Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)

Key term for AQA GCSE Geography, used in The Changing Economic World.

Definition

Specialised landscape designs used in modern developments to safely manage surface water runoff and protect local water quality from pollution.

Exam Context

Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) appears in AQA GCSE Geography revision content for Challenges in the human environment, especially The Changing Economic World and Economic Change in the UK.

Challenges in the human environment The Changing Economic World Economic Change in the UK

Study Pathways

Challenges in the human environment

The Changing Economic World

Economic Change in the UK

Challenges in the human environment

Resource Management Challenge

Resource Management Overview

Found in Revision Notes

Challenges in the human environment

Industry and the Physical Environment

The Changing Economic World • Economic Change in the UK

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Challenges in the human environment

Water Management in the UK

Resource Management Challenge • Resource Management Overview

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