Below you will find my list of publications. This list is updated regularly. You can also follow my publications on ResearchGate or Google Scholar.

Some formatting: Bold=Self – Underlined=Corresponding Author – entries in chronological order

Peer-reviewed Journal Papers

2021

  • Shi, B., Catsamas, S., Kolotelo, P., Wang, M., Lintern, A., Jovanovic, D., Bach, P. M., Deletic, A., McCarthy, D. T.  (2021) A Low-Cost Water Depth and Electrical Conductivity Sensor for Detecting Inputs into Urban Stormwater Networks. Sensors, 21, 3056. DOI: 10.3390/s21093056.
  • Browne, S., Lintern, A., Jamali, B., Leitão, J. P., Bach, P. M. (2021) Stormwater management impacts of small urbanising towns: the necessity of investigating the ‘devil in the detail’. Science of the Total Environment, 757, 143835, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143835.
  • Joshi, P., Leitão, J. P., Maurer, M., Bach, P. M. (in press) Not all SuDS are created equal: Impact of different approaches on Combined Sewer Overflows. Water Research. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116780
  • Back, Y., Bach, P. M., Jasper-Tönnies, Rauch, W., Kleidorfer, M. (2021) A rapid fine-scale approach to modelling urban bioclimatic conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 756, 143732, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143732

2020

  • Bach, P. M., Kuller, M., McCarthy, D. T., Deletic, A. (2020) A spatial planning-support system for generating decentralised urban stormwater management schemes. Science of the Total Environment, 726, 138282, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138282
  • Zhang, K., Deletic, A., Dotto, C. B. S., Allen, R., Bach, P. M. (2020) Modelling a ‘business case’ for blue-green infrastructure: lessons from the Water Sensitive Cities Toolkit. Blue Green Systems 2(1): 383-403, DOI: 10.2166/bgs.2020.018
  • Werner, T., Bach, P. M., Yellishetty, M., Amirpoorsaeed, F., Walsh, S., Miller, A., Roach, M., Schnapp, A., Solly, P., Tan, Y., Lewis, C., Hudson, E., Heberling, K., Richards, T., Chia, H. C., Truong, M., Gupta, T., Wu, X. (2020) A Geospatial Database for Effective Mine Rehabilitation in Australia. Minerals, 10(9), 745, DOI: 10.3390/min10090745.
  • Sitzenfrei, R., Kleidorfer, M., Bach, P. M., Bacchin, T. K. (2020) Green infrastructures for urban water system: balance between cities and nature. Water 12(5), 1456, DOI: 10.3390/w12051456
  • Deletic, A., Qu, J., Bach, P. M., Liu, G., Wang, A., Zhang, K. (2020) The multi-faceted nature of Blue-Green Systems coming to light. Blue-Green Systems 2(1), 186-187. DOI: 10.2166/bgs.2020.002
  • Hoffmann, S., Feldmann, U., Bach, P. M., Binz, C., Farrelly, M., Frantzeskaki, N., Hiessl, H., Inauen, J. Larsen, T. A., Lienert, J., Londong, J., Lüthi, C., Maurer, M., Mitchell, C. Morgenroth, E., Nelson, K. L., Scholten, L., Truffer, B., Udert, K. M. (2020) A research agenda for the future of urban water management: exploring the potential of nongrid, small-grid, and hybrid solutions. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(9) 5312-5322, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05222
  • Zhang, K., Bach, P. M., Mathios, J., Dotto, C. B. S., Deletic, A (2020) Quantifying the benefits of stormwater harvesting for pollution mitigation. Water Research, 171, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115395
  • Jamali, B., Bach, P. M., Deletic, A. (2020) Rainwater harvesting for urban flood management – An integrated modelling framework. Water Research 171, DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115372

2019

  • Tscheikner-Gratl, F., Caradot, N., Cherqui, F., Leitao, J. P., Ahmadi, M., Langeveld, J. G., Gat, Y. L., Scholten, L., Roghani, B., Rodriguez, J. P., Lepot, M., Stegeman, B., Heinrichsen, A., Kropp, I., Kerres, K., Almeida, M. d. C., Bach, P. M., Moy de Vitry, M., Marques, A. S., Simoes, N. E., Rouault, P., Hernandez, N., Torres, A., Werey, C., Rulleau, B., Clemens, F. (2019) Sewer asset management – state of the art and research needs, Urban Water Journal, DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2020.1713382
  • Shi, B., Bach, P. M., Lintern, A., Zhang, K., Coleman, R. A., Metzeling, L., McCarthy, D. T., Deletic, A. (2019) Understanding spatiotemporal variability of in-stream water quality in urban environments – A case study of Melbourne, Australia. Journal of Environmental Management. 246. 203-213. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.006
  • Jamali, B., Bach, P. M., Cunningham, L., Deletic, A. (2019) A Cellular Automata Fast Flood Evaluation (CA-ffé) Model. Water Resources Research. 55. 4936-4953. DOI: 10.1029/2018WR023679
  • Kuller, M., Bach, P. M., Roberts, S., Browne, D., Deletic, A. (2019) A planning-support tool for spatial suitability assessment of green urban stormwater infrastructure. Science of the Total Environment 686. 856-868. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.051
  • Zhang, K., Deletic, A., Bach, P. M., Shi, B., Hathaway, J. M., McCarthy, D. T. (2019) Testing of new stormwater pollution build-up algorithms informed by a genetic programming approach, Journal of Environmental Management, 171, 12-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.04.009
  • Zhang, K., Manuelpillai, D., Raut, B., Deletic, A., Bach, P. M. (2019) Evaluating the reliability of stormwater treatment systems under various future climate conditions, Journal of Hydrology, 568, 57-66. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.10.056

2018

  • Kuller, M., Farrelly, M., Deletic, A., Bach, P. M. (2018) Building effective Planning Support Systems for green urban water infrastructure – Practitioners’ perceptions, Environmental Science & Policy, 89, 153-162. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2018.06.011
  • Castonguay, A. C., Iftekhar, MS., Urich, C., Bach, P. M., Deletic, A. (2018) Integrated modelling of stormwater treatment systems uptake, Water Research, 142, 301-312. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.05.037
  • Jamali, B., Löwe, R., Bach, P. M., Urich, C., Arnbjerg-Nielsen, K., Deletic, A. (2018) A rapid urban flood inundation and damage assessment model, Journal of Hydrology, 564, 1085-1098. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.07.064
  • Bach, P. M., Deletic, A., Urich, C., McCarthy, D. T. (2018) Modelling characteristics of the urban form to support water systems planning, Environmental Modelling & Software, 104 pp. 249-269. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.02.012
  • Zeisl, P., Mair, M., Kastlunger, U., Bach, P. M., Rauch, W., Sitzenfrei, R., Kleidorfer, M. (2018) Conceptual urban water balance model for water policy testing: An approach for large scale investigation. Sustainability, 10(3), 716. DOI: 10.3390/su10030716
  • Kuller, M., Bach, P. M., Ramirez-Lovering, D., Deletic, A (2018) What drives the location choice for water sensitive infrastructure in Melbourne, Australia?, Landscape and Urban Planning, 175, pp. 92-101. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.03.018

2017

  • Bach, P. M., Kodikara, J. K. (2017) Reliability of Infrared Thermography in Detecting Leaks in Buried Water Reticulation Pipes, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 10(9), 7946278, pp. 4210-4224. DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2017.2708817
  • Chong, N., Bach, P. M., Moilleron, R., Bonhomme, C., Deroubaix, J.-F. (2017) Use and Utility: Exploring the Diversity and Design of Water Models at the Science-Policy Interface. Water, 9(12) 983. DOI: 10.3390/w9120983
  • Sitzenfrei, R., Zischg, J., Sitzmann, M., Bach, P. M. (2017) Impact of hybrid water supply on the centralised water system, Water, 9(11), 855. DOI: 10.3390/w9110855
  • Kuller, M., Bach, P. M., Ramirez-Lovering, D., Deletic, A. (2017) Framing water sensitive urban design as part of the urban form: A critical review of tools for best planning practice. Environmental Modelling & Software, 96, pp. 265-282. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.07.003.
  • Rauch, W., Urich, C., Bach, P. M., Rogers, B. C., de Haan, F. J., Brown, R. R., Mair, M., McCarthy, D. T., Kleidorfer, M., Sitzenfrei, R., Deletic, A. (2017) Modelling transitions in urban water systems, Water Research, 126, pp. 501-514. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.09.039

2016

  • Burger, G., Bach, P.M., Urich, C., Leonhardt, G., Kleidorfer, M., Rauch, W. (2016) Document Designing and implementing a multi-core capable integrated urban drainage modelling Toolkit: Lessons from CityDrain3. Advances in Engineering Software, 100, pp. 277 – 289.

2015

  • Bach, P.M., Staalesen, S., McCarthy, D.T., Deletic, A. (2015), Revisiting land use classification and spatial aggregation for modelling integrated urban water systems, Landscape and Urban Planning, 143, pp. 43 – 55. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.05.012
  • Bach, P.M., McCarthy, D.T., Deletic, A. (2015), Can we model the implementation of water sensitive urban design in evolving cities?, Water Science and Technology, 71 (1), pp. 149 – 156. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2014.464
  • Daly, E., Bach, P. M., Deletic, A. (2014), Stormwater pollutant runoff: A stochastic approach. Advances in Water Resources, 74, pp. 148 – 155. DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2014.09.003

2010-2014

  • Bach, P. M., Rauch, W., Mikkelsen, P. S., McCarthy, D. T., Deletic, A. (2014), A    Critical Review of Integrated Urban Water Modelling – Urban Drainage and Beyond, Environmental Modelling & Software. 54, pp. 88 – 107. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.12.018
  • Bach, P. M., Deletic, A., Urich, C., Sitzenfrei, R., Kleidorfer, M., Rauch, W., McCarthy, D. T. (2013), Modelling Interactions Between Lot-Scale Decentralised Water Infrastructure and Urban Form – a Case Study on Infiltration Systems, Water Resources Management, 27, pp. 4845 – 4863. DOI: 10.1007/s11269-013-0442-9
  • Bach, P. M., McCarthy, D. T., Urich, C., Sitzenfrei, R., Kleidorfer, M., Rauch, W., Deletic, A. (2013), A planning algorithm for quantifying decentralised water management opportunities in urban environments, Water Science & Technology, 68(8), pp. 1857 – 1865. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.437
  • Urich, C., Bach, P. M., Sitzenfrei, R., Kleidorfer, M., McCarthy, D. T., Deletic, A., Rauch, W. (2013), Modelling cities and water infrastructure dynamics, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Engineering Sustainability, 166(5), pp. 301 – 308. DOI: 10.1680/ensu.12.00037
  • Bach, P. M., McCarthy, D., Deletic, A. (2010), Redefining the Stormwater First Flush Phenomenon, Water Research, 44(8), pp. 2487 – 2498. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.01.022
  • Bach, P. M., McCarthy, D., Deletic A. (2010), The development of a novel approach for assessment of the first flush in urban stormwater discharges, Water Science & Technology. 61(10), pp. 2681 – 2688. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.209
  • de Moel, M., Bach, P. M., Bouazza, A., Singh, R. M., Sun, J. O. (2010), Technological advances and applications of geothermal energy pile foundations and their feasibility in Australia, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 14, pp. 2683 – 2696. DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2010.07.027

Peer-reviewed Conference Papers

  • Guo, D., Lintern, A., Prodanovic, V., Kuller, M., Bach, P. M., Deletic, A., Shi, B., McCarthy, D. T., Ryu, D., Webb, J. A., Liu, S., Western, A. W. (2019) Future Water: Comparing and contrasting approaches to predicting water quality. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand. DOI: 10.36334/modsim.2019.k15.guo.
  • Sitzenfrei, R., Zischg, J., Sitzmann, M., Rathnayaka, S., Kodikara, J., Bach, P. M. (2017) Effects of implementing decentralized water supply systems in existing centralized systems. World Environmental and Water Resources Congress (EWRI) 2017, Sacramento CA, United States, Available online: http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/9780784480625.064
  • Bach, P. M., Eisenstein, W., McCarthy, D. T., Hatt, B., Sedlack, D., Deletic, A. (2016) Australian water sensitive planning modelling in the San Francisco Bay Area: challenges and implications for model transferability. 2016 International Low Impact Development Conference (LID2016), Beijing, China.
  • Zhang, K., Bach, P. M., Dotto, C. B. S., Allen, R., Wong, T. H. F., Deletic, A. (2016) Quantifying stormwater management impacts using the Water Sensitive Cities Modelling Toolkit. 2016 International Low Impact Development Conference (LID2016), Beijing, China.
  • Kuller, M., Bach, P. M., Ramirez-Lovering, D., Deletic, A. (2016) The location choice of Water Sensitive Urban Design within a city: A case study of Melbourne. IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, Brisbane, Australia
  • Zeisl, P., Mair, M., Bach, P. M., Urich, C., Rauch, W., Sitzenfrei, R., Kleidorfer, M. (2016) Modelling a city’s water balance on large scale: An approach based on spatial distributed demand curves. Computing and Control for the Water Industry (CCWI) 2016 Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • Bach, P. M., Dotto, C. B. S., McCarthy, D. T., Deletic, A. (2015). Exploring multi- objective water sensitive urban design through integrated modelling. 10th International Urban Drainage Modelling Conference (UDM2015), Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.
  • Norris, T., Shucksmith, J., Blacksell, J., Dotto, C.B.S., Bach, P.M., Deletic, A. (2015) Evaluating the performance of EMC models using case study data, 10th International Urban Drainage Modelling Conference (10UDM), Mont-Sainte-Anne, Canada.
  • Bach, P. M., McCarthy, D. T., Deletic, A.  (2015), Exploring greenfield water sensitive options with the integrated planning-support model UrbanBEATS, 9th IWA Symposium on Systems Analysis and Integrated Assessment (Watermatex 15), Gold Coast, Australia. (http://www.awmc.uq.edu.au/conf/watermatex2015)
  • Bach, P. M., McCarthy, D. T., Deletic, A. (2014). Modelling the dynamics of water sensitive planning for a suburban area in Melbourne, Australia. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage (13ICUD), Kuching, Malaysia.
  • Dotto, C. B. S.,Bach, P. M., Allen, R. Wong, T., Deletic, A. (2014). Towards Water Sensitive Urban Precincts: Modelling Stormwater Management Opportunities. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage (13ICUD), Kuching, Malaysia.
  • Urich, C., Sitzenfrei, R.,Bach, P. M., Kleidorfer, M., Mair, M., McCarthy, D. T., Deletic, A., Rauch, W. (2014). Modelling the Co-evolution of Cities and Their Water Infrastructures. 13th International Conference on Urban Drainage (13ICUD), Kuching, Malaysia.
  • Bach, P. M., McCarthy, D. T., Deletic, A. (2013). UrbanBEATS: A strategic planning tool for exploring water sensitive futures. 8th International Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference (WSUD 2013). Gold Coast, Australia
  • Bach, P. M., McCarthy, D. T., Urich, C., Sitzenfrei, R., Kleidorfer, M., Rauch, W. & Deletic, A. (2012). DAnCE4Water’s BPM: A planning algorithm for decentralised water management strategic options. 9th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling (9UDM). Belgrade, Serbia
  • Rauch, W., Bach, P. M., Brown, R., Deletic, A., Ferguson, B., De Haan, J., McCarthy, D. T., Kleidorfer, M., Tapper, N., Sitzenfrei, R. & Urich, C. (2012). Modelling transition in urban drainage management. 9th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling (9UDM). Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Urich, C., Sitzenfrei, R., Kleidorfer, M., Bach, P. M., McCarthy, D. T., Deletic, A. & Rauch, W. (2012). Evolution of Urban Drainage Networks in DAnCE4Water. 9th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling. Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Bach, P.M., Urich, C., McCarthy, D.T., Sitzenfrei, R., Kleidorfer, M., Rauch, W., Deletic, A., (2011). Characterising a city for integrated performance assessment of water infrastructure in the DAnCE4Water model. 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Urich, C., Bach, P. M., Hellbach, C., Sitzenfrei, R., Kleidorfer, M. K., McCarthy, D.T., Deletic, A., Rauch, W., (2011). Dynamics of cities and water infrastructure in the DAnCE4Water model. 12th International Conference on Urban Drainage. Porto Alegre, Brazil.
  • Bach, P. M., Daly, E., McCarthy, D. T. & Deletic, A. (2010). Investigating pollutant variability for the development of a semi-stochastic water quality model of urban stormwater runoff. 6th International Conference on Sewer Processes and Networks. Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia.
  • Bach, P. M., McCarthy, D.T., Deletic, A. (2009). Debugging the myth behind the First Flush Phenomenon, 8th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling, Tokyo, Japan.

Scholarly Book Chapters, Books & Theses

  •  Deletic, A., Zhang, K., Jamali, B., Charette-Castonguay, A., Kuller, M., Prodanovic, V., Bach, P. M., (2019) Modelling to support the planning of sustainable urban water systems in Mannina, G. (eds), UDM2018. Green Energy and Technology, Springer, Cham, pp. 10-19. ISBN 978-3-319-99866-4
  • Nopens, I. Laurent, J., Villez, K., Corominas, L., Bach, P. M., Benedetti, L., Kleidorfer, M., Belia, L., Pons, M.-N., Jeppsson, U., Wang, X., Flores-Alsina, X., Porro, J., Guisasola, A., Santoro, D., Rodriguez-Roda, I., Shaw, A., Grau, P., Torfs, E. (2016) Modelling and Integrated Assessment (MIA). in Li, H. (eds), Global Trend & Challenges in Water        Science, Research and Management 2nd Edition, International Water Association, IWA Publishing, London, UK, pp. 86-91. ISBN 9781780408378
  • Rauch, W., Bach, P.M., Brown, R., Rogers, B., de Haan, F.J., McCarthy, D.T., Kleidorfer, M., Mair, M., Sitzenfrei, R., Urich, C. and Deletic, A. (2015), Enabling    change: Institutional adaptation, in Hulsmann, A., Grützmacher, G., van den Berg, G. Rauch, W., Jensen, A. L., Popovych, V., Rosario, M., Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia, L. S., Savic, D. A. (eds), Climate Change, Water Supply and Sanitation, IWA Publishing, London, UK, pp.355 – 74. ISBN 9781780404998
  • Bach, P. M. (2014). UrbanBEATS: A virtual urban water tool for exploring strategic planning scenarios. PhD Thesis. Monash University, Australia.
  • Bach, P. M. (2009). Applications of Infrared Thermography in Civil Engineering. Undergraduate Thesis. Monash University, Australia
  • Bach, P. M. (2007). “MATLAB, The Fundamentals”, (self-published), ISBN: 978-983-43679-0-9 (revised in conjunction with Dr. Kris Ryan of the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Monash University for a 2nd Edition, which has become one of the recommended texts for First Year Engineering unit ENG1060: “Computing for Engineers” in Semester 1, 2009)

Other Publications

  • Bach, P. M., Prodanovic, V., Shi, B. (2018) UrbanBEATS UX Design – Future Water ARC Linkage Workshop Summary Report. Monash University. Available online: https://urbanbeatsmodel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2018-Bach-Prodanovic-Shi-UrbanBEATSUXDesign.pdf
  • Rauch, W., Bach, P. M., Brown, R. R., Deletic, A., Ferguson, B., De Haan, F. J.,     McCarthy, D. T., Kleidorfer, M., Sitzenfrei, R. & Urich, C. (2011). Transition in urban water infrastructure – an integrated modelling approach. International Water Week. Amsterdam,The Netherlands. (Refereed conference paper, but no published            proceedings)
  • De Haan, J., Urich, C., Bach, P. M., Brown, R. R., Deletic, A., Ferguson, B., Hellbach, C. & Rauch, W. (2011). Modelling Spatially Explicit Societal Transitions in Urban Water Systems. 2nd International Conference on Sustainability Transitions. Lund, Sweden. (Refereed conference paper, but no published proceedings)
  • McCarthy, D., Bach, P. M., Deletic, A. (2009). Conducting a bacterial budget – a literature review. Report for Melbourne Water