urban drainage

collocation in English

meaningsofurbananddrainage

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urban
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈɜː.bən/us
/ˈɝː.bən/
of or in a city ...
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drainage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/us
/ˈdreɪ.nɪdʒ/
the system of water or waste liquids flowing away from somewhere into the ground or ...
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(Definition ofurbananddrainagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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More should be done within that plan for sustainableurbandrainage.
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It is involved in water conservation, flood control, agricultural water supply and agricultural andurbandrainage.
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I should add, perhaps sotto voce, that the borough council, which gave the consent in 1973, was theurbandrainageauthority.
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We also recognise that we need to look at planning and that includes sustainableurbandrainage.
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The hard standing for my neighbour's car demonstrated in a very local and specific way that sustainableurbandrainagesystems can make a major contribution to preventing rapid run-offs.
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Research areas include anaerobic digestion, wastewater treatment processes, biofuels, yeast fermentation, sustainability, environmental visualisation, stormwater management and sustainableurbandrainagesystems, soil physics and biology.
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There is substantial open space in and around the village with new and innovative landscapes that include sustainableurbandrainagesystems, meadow and woodland areas.
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The adoption of sustainableurbandrainagesystems facilitates the reclamation of rivers.
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Incorporated into the design of the buildings and sewers is a sustainableurbandrainagesystem which allows rainfall to be returned to the environment without going through the sewerage system.
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It sees application at all points in the water cycle from atmosphere to ocean, and in artificial interventions in that cycle such asurbandrainageand water supply systems.
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