Research and analysis

Retrofit sustainable drainage systems for urban water quality enhancement

Research on how sustainable drainage systems (SUDS) could solve water quality problems with existing drainage systems.

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Retrofit SUDS for Urban Water Quality Enhancement

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This review offers new understanding about links between these three elements, necessary for implementing the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). The report covers the application of the most promising of these approaches to a case study on the River Eden, along with assessing potential changes in habitat availability under different climate change scenarios.

Published 1 December 2007