Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure Techniques for Sustainable Campus Design

This study focuses on sustainable water resources management among extensive sustainable campus design principles. water is a non-renewable asset for our increasingly arid geography due to reasons such as global warming. the sustainable approach to water resources consists of reclamation and capture of rainwater/stormwater, treatment and reuse of wastewater, protection and enhancement of groundwater quality and natural water bodies (creeks, streams, rivers, lakes and others) and creating water-efficient landscapes. green infrastructure systems provide natural drainage and infiltration, prevent floods, improve water quality, and enhance ground water. in this study rainwater/stormwater is treated as a non-renewable resource instead of wastewater. this water resource can be captured and reused for different purposes such as irrigation, groundwater recharge, green corridors and landscape amenity by integration of rainwater/stormwater features into the site design. this study develops strategies for use of green infrastructure systems and recommendations to guide the implementation of these strategies. as a case study, first the current state of stormwater sustainability at izmir institute of technology (iyte) campus, located in gulbahce-urla (izmir), is discussed. then, to improve and sustain the hydrologic balance, green infrastructure best management practices (bmps) for iyte school of architecture grounds are developed as a pilot study of an ongoing masters thesis.