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Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems: Themes of Public Perception—A Case Study

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Assessing the effectiveness of sustainable drainage systems (suds): interventions, impacts and challenges.

1. Introduction

1.1. current understanding and evaluation of suds, 1.2. the relationship between suds and health and wellbeing, 1.3. complexities of implementing suds, 2. materials and methods, 2.1. conceptual framework, 2.2. study area, 2.3. suds interventions, 2.4. monitoring, 2.5. the roles of stakeholders, 2.6. statistical analyses, 3.1. weather, 3.2. reductions in runoff, 3.3. engagement and adoption.

“Through partnership working, the demonstration site at South Moor will allow small, innovative businesses to test new water and energy saving products in a live environment. Crucially the project includes input from 300 residents to shape solutions and deliver immediate impact for the local community” .

“I think they’re excellent additions to peoples’ yards and it would be fantastic if we could get more of them in.”

“I’m very happy with it. It’s nice to look at from my window, I like the plants that were planted in there, and I re-varnished the wood, because I decided I wanted something a little bit darker.”

4. Discussion

4.1. effectiveness of suds, 4.2. challenges for data capture, 4.3. social perceptions of suds, 5. conclusions, author contributions, acknowledgments, conflicts of interest.

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Cotterill, S.; Bracken, L.J. Assessing the Effectiveness of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): Interventions, Impacts and Challenges. Water 2020 , 12 , 3160. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113160

Cotterill S, Bracken LJ. Assessing the Effectiveness of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): Interventions, Impacts and Challenges. Water . 2020; 12(11):3160. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113160

Cotterill, Sarah, and Louise J. Bracken. 2020. "Assessing the Effectiveness of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): Interventions, Impacts and Challenges" Water 12, no. 11: 3160. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12113160

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