<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A low impact development (LID) is an alternative land development approach for managing stormwater that has been recommended instead of the traditional stormwater design. The main purpose of LID is to reduce the impact of development on water related problems through the use of stormwater management practices that infiltrate, evaporate, or harvest and use stormwater on the site where it falls. In recent years, more research has been carried out on the individual practice of LID such as bioretention, pervious pavements, rain garden and grassed swales. Nowadays LID practices have been successfully used to manage stormwater runoff, improve water quality, protect the environmental and hydrological aspects of the developed areas. Bioretention cells have been effectively used in retaining large volumes of runoff and pollutants on site. Pervious pavements have been extremely effective practice in infiltrating stormwater runoff as early as possible as rain fall on site and store a large quantity of water. Nowadays, sand ditch a new water harvesting technique is used that significantly reduces runoff and sediment losses and increases infiltration and soil loss. This paper highlights evidence in the literature regarding the beneficial uses of LID practices and encourage to adopt these practices for environmental friendly construction and sustainable development in the world.</p></abstract>

A low impact development (LID) is an alternative land development approach for managing stormwater that has been recommended instead of the traditional stormwater design. The main purpose of LID is to reduce the impact of development on water related problems through the use of stormwater management practices that infiltrate, evaporate, or harvest and use stormwater on the site where it falls. In recent years, more research has been carried out on the individual practice of LID such as bioretention, pervious pavements, rain garden and grassed swales. Nowadays LID practices have been successfully used to manage stormwater runoff, improve water quality, protect the environmental and hydrological aspects of the developed areas. Bioretention cells have been effectively used in retaining large volumes of runoff and pollutants on site. Pervious pavements have been extremely effective practice in infiltrating stormwater runoff as early as possible as rain fall on site and store a large quantity of water. Nowadays, sand ditch a new water harvesting technique is used that significantly reduces runoff and sediment losses and increases infiltration and soil loss. This paper highlights evidence in the literature regarding the beneficial uses of LID practices and encourage to adopt these practices for environmental friendly construction and sustainable development in the world.

Low Impact Development Practices: A Review of Current Research and Recommendations for Future Directions

Construction Environmental Engineering, Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology Campus, University of Science and Technology, 283, Goyangdae-ro, Ilsanseo-gu, Goyang-si, Geonggi-do, Republic of Korea, phone +82 31 910 07 42

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A low impact development (LID) is an alternative land development approach for managing stormwater that has been recommended instead of the traditional...

Low Impact Development Practices: A Review of Current Research and Recommendations for Future Directions

Published Online: Jan 22, 2016

Page range: 543 - 563

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2015-0032

Keywords
low impact development, green roof, bioretention, pervious pavement

© 2015 Muhammad Shafique et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Low Impact Development Practices: A Review of Current Research and Recommendations for Future Directions

Published Online: Jan 22, 2016

Page range: 543 - 563

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eces-2015-0032

Keywordslow impact development, green roof, bioretention, pervious pavement

© 2015 Muhammad Shafique et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
low impact development, green roof, bioretention, pervious pavement