, capacity building activities played and important role in the project. International, national capacity building workshops other events were organised where knowledge was presented, exchanged, project outputs were discussed and shared. 3 iWater summer schools (61 students from 17 countries/16 universities) were organised. In result 19 creative, innovative and multi-functional stormwater management solutions for 7 pilot sites of 7 iWater partner cities. The project developed the following practical tools and guidelines which can be useful for the municipalities, urban planners, architects etc. outside iWater partnership: Integrated Storm Water Management System Guidelines The main purpose of the guidelines is to help other cities establish a comprehensive storm-water management approach and integrate it into the urban development processes at all levels. The guidelines provide very concrete tips, tools how to plan an implement the integrated storm water management in the municipality from scratch trough cycle (planning, implementation and monitoring). Green Area Factor excel tool Green Factor is a practical and user-friendly excel-based tool for urban planning. It ensures sufficient green infrastructure when building new lots in a dense urban environment. The Green Factor is calculated as the ratio of the scored green area to lot area. The target level for the lot can be achieved flexibly by the garden designer by selecting some of the 39 green elements, such as planted and maintained vegetation or various run-off water solutions, when designing the lot. This tool was developed for the first time in 1997 in Berlin - “Biotope Area Factor1”. Later on similar tools were created/adapted based on Berlin also in other cities, for example Stockholm, Malm, Seattle and Toronto. Similar tool was developed also in Helsinki as a part of the EU-funded “Climate-proof city – tools for planning” (ILKKA) project in 2014. Based on the experiences with the tool’s usage and due to the increasing importance of stormwater management, an updated version of this tool was to be developed within the iWater project. The Tool has been adopted and piloted in partner cities during the project: Riga, Jelgava, Tartu (Jaamamõisa area), Gävle, Söderhamn and Turku, and finally incorporated in the land-use planning process Integrated Stormwater Management Toolbox: This toolbox introduces the most commonly used approaches and concrete tools for urban stormwater management. It gathers useful information for those interested in, or working with, the design, planning or management of urban water, in particular, landscape architects, architects, as well as urban planners and designers. The information is in an easily adaptable form, including further reading for those who wish to dive deeper. Furthermore, the toolbox focuses on approaches that are applicable or developed for northern climate conditions.

Website: http://centralbaltic.eu/

Expected Results (EN): R2.3. Share of urban areas covered with integrated urban management

Expected Outputs (EN):

iWater will improve integration of all stakeholders involved in urban planning process (e.g. civil servants from municipal departments, residents, construction companies, NGOs, experts, etc.) in relation to SW management and increase understanding of the benefits of multifunctional SW solutions.Local SW management practices will be developed into a full Integrated Storm Water Management (ISWM) approach which will link all urban planning processes and stakeholders on all levels (master/detailed urban planning/construction permitting/street planning/environmental planning/infrastructure planning/municipal level/regional level). 7 iWater partner cities will develop and adopt their own SW programs/plans. Also ISWM guidelines and ISWM peer review evaluation criteria will be developed.Urban planning will be taken to a higher level by developing, localizing and piloting ISWM tools that allow using multifunctional solutions in urban planning. Approx. 25-35 BSR cities and regions will be trained to use the ISWM approach outlined in ISWM guidelines and different tools. Evaluation criteria for sustainable SW solutions and review of previous cost-benefit analyses of SW systems will be done. An open idea competition will be organised to develop innovative ISWM solutions that are applicable in BSR and to communicate widely about why to invest in these solutions. Based on ideas, partner cities will prepare plans for innovative pilot investments showcasing the benefits of integrated SW management (water quality, recreation, urban biodiversity, flood prevention, etc).The results will directly increase the share of urban areas covered by ISWM through piloting and programming and in a long term the guidelines and tools supporting implementation of ISWM in urban areas will be disseminated to cities and institutions in BSR.

Thematic information

Water management Urban development Institutional cooperation and cooperation networks

Specific Objective: Better urban planning in the Central Baltic region

Thematic Objective: (06) preserving and protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency by:

Investment Priority: (06e) taking action to improve the urban environment, to revitalise cities, regenerate and decontaminate brownfield sites (including conversion areas), reduce air pollution and promote noise-reduction measures

Partners (9)

Lead Partner: Rīgas dome

Department: City Development Department

Address: Ratslaukums 1, LV–1539 Riga, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.rdpad.lv/en/

Total budget: EUR 323 871.18

ERDF budget: EUR 275 290.50

Aalto University

Name: Aalto University

Department: Department of Architecture

Address: Otakaari 1, 2150 Espoo, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.aalto.fi/en/

Total budget: EUR 193 468.75

ERDF budget: EUR 145 101.56

Tartu Linnavalitsus

Name: Tartu Linnavalitsus

Department: Department of Urban Planning, Land Survey and Use

Address: Raekoja plats 3, 51003 Tartu, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.tartu.ee

Total budget: EUR 247 300.00

ERDF budget: EUR 210 205.00

Turun kaupunki

Name: Turun kaupunki

Department: Environmental Division

Address: Puolalankatu 5, 20100 Turku, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.turku.fi

Total budget: EUR 292 550.00

ERDF budget: EUR 219 412.50

Jelgavas pilsētas dome

Name: Jelgavas pilsētas dome

Department: Development and City Planning Department

Address: Lielā street 11, LV-3001 Jelgava, Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.jelgava.lv

Total budget: EUR 110 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 93 925.00

Helsingin kaupunki

Name: Helsingin kaupunki

Department: City of Helsinki Environment Centre

Address: Viikinkaari 2a, P.O. Box 500, FI-00099 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website (not verified): http://www.hel.fi/www/ymk/en

Total budget: EUR 278 363.33

ERDF budget: EUR 208 772.50

Itämeren kaupunkien liiton ympäristösihteeristö c/o Turun kaupunki

Name: Itämeren kaupunkien liiton ympäristösihteeristö c/o Turun kaupunki

Department: Administration group

Address: Vanha Suurtori 7, FI-20500 Turku, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ubc-environment.net/

Total budget: EUR 262 041.67

ERDF budget: EUR 196 531.25

Gävle kommun

Name: Gävle kommun

Department: Management administration

Address: Drottninggatan 22, SE- 801 84 Gävle, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.gavle.se

Total budget: EUR 329 885.00

ERDF budget: EUR 247 413.75

Söderhamns kommun

Name: Söderhamns kommun

Department: Municipal Committee Department

Address: Södra Hamngatan 50, 826 80 Söderhamn, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.soderhamn.se

Total budget: EUR 309 950.00

ERDF budget: EUR 232 462.50

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Aalto University Foundation

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Tartu City Government

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Turun kaupunki

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Jelgava City Council

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Helsingin kaupunki

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Union of the Baltic Cities, Commission on Environment c/o City of Turku

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Municipality of Gävle

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Municipality of Söderhamn

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Rīgas dome

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Summary

Project name (EN): Integrated Storm Water Management

Project acronym: iWater

Project start date: 2015-12-01

Project end date: 2018-08-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 2 347 929.93

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 829 114.57

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 829 114.57.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Websites / webtools / webforums / cooperative platforms

Link to iWater Cities and Pilot sites

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Website / webtool / webforum / cooperative platform

Data source: http://www.integratedstormwater.eu/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2018-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment link: http://www.integratedstormwater.eu/pilot-sites

Reports

Integrated Storm Water Management (ISWM) Guidelines

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.integratedstormwater.eu/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2018-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

HELSINKI GREEN AREA FACTOR TOOL - Guide for modifying the Excel - based tool

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.integratedstormwater.eu/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2018-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

HELSINKI GREEN AREA FACTOR TOOL - User manual for the Excel - based tool

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.integratedstormwater.eu/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2018-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Report Summary: DEVELOPING THE CITY OF HELSINKI GREEN FACTOR METHOD

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.integratedstormwater.eu/

Publication date: 2020-01-27

Document date: 2018-08-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project

Financing programme

2014 - 2020 INTERREG V-A Finland - Estonia - Latvia - Sweden (Central Baltic)

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-11-11

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

137 / 137 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

663 / 663 (100%)

Notes on the data

Information provided by the Programme. Achievements were retrieved by Interact from the Programme website (http://centralbaltic.eu/), or a website directly linked from it, on 2021-11-08, 2023-01-12 and 2024-03-08.

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