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USA: Low Impact Development The Low Impact Development Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of Low Impact Development technology. Low Impact Development is a new, comprehensive land planning and engineering design approach with a goal of maintaining and enhancing the pre-development hydrologic regime of urban and developing watersheds.
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Low impact development Wikipedia
LID is similar to sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), a term used in the United Kingdom, water sensitive urban design (WSUD), a term used in Australia, natural drainage systems a term used in Seattle, Washington [2] and "Onsite Stormwater Management", a term used by the Washington State Department of Ecology[3].
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UK Environment Agency: Sustainable Drainage Systems Traditional drainage is designed to move rainwater as rapidly as possible from the point at which it has fallen to a discharge point, either a watercourse or soakaway.
This approach has a number of harmful effects:
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Tackling floods with sustainable urban drainage Sustainable urban drainage systems, or SUDS, offer a combined response to flood risk, and adaptation to climate change. SUDS mimic natural water systems, slowing water down to reduce flood risk whilst managing pollutants on site. As well as being environmentally friendly and minimising surface water run-off and flood risks, they offer neighbourhoods multiple benefits, including attractive planting features and increased biodiversity. They are an increasingly important part of our green infrastructure.
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