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The objective of this research was to assess another approach for flood control measures, namely Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS), with application to the Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Basin, located in the central part of Ho Chi Minh City. An Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach was used and the addressed criteria were inundation reduction capacity, pollutant removal capacity, costs, and public preferences. The results of simulations run on the Personal Computer Storm Water Management Model (PCSWMM), and interviews with 140 households, were used to assess the efficacy and acceptability of four of the most popular SUDS: rainwater harvesting, green roofs, urban green spaces and pervious pavements. The results were then fed into a Multi Criteria Analysis (MCA) Framework developed by an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach. In general, SUDS, such as pervious pavements and urban green spaces, were often chosen over individual options (options that can be implemented on a household basis), such as rainwater harvesting and green roofs. This suggested that for the achievement of technical and social benefits, the application of SUDS should start from the installation of infrastructure that targets larger areas, before moving on to smaller systems infrastructure that can be applied on a household basis.

Loc, H., Shimizu, Y., Nguyen, H., Nguyen, T. and Kusakabe, T. (2015). Feasibility Assessment of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) in Ho Chi Minh City using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach. In: World Engineering Conference and Convention. [online] Kyoto. Available at:

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