Sustainable drainage uses the natural properties of soil, trees, planting and geography integrated with or in place of traditional ‘grey’ urban drainage systems while providing important environmental benefits that will contribute to:
- Improving water quality
- Reducing pollutants
- Improving air quality
- Reducing ‘heat island’ effects
- Supporting biodiversity
- Aiding carbon reduction
The project examined issues like:
- Planning and asset adoption
- Physical risk and safety,
- Relationships to with other local and National guidance
- Designing for practicalities of construction and maintenance
- The constraints and opportunities within historically sensitive areas
- Constraints within the airport bird
- Potential benefits to communities
- Supporting Edinburgh’s long-term vision
- Specifications in response to climate change