Experimental Results on Permeable Pavements in Urban Areas: a Synthetic Review

Experimental Results on Permeable Pavements in Urban Areas: a Synthetic Review

M.Marchioni G.Becciu 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

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806-817
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.2495/SDP-V10-N6-806-817
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Abstract: 

Permeable pavements can reduce volumes and improve water quality of stormwater runoff by allowing water to infiltrate on its structure, easily integrating with other water control strategies in sustainable urban drainage systems. This solution is already well known, commercially available and referred to on many municipal legislations. This literature review discuss the role of permeable pavements in urban drainage by analyzing the main results on full-scale tests, especially regarding runoff volume reduction and quality improvement. Research results and case studies reported in literature confirm both the feasibility and the benefits of the use of permeable pavements in urban areas, even though research is still required on some application issues.

Keywords: 

permeable pavement, SUDs, sustainability, urban drainage

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