Rain gardens

A rain garden is a bioretention shallow basin designed to collect, store, filter andtreat water runoff. To optimise its functions, it must include a porous soilmixture, native vegetation and some hyperaccumulator plants, capable ofphytoremediation.

Challenges

Water management

Air quality

Climate change mitigation & adaptation

Green space management

Participatory planning and governance

Potential of economic opportunities and green jobs

Public Health and Well-being

Social justice and social cohesion

Urban regeneration

IMPLANTATION: Soft/Medium/Hard

This NBS can be easily built in areas like driveways, walkways, parking lots, compacted lawn areas, roofs, and residential gardens. Often the required location and storage capacity of the garden must be determined first.