Kick off seminar in Helsinki

Presentations and materials from the Kick off seminar in Helsinki

Stormwater solutions: concepts and practices - presentation by Elisa Lähde

Stormwater solutions - Concepts and practices

Why stormwater? Major climate adaptation issue for cities globally

Stormwater causing problems.

  • Flooding, pollution
  • Suspended solids
  • Nutrients
  • Heavy Metals
  • Hydrocarbons

Traditional drainage doesn’t work. New approach is needed.

Stormwater work within the City of Helsinki - presentation by Kimmo Kuisma

Storm water work within the City of Helsinki

Content

  • Urban development background
  • Storm water management in City strategies
  • Players of stormwater management in City organization
  • Storm water strategy 2008
  • Pilot project of storm water strategy in Kuninkaantammi area
  • Lessons learned – SW strategy implementation since 2008

Integrated stormwater work in the city of Malmö - presentation by Kruuse Annika

Integrated storm water work in the city of Malmö

  • Green space factor
  • Four categories of ecosystem services
  • What is a cloudburst?
  • Cloudburst actions
  • Mapping of surface run-off

Creating Urban Oases with storm water - Presentation by Outi Wahlroos

Creating urban oases with stormwater

  • Urban Oases general aims
  • Stormwater wetland or swale
  • Constructed urban wetlands
  • Watershed scale and natural processes as a reference for city planning and site design
  • Natural Systems Stormwater Management

Kuninkaantammi - the pilot of the Helsinki stormwater strategy - presentation by Suvi Tyynilä

Kuninkaantammi pilot of Helsinki stormwater strategy

Viikki – Ecological Housing and Planning in Helsinki - presentation by Tuomas Eskola

viikki ecological housing and planning in helsinki

What is Green Area Factor - presentation by M. Ariluoma

What is GAF

  • A short history
  • Why Green Factor?
  • How? Elements and techniques
  • Pros and cons

GAF Pilot Sites

 

City of Gävle GAF Pilot Site

City of Gävle GAF Pilot Site

City of Jeglava GAF Pilot Site

City of Jeglava GAF pilot site

City of Riga GAF Pilot Site

City of Riga GAF Pilot Site

City of Söderhamn GAF Pilot Site

Söderhamn GAF Pilot Site

City of Tartu GAF Pilot Site

Tartu GAF Pilot Site

City of Turku GAF Pilot Site

Turku GAF Pilot Site

City of Helsinki GAF

Helsinki GAF