Rain Gardens as Green Support of Urban Stormwater Infrastructure
Journal Title: Darnios aplinkos vystymas - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 15
Abstract
In this paper the issue related to designing rain gardens in urban space has been presented. There were found and described solutions that increase water retention and infiltration by increasing the emphasis on designing and developing green infrastructure. This approach to design allows for sustainable management of rainwater and brings other benefits. In Poland, this idea becomes more popular, but these solutions are still not widely used that is showed on example of Bialystok city (Poland).
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Kamil RAWSKI
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