Comprehensive evaluation of trade-offs in vegetation planting strategies for stormwater management practices
A city-wide assessment of triple bottom line Co-benefits, life cycle costs, and water quality performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19486708 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mahshid Mohammad Zadeh (0009-0004-4466-2513, Colorado State University, corresponding author), Mazdak Arabi (0000-0003-1817-3260, Colorado State University), Sybil Sharvelle, Sybil A Sharvelle (Colorado State University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 141 |
| Pages | 107264 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sustainable Cities and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2210-6707 • E-ISSN: 2210-6715 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.scs.2026.107264 |
| OpenAlex | W7131665694 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 56 |
Despite the widespread implementation of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI), systematic optimization of vegetation strategies across urban scales remains unexplored. This study bridges the gap by evaluating and optimizing the life cycle costs (LCC), triple bottom line (TBL) benefits, and water quality performance of stormwater management practices (SMP) using public SMPs in Philadelphia, focusing on optimal vegetation planting strategies at a city-wide scale. The results indicate that trees combined with sand filters substantially promote TBL benefits with lower LCC than systems with surface vegetation, leading to a higher benefit-cost ratio. The results of multi-objective optimization suggest that an optimal strategy involves prioritizing tree planting, followed by incorporating highly diverse surface vegetation based on available budgets and water quality considerations. This study provides municipalities with a systematic approach for optimizing green infrastructure investments across the city while achieving both performance requirements and community benefits, advancing the development of more sustainable urban stormwater management strategies
Green infrastructure · Low-impact development · Stormwater · Tree planting · Triple Bottom Line · Vegetation (pathology) · Water cycle · Water quality · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |