Case Study = CITU = Storm Water Project

Question 1

When

Answer 1

November 2019 and is ongoing

Question 2

Who (2)

Answer 2

Engineers for a £250M car-free housing development in Leeds
Uses space normally given over to vehicles

Question 3

Why

Answer 3

Developer CITU = way to reduce SR to cities drains

Question 4

First phase (3)

Answer 4

800 terraced houses under construction
On north bank = former brownfield site
Use timber framed panels from CITU factory

Question 5

Aim + why (2)

Answer 5

Aim to mimic nature incorporating permeable footpaths and thick vegetation
City = memory of floods of Boxing Day 2015 = still raw so preventing surface water from entering the city’s drainage network is key

Question 6

Suds used (4)

Answer 6

Permeable gravel path
Green roofs - habitats + evapotranspiration
Rain gardens - stores water + infiltrates slow
Wild flower meadows and beds

Question 7

Car park situation (3+)

Answer 7

Fee to use it
Under-Croft = areas around houses = car park free
As a result = over half land within Climate Innovation District development is open green space

Question 8

Why is effectiveness questioned

Answer 8

It is ongoing

Question 9

Social - positives + negatives (2)

Answer 9

+visually improved
+pleasant community for residents

Question 10

Economic - positives + negatives (4+)

Answer 10

-properties expensive = average cost of Zoopla = £376,000
-Expensive to scheme = £250m
+benefits from Leeds city council £50m flood prevention scheme
+ claim the houses themselves are built high above the river to withstand 1 in 200-year flood = reduce economic damage to properties

Question 11

Environmental positives and negatives (2)

Answer 11

+meadows and green space = habitats
+strategies slow SR and reduce flood risk in urban area