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Nature-based solutions - Sustainable water management

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SuDS techniques

Techniques of Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are various and allow reaching different multidisciplinary goals: flood protection, water quality improvement, urban restoration or biodiversity increase. In function of which goal wants to be maximized, it is possible to use simple trench filters, going through vegetated swales, up to bioretention systems, ponds, and wetlands.

IRIDRA has all the multidisciplinary expertise to propose different SuDS techniques, in function of different required goals.

More information

 

Rain water harvesting

 rainwater harvesting 1  web  rainwater harvesting 2  web

Source: Woods Ballard et al. 2015. "The SuDS Manual"

 

Green roofs

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Source: Woods Ballard et al. 2015. "The SuDS Manual"

 

Infiltration basins

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Source: Woods Ballard et al. 2015. "The SuDS Manual"

 

Swales

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Source: Woods Ballard et al. 2015. "The SuDS Manual"

 

Bioretention systems

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Source: Woods Ballard et al. 2015. "The SuDS Manual"

 

Infiltration trees

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Source: Woods Ballard et al. 2015. "The SuDS Manual"

 

Detention basins

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Source: Woods Ballard et al. 2015. "The SuDS Manual"

 

Ponds

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Source: Gibelli G., 2015, Manuale di drenaggio urbano

 

Wetlands

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Source: Gibelli G., 2015, Manuale di drenaggio urbano

wetlands 2  web

Courtesy: Jaime Nivala

References

IRIDRA's staff is highlighted in bold.

Masi F., Rizzo A., Bresciani R., Sustainable Rainwater Management in the City: Opportunities and Solutions for the Anthropic Environmental Impacts Reduction and Urban Resilience Increase, in "Smart Metropolia - Przestrzenie RelacjiPublisher: Obszar Metropolitalny Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot ul. Dlugi Targ 39/40, 80-830 Gdansk, 109-119; 978-83-65496-02-07, 2018.

Huber, J., 2010. Low Impact Development: a Design Manual for Urban Areas. Fay-etteville, AR: University of Arkansas Community Design Center.

Woods Ballard, B., Wilson, S., Udale-Clarke, H., Illman, S., Scott, T., Ashley, R. and Kellagher, R., 2015. The SuDS Manual, C753, CIRIA, London, UK. ISBN 978-0-86017-760-9.