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SUDS, LID, BMPs, WSUD and more—The evolution and application of terminology surrounding urban drainage

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Fletcher, Tim D., Shuster, William, Hunt, William F., Ashley, Richard, Butler, David, Arthur, Scott, Trowsdale, Sam, Barraud, Sylvie +7 more·2015·Urban Water Journal

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The management of urban stormwater has become increasingly complex over recent decades. Consequently, terminology describing the principles and practices of urban drainage has become increasingly diverse, increasing the potential for confusion and miscommunication. This paper documents the history, scope, application and underlying principles of terms used in urban drainage and provides recommendations for clear communication of these principles. Terminology evolves locally and thus has an important role in establishing awareness and credibility of new approaches and contains nuanced understandings of the principles that are applied locally to address specific problems. Despite the understandable desire to have a ‘uniform set of terminology’, such a concept is flawed, ignoring the fact that terms reflect locally shared understanding. The local development of terminology thus has an important role in advancing the profession, but authors should facilitate communication between disciplines and between regions of the world, by being explicit and accurate in their application.

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Fletcher, T. D., Shuster, W., Hunt, W. F., Ashley, R., Butler, D., Arthur, S., Trowsdale, S., Barraud, S., Semadeni-Davies, A., Bertrand-Krajewski, J.-L., Mikkelsen, P. S., Rivard, G., Uhl, M., Dagenais, D., & Viklander, M.
Affiliations
  • The University of Melbourne (AU)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (US)
  • North Carolina State University (US)
  • University of Sheffield (GB)
  • University of Exeter (GB)
  • Heriot-Watt University (GB)
  • University of Auckland (NZ)
  • Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (FR)
  • Technical University of Denmark (DK)
  • FH Münster University of Applied Sciences (DE)
  • Université de Montréal (CA)
  • Luleå University of Technology (SE)
Corresponding author
Fletcher, Tim D.
Venue
Urban Water Journal
Published
2014-07-23
Volume
12
Issue
7
Pages
525-542
ISSN
  • 1573-062X (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-9006
OpenAlex
W2052371844
Cited by
1,938
References
82
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FWCI
45.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Urban Water Journal (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
  • Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • North Carolina State University
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K006924/1, EP/I029346/1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Integrated Water Resources Management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Keywords
stormwater management, sustainable urban drainage systems, low impact development, best management practices, water sensitive urban design, terminology evolution, professional communication

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