Modelling behaviour and interactions in urban stormwater management: An agent-based approach

Urban water management requires the identification and inclusion of demand-side solutions to complement the traditional top-down approach for supplying water services. This thesis presents an agent-based model to simulate the behaviour of the main stakeholders in urban stormwater management. The model is applied to replicate the uptake of both public and private stormwater treatment and harvesting technologies, and to explore strategies to achieve water management targets under scenarios of population growth and climate change. This tool can provide reliable policy recommendations and improve the robust planning of urban water management under different scenarios of future urban development and environmental change.