Table 8.3 Summary of options and potential benefits
From: Making the Case for Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems as a Nature-Based Solution to Urban Flooding
Option summary | Cultural | Regulating | Provisioning | Supporting | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recreation | Amenity | Climate resilience | Carbon retention | Water quality | Flooding | Treating wastewater | Biodiversity & ecology | |
1: Conventional |  |  | X | X | ✓ |  | X |  |
2: Conventional + |  |  | X | X | ✓ | ✓ |  |  |
3: Public SUDS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
4: Public-private SUDS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |