Low Impact Development

<p>LID is a toolbox of site-scale practices that the site designer and developer can utilize to:</p>manage urban rainfall where it occurs for minimized stormwater concentration and runoffpotentially lower short-term and long-term development costsimprove water qualityenhance natural habitat and flood controlimprove green space aesthetics and potentially increase property valuesincrease community quality of life and livability<p>There are many practices that are used to support these benefits, including bioretention systems, rain gardens, vegetated rooftops, bioswales, rain barrels, and permeable pavements to name a few. By implementing LID principles and practices, water can be managed in a way that reduces the impact of built areas on the environment while providing numerous additional benefits. (source: LID symposium).</p><p>This concept is very similar to NWRM in the United States context. It is very connected to Green Infrastructure. See also the link to US EPA green infrastructure website.</p>