Low-impact development is a term used in Canada and the United States to describe a land planning and engineering design approach to manage stormwater runoff as part of green infrastructure. LID empha
A green roof installed at Chicago City Hall
Rain garden in Calgary, Alberta harvesting rainwater from roof
Balam Estate stormwater Rain garden, Singapore
Best management practices is a term used in the United States and Canada to describe a type of water pollution control. Historically the term has referred to auxiliary pollution controls in the fields
Low-impact development (U.S. and Canada)
…State Department of Ecology. A concept that began in Prince George's County, Maryland in 1990, LID began as an alternative to traditional stormwater best management practices (BMPs) installed at construction projects. Officials found that the traditional practices such as detention ponds and retention basins were not cost-effective…
A retention pond for treatment of urban runoff (stormwater).
A rain garden for infiltration of urban runoff