@inproceedings{ff6598f2d2da4205bc7c75fbade4968a,
title = "Whole life costs and benefits of sustainable urban drainage systems in Dunfermline, Scotland",
abstract = "Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) are increasingly prominent as a solution to many of the performance and environmental problems associated with traditional drainage systems. Questions remain regarding the values of maintenance costs and environmental benefits delivered throughout the useful lives of SUDS. Using the Dunfermline East Expansion area in Scotland as a case study, this study represents a novel approach in that it collects actual maintenance data, assesses ecosystem services, and carries out whole life cost analyses. Findings suggest that SUDS may be accounted as a net asset, although assumptions inherent to ecosystem services assessment methodologies produce a wide range of uncertainty.",
keywords = "decision support tools, ecosystem services, operational and long-term maintenance costs, Scotland, SUDS, traditional drainage, whole life costs",
author = "Wolf, {D. F.} and Duffy, {A. M.} and Heal, {K. V.}",
year = "2015",
doi = "10.1061/9780784479025.043",
language = "English",
series = "International Low Impact Development Conference 2015 - LID: It Works in All Climates and Soils - Proceedings of the 2015 International Low Impact Development Conference",
publisher = "American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)",
pages = "419--427",
editor = "Michael Barrett",
booktitle = "International Low Impact Development Conference 2015 - LID",
address = "United States",
note = "2015 International Low Impact Development Conference - LID: It Works in All Climates and Soils ; Conference date: 19-01-2015 Through 21-01-2015",
}