Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems in Spain: Analysis of the Research on SUDS Based on Climatology

Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS), or green infrastructure for stormwater control, emerged more sustainable management of runoff in cities and provide other benefits such as mitigation adaptation to climate change. Research Spain began a little over twenty years ago, which was later than European countries, it heterogeneous way, both the SUDS typology spatially within peninsular geography. The main objective this work has been know through bibliographic review state art scientific research these their relationship with different types climates country. These structures have complex sensitive dependence on climate, Iberian Peninsula is mostly type B C (according Köppen classification). This means water availability vegetation some SUDS, can affect performance technique. To date, work, focused mainly roofs, capabilities construction tool, plant species used arid climates. next technique most real cases analyzed permeable pavements temperate climates, proving be effective reducing flows volumes. Other specific investigations economic feasibility installing rainwater harvesting laundry hydraulic retention located specifically northeast Peninsula. On contrary, few articles appeared that describe bioretention ditches, are characteristic cities, weather very limiting factor development.